Packaging and Accessories

The IZO may still be in the Kickstarter stage, but AZIO has clearly finished the product to where I am not convinced the company had to go the Kickstarter route beyond marketing. Either way, we see a plastic wrap over the product box with an external cover over a cardboard box. On the front is the company logo and product name on either side of a large render of the keyboard in a specific color chosen from among the available three. A note on the bottom also confirms the color, and another tells you this is a wireless backlit mechanical keyboard. There are specifications, marketing features, and a product story on the back and sides in multiple languages. The inner box just slides out of the cover; no seals to be seen here.


This inner box is more bare in design, but has the AZIO IZO writing in gold, which is no doubt based on the gold accents on the keyboard itself. Two double flaps on the side keep things in place during transit, as do two side flaps, and opening the box, we are greeted to a thick piece of foam protecting the contents underneath. The keyboard is seen right after, and it comes inside a soft foam wrap of its own. The accessories are underneath (paperwork) and in a separate compartment, and another thick foam sheet underneath completes the packaging in a most impressive manner.


AZIO includes a handy user guide in English and French that unfurls to reveal more information on how to pair the keyboard in Bluetooth mode and use the pre-programmed functions. It is well worth going through to make the most of the keyboard. A detachable blue USB cable matches my sample also being blue, and as expected in 2021, it goes from a Type-A to a Type-C connector. The insulation is typical PVC, for which it is easier to get the colors bright compared to a braided sleeve. A zip-lock bag holds the final accessories, including a plastic ring-style keycap puller I don't think fits the AZIO brand anymore. Why not go with a fancier wire puller that can be customized to have, say, a leatherette base with the AZIO logo on it? There are also two replacement keycaps, which is our first look at the fairly novel design used for the keycaps. We will discuss this in more detail over the coming pages.