A real-life Severance keyboard is here, complete with built-in trackball

The big picture: If you've ever wanted to bring a bit of Severance's office dystopia into your real life – minus the mind-splitting surgery – custom keyboard brand Atomic has you covered. The company just announced the MDR Dasher, a real-world replica of the retro-futuristic keyboard featured on the Apple TV+ series. In Severance, the keyboards used by Macrodata Refinement – the department where the protagonists work – appear to draw inspiration from Data General's vintage Dasher terminals, popular in the late '70s and early '80s. Hence, the name MDR Dasher. The original machines were known for their sturdy build, chunky layout, and utilitarian elegance – qualities the show embraced in its retro-futuristic aesthetic. The Dasher fully commits to the show's design. It preserves the layout and aesthetics while deliberately omitting keys like escape, control, and option. That absence serves as a cheeky tribute to Lumon Industries and its founder, Kier Egan, and reinforces the show's auth ... Read full article.