If there ever was a market segment Halo positions itself in, it is being both a device that can handle every task you throw at it, and an absolute gorgeous looker. Its wavy side columns, solid unibody aluminum frame, and its unabashed light maximalism, all serve to enhance this role. In the design of the V2 we have only doubled down on the investment: the completely redesigned semi-transparent bottom case extends the layer-ness of the Ionic side columns into the third dimension, while the Gem-style nameplate LED brings a fun twist to Halo’s impressive lineup of functional lights. When the lights go on, the bottom case ‘merges’ into the Halo light bands to create the most amazing light effects ever seen on a NuPhy keyboard.

A brighter Halo. Besides the bottom case, the much more powerful LEDs of the Halo96 V2 is the other hero behind the spectacular light display available on it. With 8 different kinds of lights of different illumination styles and placements, Halo96 V2 is well placed to meet the most particular, demanding working and aesthetic needs.

Introducing mSA, the high-profile sibling of our much imitated nSA profile, which after more than two years of development has now became available for Halo users. Small tweaks are many: a little adjustment to the SA height for more ergonomics, the larger round surface and symmetric design are a nod to the nSA. What is difficult to miss however, even in darkness, are the light emitting homing bars, illuminated by south-facing LEDs they are designed to be just bright enough to help with the guidance without being distractive.

Finding your way home with the lights. Built with a triple shot injection process, NuPhy's proprietary light-emitting homing bars exploits the south-facing nature of the switches for the illumination, which helps you finding them at much extended ranges. The built-in power saving feature ensures that you will not see in the battery life the immediate difference in the way you interact with the keyboard.

The GhostBar goes.
Sorry we almost forgot it, it is usually too quiet, you know. For those of you who have not heard about the GhostBar, it is our hollow sound suppression spacebar keycap that utilizes a series of small internal chambers to make a sound so similar to other keys that it becomes almost inaudible. We have upgraded it to the mSA profile so it is in even better harmony with the other keys.

Want the front to shine like the bottom?
How about some transparent keycaps in the mSA profile and your keyboard's theme color, shining in the darkness like stars dotting the night sky.

The dark side goes bright. South facing shine through keycaps are awesome, they let out mesmerising lights and pleasant sounds without the physical contact problem, have great switch compatibilities...except that they didn't exist, until now. As the first set of south facing shine through keycaps, bold fonts and audacious colorways are chosen to match its disruptiveness. Coated with an equally groundbreaking technique, Canopus shine-through keycaps will shine on your desktop like never before.

We have taken our latency minimization game to a new level on Halo96 V2. Through the combined effort of an state of the art 1000Hz 2.4G SoC and optimization/testing done by our engineers, Halo users can now access the wired-like, pro-gaming level wireless performance on their already OP keyboards.

Truth by numbers told. We did some benchmarks on the new Halo96 V2’s latency performance, against its predecessor and another QMK-based keyboard. Suffice to say, the numbers speak louder and clearer than ever.

Focus on the screen or the keyboard, the Bokeh deskmat creates a nice out of focus ambience in a color pattern matching your keyboard.

Bokeh deskmats colors & choices. So familiar, yet so distant that only blurry circles, blending into the background can be made out. The themed color variations of the Bokeh deskmats do not aim to disrupt, nor to detach, but to breathe some warm fuzzies on the desktops beneath them.

PRE-BUILT KEYBOARD

SPECIFICATION
Layout: ANSI 96%
Number of Keys: 99
Switch Type: Normal-profile
Stabilizer Type: Plate Mounted
Mount Type: Gasket
Hot-swappable Support: Yes (3/5 pin MX-style)
N-key Rollover Support: Yes
Backlight: South-facing RGB-LED
Backlight Modes: 40+
Compatible System: macOS/Windows/Linux/Android/iOS
Operating Environment: -10 to 50℃
MCU: ARM STM32F072

CONNECTION
Wired Polling Rate: 1000Hz
2.4GHz Polling Rate: 1000Hz
Bluetooth 5.0 Polling Rate: 125Hz

MATERIALS
Top Case: Aluminum
Bottom Case: ABS
Plate Material: POM

SIZE AND WEIGHT
Long 135.0 mm (5.31 inches)
Wide 377.0 mm (14.84 inches)
Back Height 32.9 mm (1.29 inches)
Front Height 21.3 mm (0.83 inch)
Weight 1150 grams (2.54 pound)
Type Angle 5º/8.5º/12º

POWER AND BATTERY
Battery Capacity: 4000mAh
Working Time (all lights on): 6~90 hours (lab test result)
Working Time (homing bars only): 89~140 hours (lab test result)
Working Time (all lights off): Up to 307 hours (lab test result)