To accompany the previously launched official
Raspberry Pi keyboard, the Raspberry Pi Foundation have also created a matching
official Raspberry Pi mouse which is now available to purchase priced at around
£ 7. The Raspberry Pi keyboard and mouse can be purchased separately or as a
combined set priced at around £ 22 if preferred. The Raspberry Pi keyboard is
also fitted with a handy USB hub enabling you to connect more peripherals if
required. The team at Raspberry Pi explain a little more.
The PCB for the keyboard and hub was designed by
Raspberry Pi, so we control the quality of components and assembly. We fitted
the best USB hub IC we could find, and we worked with Holtek on custom firmware
for the key matrix management. The outcome of this is the ability for the Pi to
auto-detect what country the keyboard is configured for. We plan to provide a
range of country-specific keyboards: we’re launching today with the UK, US,
Germany, France, Italy, Spain – and there will be many more to follow.
