Keychron's New Wireless Mouse Lets You Reposition the Trackball
A pair of dials underneath the T1 HE allow users to fine-tune where the trackball sits beneath their thumb.
Keychron is expanding beyond its well-established mechanical keyboard lineup with the T1 HE, a wireless mouse featuring an adjustable trackball. As trackball peripherals continue to gain traction among productivity-focused users and ergonomics-minded gamers in 2026, the T1 HE's defining feature is a pair of dials mounted underneath the chassis that let you shift the trackball's position to better suit your grip and thumb reach.
Adjustable Trackball Positioning
Rather than locking the trackball into a fixed location, Keychron gives users mechanical control over its placement. The underside dials adjust where the trackball sits under the thumb, allowing for a more personalized fit—a notable departure from most trackball mice, which offer little to no physical customization.
Hall Effect Technology
The "HE" in the T1 HE refers to Hall Effect sensing, a magnetic switch technology that has become increasingly common in high-end gaming peripherals. Hall Effect sensors eliminate physical contact between components, which can reduce wear over time and enable adjustable actuation points—features that have made the technology a standard in premium input devices by 2026.
Why It Matters
Trackball mice occupy a niche but loyal segment of the peripheral market, prized for reducing wrist strain and saving desk space. Keychron's entry signals growing competition in the space and brings its signature customization ethos—long a hallmark of its keyboards—to the mouse category.
Pricing and availability for the T1 HE have yet to be detailed.
via The Verge