Today I will be looking at a peripheral from probably one of the most well known manufacturers of peripherals there is, that company is Genius and the peripheral in question is a gaming keypad called the ErgoMedia 500. Before taking a look at the ErgoMedia 500 here?s some background info on Genius. Genius (KYE) was founded in 1983 and the head office is based in Taipei, Taiwan, with branches around the globe in the US, UK, Germany, Hong Kong and China.