In fact, they only do the work of a switch while they can sense a magnetic field. They are capable of switching AC or DC at low and high voltages, but they don’t need electricity to work.

Nintendo's Switch 2 has finally been revealed and it seems some of the features of this successor system have been years in the making. One of these happens to be the magnetic connection for the ...

Nintendo Switch 2's magnetic Joy-Cons were first planned for the original Switch, but they continuously fell out during use in tablet mode. The magnets have now been improved for use with the ...

detecting the varying strength in the magnetic field inside the switch. The recent explosion in the number of Hall effect keyboards on the market has been driven, in part, by the popularity of ...

The Lemokey L5 HE 8K is a mechanical keyboard aimed at gamers that uses magnetic switches. This results in a keyboard that is ...

Researchers at the University of Regensburg and the University of Michigan have shown that chromium sulfide bromide, a ...

These “Void” switches are Hall-effect magnetic levitation numbers devised by keyboard connoisseur and designer [riskable]. Can you imagine how satisfying it is to clack on switches that ...

And, as we expected, it was confirmed the Switch 2 will boast magnetic Joy-Cons, a change from its predecessor's mechanical rail locking system. However, while this feature will be new to us as a ...