Lenovo and Angry Miao Unveil Yoga Creative 98-Key Keyboard with Programmable Knob

Lenovo and boutique maker Angry Miao unveiled the Yoga Creative Keyboard AngryMiao Edition at MWC 2026, pitching a creator-focused 98-key mechanical keyboard with an oversized programmable RGB knob and hub functionality. The board was shown alongside examples of Yoga hardware pairing and is positioned to work with creative workflows such as timeline scrubbing and app control.

The keyboard is built around a 2.6 kg aluminum base that multiple outlets noted for stability; Yanko Design wrote, “The weight isn’t incidental. It keeps the board planted during longer sessions and damps the vibration that makes cheaper keyboards sound hollow, which matters more than it sounds when you’re spending hours at a stretch on a project.” A polycarbonate top plate sits over the housing and is described variously as frosted, translucent, or transparent; per-key RGB lighting is routed through that top to produce a softer ambient glow that, Yanko added, “doesn’t compete with the screen.”

Controls follow an enthusiast pedigree: the layout is a full 98-key including a numpad, the switches are reported as quiet/silent mechanical switches, and a large RGB-illuminated knob sits at the top-right corner. The Verge summed that element up as “an oversize RGB-illuminated volume knob that’s customizable to control creative apps.” Notebookcheck and Lunar Computer both called the knob tactile and suitable for acting as a scroll wheel or for scrubbing through video and audio timelines.

Lenovo’s variant folds creator-oriented features into the Yoga ecosystem. The keyboard includes a dedicated Yoga key to route audio between laptop speakers and monitor speakers or combine them; Yanko Design highlighted pairing with a Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition laptop and a Yoga Pro 27UD-10 monitor, noting the keyboard can route audio to “all twelve across both devices combined.” That audio-routing feature is presented as useful for mixing or reviewing audio without headphones.

Connectivity is centered on two USB-C ports that turn the keyboard into a mini-hub, but outlets disagree on their exact placement. Yanko Design reported “two USB-C ports on the rear spine,” while Notebookcheck, Ubergizmo, and Lunar Computer described the ports as front-facing. The ports are described as supporting faster data transfer and peripheral passthrough to reduce desk clutter.

Customization and firmware support lean enthusiast-friendly. Lunar Computer explicitly states the board “runs QMK firmware for remapping keys and customizing the knob's functions” and adds that “QMK keyboards work natively with Linux through standard HID protocols, requiring no proprietary drivers, and can be configured using open tools like VIA (web-based) or command-line utilities for full key remapping, macros, and lighting control.” That positions the Lenovo model as both Yoga-integrated and moddable in ways familiar to the ATM 98 community.

The Yoga Creative Keyboard traces its design to Angry Miao’s ATM 98 / Dry Studio ATM 98 platform; Notebookcheck even cites an ATM 98 Amazon listing at $285.99 as a close analogue. Pricing and ship windows vary across reports: Yanko Design lists $299 with a May 2026 on-sale claim, while Notebookcheck, Ubergizmo, and Lunar Computer list €259 with June 2026 availability; Ubergizmo presents both €259 and $299 in its coverage. Those discrepancies on MSRP, exact ship month, port placement, and top-plate finish remain to be clarified against Lenovo’s final spec sheet and retail SKUs.

Taken together, the Yoga Creative Keyboard AngryMiao Edition blends Angry Miao’s ATM 98 pedigree with Lenovo’s Yoga-specific routing and hub features, aiming squarely at creators who want tactile, programmable controls and open firmware support in a heavier, acoustically tuned package.