Slightly over a year ago now, Raspberry Pi released its signature keyboard and hub, targeting English-speaking (primarily American and British) users.
Available in both red and white as well as black and gray color schemes, the original 79-key keyboard features three USB 2.0 type-A ports, so that it is compatible not only with all Raspberry Pi products, but can be used in conjunction with a variety of other peripheral devices as well.
This keyboard is designed to be large enough to facilitate quick typing, but small and light enough to fit if you have limited diskspace.
Here at Vilros, we keep both the red and white and black and gray variants in stock for fast and easy shipping and delivering, even during the COVID pandemic.
Now in Summer 2020, Raspberry Pi is launching a new phase to support more users in different countries by offering keyboards that match the linguistic demands of different languages. Specifically, there are now keyboards for users in Portugal, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Japan.
New Raspberry Pi Keyboards for Europe
The new keyboards in Europe are currently available in red and white (with a black and gray option coming soon).
The Portuguese version is designed specifically for users in Europe. Interestingly, in the early planning stages, developers had hoped that the Portuguese keyboard might also serve Portuguese speakers in Brazil, but they soon realized Brazilians would need their own layout. This difference is similar to the English language keyboard requirements for U.S. vs. U.K. users.
When it comes to the Scandinavian countries, there is a small but significant difference between the keyboards for Norway and Denmark. Can you spot the difference? (Hint: it pertains to the difference in use of their special alphabetic characters).