Issue 115 / Keyboard Builders' Digest
Keyboard Builders’ Digest #115
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Hey y'all,
Here are the posts I thought were worth sharing this week:
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100+ discounts reached. Wow. Feel free to use the KBDNEWS coupon code in every fifth keyboard shop I'm aware of.
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I've done my research (surprisingly including ABBA and Billy Joel) while cleaning an elusive 1982 Philips keyboard belonging, as it turned out, to a PM 4422 computer. Which, according to archive photos, was used in the mastering process of the very first CDs.
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As reported by BoyU, the popular LEGO-compatible Adam ecosystem is growing. Upgrade, new color and parts, including wrist rests.
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The K:02 is a prebuilt split keyboard designed and sold by Ergohaven. Wired, 58 keys, hotswap with OLED displays. I had the opportunity to test it thoroughly so you get a long review this time.
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A cute split ortholinear keyboard by weteor: Lütt un Lütt.
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Calebe94's Appa is an ortho keyboard supporting Alps switches.
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The Ellipsis Split V2 by Cameron Sun features a near-standard layout but with thumb clusters.
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Idank's low-pro Reviung41 with trackball is open-source and also available at Holykeebs.
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Jason Hazel's shortstack is an ultrathin split ortho with Kailh X switches.
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Jesus Climent shared the MX version of his Atreyu Rev2.
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DrGarbinsky finished the next iteration of the Dactyl ManuBall.
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Wizergo by 70rch – A handwired ergo split keyboard with keywell, encoders and GX16 aviator connectors between the halves.
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DOLCHpad is a 10-key handwired macropad, shared and SLA-printed by sohke.
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The chording keyboard you shouldn't be scared of, Chordie by kbjunky, has been updated.
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The angled ortho Pi5 keyboard by ihihbs has now an MCU cover and a case.
Behind the Scenes
This week’s topics of my behind the scenes series:
Update on the status of the newsletter, deinfluencing, new shops, 100+ discounts reached, K:02, Philips investigation, meetups, etc.
This issue’s supporters
splitkb.com, MoErgo Glove80, Aiksplace, @keebio, MKUltra, Upgrade Keyboards, @kaleid1990, Sean Grady, Cyboard, cdc, KEEBD, Jacob Mikesell, ghsear.ch, u/motfalcon, Bob Cotton, kiyejoco, FFKeebs, Richard Sutherland, @therick0996, littlemer-the-second, Joel Simpson, Christian Lo, Lev Popov, Christian Mladenov, Jason Hazel, Spencer Blackwood, Yuan Liu, Daniel Nikolov, u/eighty58five, Caleb Rand, Skyler Thuss, kurplop, Mats Faugli, Davidjohn Gerena, Arto Olli, Fabian Suceveanu, anonymous, Hating TheFruit, Richard Dawe, James McCleese, Benjamin Bell, Stove24, Matthias Goffette.
(You are awesome! Thanks everyone!)
Weekly keyboard art
Well, not keyboard but typewriter art this time: Royal Albert Hall typewritten by James Cook. Check out his site for more art and resources.