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April 29, 2026

Issue #210 - Keyboard Builders' Digest

Keyboard Builders' Digest // Issue #210

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Check out this week's editorial with some original content, awesome projects, tips, ideas, discount codes, etc!


Hey y'all,

Here are a few notable keyboard-related posts I thought were worth highlighting this time around:

  • Review: IQUNIX's flagship magnetic EV63 HE is a high-end gamer keyboard full of aluminum and some forged carbon.

IQUNIX EV63 HE review

  • A 45%-ish v4n4g0n-inspired open-source keyboard: Laika by kapee1.
  • SKZBadHabit's MMOrtho is a handwired unibody split build with a custom configurator.
  • A 38-key split keyboard with trackpoint: Alatus by DoomishGuy.
  • An open-source ortholinear keyboard featuring Gateron low-pro switches: Krteq by Jan Bláha.
  • Stephan Møllers Leonardo KeycapRio is a single-PCB tented unibody keyboard.
  • A wireless split keyboard with per-key RGB and nice!view displays: Lemonshark by lu.
  • The PISIC is a 42-44 key split keyboard by Youngmin Lee, with GRIN-inspired layout.


Save some money

There are 196 keyboard shops accepting the KBDNEWS coupon code now, offering you various discounts. (And here are all the keyboard stores in the database.)


Weekly keyboard art

Awesome keyboard art image

Forazsignature.co Reign. I'm in love with this design.


This issue’s supporters

MoErgo Glove80, splitkb.com, Upgrade Keyboards, Cyboard, @keebio, BeaverKeys, Jacob Mikesell, Timo, KEEBD, littlemer-the-second, TALPKEYBOARD, @kaleid1990, ghsear.ch, u/motfalcon, Ben M, Bob Cotton, FFKeebs, @therick0996, Christian Mladenov, Schnoor Typography, Daniel Nikolov, u/eighty58five, Caleb Rand, Hana Lee, Micah Alpern, James McCleese, zzeneg, Spencer Dabell, Anatolii Smolianinov, Stefan S., Penk Chen, Clacky, Trey Causey, Gordon Diggs, Cloyce, Dylan Ingham, Mario S., TurtleKeebs, RGBKeys, Matthias Goffette, Duncan B., HubertTheMad, Jesse L., Andres Sakk, Shnobble, Hating TheFruit, barraGOUDA, Ikasaya, drudru, Technofrikus, Davidjohn Gerena, Dickiedyce, TurkeyBoards, Filip Salo, Chase M., 0xcircuitbreaker, sungo, Derek Tam, s_p_l_o_d_e, Raphael S.

(You are awesome! Thanks everyone!)


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