Issue #189 - Keyboard Builders' Digest
Keyboard Builders' Digest // Issue #189
Check out this week's editorial with awesome projects, tips, ideas, discount codes, etc!
Hey y'all,
Here are some of the projects I thought were worth sharing this time:
- Erik Peyronson's Erkbd is a 3D printed, handwired 44-key split keyboard with displays and encoders.
- A wireless split with dual trackballs: Levels by Vincent Franco.
- MagnumMonk's KEEB is SPLIT is an open-source ergo keyboard with USB-A connection between the halves.
- A condensed version of the Batarang by Protieusz: 78-BRUCE with trackball and integrated RP2040.
- An open-source low-pro split by crolbar: Yuki.
- An MX version of Geist's popular TOTEM: TOTEMX by azhizhinov.
- A semi-handwired unibody split with some splay: Swanky Bojo by Tom.
- Vladimir's Pelican is a PCB-agnostic O-ring case for 60% keyboards.
- Chen Zeng created this nice!view dongle for a split keyboard powered by ZMK.
As always: much more news and resources in my weekly editorial write-up, switch database, MK meetup calendar and keyboard shop database - with 500+ keyboard vendors!
Save some money
There are 171 keyboard shops accepting the KBDNEWS coupon code and offering you various discounts now. (And here are all the keyboard stores in the database.)
Weekly keyboard art
Geez. A full CNC Dragon Ball keycap set coming in aluminum or zink alloy. By Keeyblock.
This issue’s supporters
splitkb.com, ZSA Technology Labs, Upgrade Keyboards, Aiksplace, @keebio, Cyboard, Jason Hazel, Jacob Mikesell, KEEBD, littlemer-the-second, @kaleid1990, Timo, Tim G., ghsear.ch, TALPKEYBOARD, u/motfalcon, Bob Cotton, FFKeebs, Brendan P., @therick0996, Christian Mladenov, Schnoor Typography, Daniel Nikolov, u/eighty58five, Caleb Rand, James McCleese, Ben M, zzeneg, Spencer Dabell, Anatolii Smolianinov, Penk Chen, Miranda F., Clacky, Stefan S., Matthias Goffette, Alex Miller, Trey Causey, Cloyce, Dylan Ingham, Gordon Diggs, Mario S., Hating TheFruit, Duncan B., Shnobble, HubertTheMad, Davidjohn Gerena, Andres Sakk, Jesse L., Ryan S., Jeremiasz B., Breana E., nutylabs, Roberto P., Rodrigo F., Fernando F. A., Hana Lee, s_p_l_o_d_e, Alexander D., Raul Gerardo Huertas Paiva.
(You are awesome! Thanks everyone!)