Issue 101 / Keyboard Builders' Digest
Keyboard Builders’ Digest #101
Check out the new issue with awesome projects, tips and ideas!
Hey y'all,
Here are the posts I thought were worth sharing this week:
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A steno keyboard, proto2, designed and shared by d3zd3z.
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Christoph Rehmann's TPS42 is an open-source 36-42 keys split keyboard with trackpoint and memory LCD support.
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Greg Mathews published his Frame 48, a handwired split keyboard with dedicated arrow cluster.
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A 40%(ish) wireless low-pro split called xobdox – designed by Lost_Negotiation_830.
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DrJamesOIncandenza shared his first keyboard, a monoblock design derived from the Corne.
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The Aurora Series is a collection of DIY kits, based on open-source keyboards, redesigned by splitkb.com.
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Sporewoh's mongus48 is a modular Planck sized ortho keyboard.
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The Pi60 HSE & RGB are the first mass-produced RP2040 60% boards – from 1upkeyboards.
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Beekeeb's Leo published the Piantor, an open-source split low-pro keyboard sporting Picos as controllers.
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ardux.io is the community version of the artsey layout – “one hand, 8 keys, 100% power”.
Anniversary Giveaway
KBD.NEWS will turn 2 on Nov 20. I reached out to some vendors last night and…
66 prizes were offered by 33 vendors in a few hours. :D
No need to hurry, plenty of time to apply, and rules may still change. But here is the WIP giveaway page.
Many thanks to:
American Haptics, Ascend Keyboards, Ashkeebs, bespoke.keys, Candykeys, Centorek, Custom Keyboard Co., Dangkeebs, Deskpads.gallery, ergomech.store, Keeb.supply, KEEBD, KHOR, Kinetic Labs, Kirball's Keys, Kiwikeebs, Lumekeebs, Matias.ca, Mechbox, Mekibo, Milktooth, Mintlodica, Momokai, Onyx Cables, PantheonKeys, Pikatea.com, pkkeyboards, Strumace, Splitkb, Treasuretypes, Turtlekeebs, Unicorn Cables, Upgradekeyboards
This issue’s supporters
splitkb.com, MoErgo Glove80, PCBWay, Aiksplace, u/chad3814, @keebio, @kaleid1990, MKUltra, Sean Grady, Cyboard, ghsear.ch, u/motfalcon, cdc, Bob Cotton, kiyejoco, KEEBD, Richard Sutherland, FFKeebs, @therick0996, Jacob Mikesell, Joel Simpson, Keebstuff, Lev Popov, Christian Mladenov, littlemer-the-second, Spencer Blackwood, Christian Lo, Yuan Liu, Upgrade Keyboards, Daniel Nikolov, u/eighty58five, Davidjohn Gerena, Skyler Thuss, Fabian Suceveanu, anonymous, Arto Olli.
You are awesome! Thanks everyone!
Behind the Scenes
This week’s topics of my behind the scenes series:
Anniversary giveaway, mini meetup, in the mailbox, new vendors and discounts.
Weekly keyboard art
Defcon 1 by ZAKI. Check out the close-ups and video here.