Magnetic keyboards have surged over the last year, with Hall effect decks taking a prominent role in the gaming market for the first time in 2025. These adjustable switches first hit the scene way back in 2018, though, with Wooting's 60HE. Now, just as HE models are starting to hit their gaming stride, TMR technology is sneaking up behind it - and that first assault seems to be mounting at CES 2026.
Cherry has its own TMR deck on the showfloor this year, taking the lead from Keychron's Q16 and the Ducky One X last year. These certainly aren't the first devices to use Tunnel MagnetoResistance tech in their sensors, but TMR keyboards have taken a couple of years to truly start seeing mainstream gaming attention. Hall effect might have only just broken into the zeitgeist, but TMR isn't too far behind.
