Issue #190 - Keyboard Builders' Digest
Keyboard Builders' Digest // Issue #190
Check out this week's editorial with awesome projects, tips, ideas, discount codes, etc!
Hey y'all,
It’s been a while — there just hasn’t been enough content to justify a newsletter lately. That said, here are a few projects I thought were worth highlighting this time around:
- You've probably seen this already, but just in case: here's my March switch market overview featuring current community-favorite models. Based on real sales data provided by vendors and manufacturers.
- This latest revision of Un Kyu Lee's Micro Journal sports a paper-like display and a more traditional keyboard compared to previous versions.
- The open-source Actually XT by nearestexit features a true XT layout.
- A 56-key split keyboard using low-profile Redragon switches: Muikku58 by Juho T.
- JCam's PickPocket is a 36-key hotswappable Bluetooth split keyboard.
- Nikita Shirokov released his Lapka, a 36-key low-pro split keyboard with uniform splay.
- An open-source 68-key low-profile split keyboard by Andreas Tacke: Nomad.
- I like this style. A 36-keys low-profile unibody split designed for portability: Gamma Omega by unspecworks.
- The Protractor is a low-profile unibody ortho keyboard with adjustable typing angle. Clever mechanism, custom keycaps. 3D files available.
- The HE60 is an open-source 60% Hall-effect keyboard PCB by peppapig. Split spacebar support, Tsangan bottom row.
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 173 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
Rain2's latest project, with a slightly confusing layout.
This issue’s supporters
splitkb.com, Upgrade Keyboards, Aiksplace, @keebio, Cyboard, Jacob Mikesell, KEEBD, littlemer-the-second, @kaleid1990, Timo, TALPKEYBOARD, ghsear.ch, u/motfalcon, Bob Cotton, FFKeebs, @therick0996, Brendan P., Christian Mladenov, Schnoor Typography, Daniel Nikolov, u/eighty58five, Caleb Rand, James McCleese, Ben M, zzeneg, Spencer Dabell, Anatolii Smolianinov, Penk Chen, Clacky, Stefan S., Matthias Goffette, Alex Miller, Trey Causey, Gordon Diggs, Mario S., Dylan Ingham, Cloyce, Hating TheFruit, Duncan B., Shnobble, HLPlanet, HubertTheMad, Davidjohn Gerena, Jesse L., Andres Sakk, Andrew M., Hana Lee, Breana E., nutylabs, Alexander D., s_p_l_o_d_e, Ikasaya.
(You are awesome! Thanks everyone!)