Issue #212 - Keyboard Builders' Digest
Keyboard Builders' Digest // Issue #212
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:
- Let's start with May’s best-selling mechanical switches, the community’s favorites based on vendor sales data. I've just updated the article with LumeKeebs' list, and also welcome TTC as a new contributor.
- Review: Two brand-new Iqunix EV63 variants have been released recently: the Ghost in the Shell-themed Shell Core and Cyber Blue. For this review, I took a closer look at the latter. OMG, I'm in love.
- Bonus review: The retro, mid-century modern Epomaker Glyph is a typewriter-style tri-mode wireless keyboard with huge displays. With encoder, tablet holder, and a comfy wrist rest.
- Nikola Secerovski's etzee B11 is an open-source ortho split (or monoblock) keyboard.
- Binit's Pling! is a wireless split keyboard featuring soldered KS27 switches.
- A 42-key diodeless wireless split: Direct03xD by lander03xD.
- Ergohaven's wireless split Omega Point 36 is now open source.
- Timo's Tiwaz is an ortho split gaming keyboard with joysticks and gaskets.
- Another Ergohaven design: Space Mission 30 is now fully open-source as well.
Save some money
There are 172 keyboard shops accepting the KBDNEWS coupon code now, offering you various discounts. New updates:
- Khor (Italy) is expanding and relocating. In the meantime, Marco was kind enough to raise your discount to 10% - use the KBDNEWS coupon code!
- The X-Bows discount is back, save 10%! (Coupon: KBDNEWS)
- Luminkey: new $5 coupon, yay!
- Keebz N Cables (Australia) is now registered for VAT under the IOSS scheme, so there will be no more hidden surprises from EU customs.
- FalbaTech (Poland) turned 12. Congrats! Celebrate with 10% off or free Oribag over $200.
(And here are all the keyboard stores in the database.)
Meetups
Here are some upcoming events from the meetup calendar:
- KeyCon 2026, June 13, Chicago, IL, US
- Colorado MechMeets June 2026, June 28, Lakewood, CO, US
Recently added:
- MKIT 2026 Bologna, October 10, Bologna, Italy
Weekly keyboard art
Stacked acrylic cat board by Particular_Hawk.
This issue’s supporters
MoErgo Glove80, splitkb.com, Upgrade Keyboards, Cyboard, @keebio, BeaverKeys, Jacob Mikesell, Timo, KEEBD, TALPKEYBOARD, @kaleid1990, ghsear.ch, u/motfalcon, Ben M, Bob Cotton, FFKeebs, @therick0996, Christian Mladenov, Schnoor Typography, RGBKeys, Daniel Nikolov, Caleb Rand, Hana Lee, Micah Alpern, James McCleese, zzeneg, Spencer Dabell, Anatolii Smolianinov, Stefan S., Penk Chen, Clacky, Trey Causey, Mario S., Cloyce, Dylan Ingham, Gordon Diggs, Duncan B., Matthias Goffette, HubertTheMad, Andres Sakk, Shnobble, barraGOUDA, Hating TheFruit, Ikasaya, Technofrikus, Dickiedyce, drudru, TurtleKeebs, Davidjohn Gerena, TurkeyBoards, Filip Salo, Chase M., Felix K., sungo, Derek Tam, s_p_l_o_d_e, Raphael S., Johannes H.
(You are awesome! Thanks everyone!)
