Issue #214 - Keyboard Builders' Digest
Keyboard Builders' Digest // Issue #214
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:
- Here are June’s best-selling mechanical switches, the community’s favorites based on data povided by 20 vendors and manufacturers.
- Review: The Glitter65 L01 is the latest addition to Moeetech's 65% keyboard lineup. A mechanical kit with nice dual-tone aluminum case options.
- A cute wired split with a magnetic case: 34spliT by TMRZ-1.
- Dan Bowles released the Klorball35, a low-pro split with trackball and splay.
- Floookay's Olice is a 40% Alice-like ortho keyboard -- with magnetic extension modules.
- Ayush Kumar created this open-source 75%-ish board, driven by a Pi Pico.
- An update of MajinEvelyn's thumbkeyless split keyboard: Aphelo30 v2 -- low-pro, wireless.
- A 47-key row-staggered wireless split keyboard: Caeseura by theb0b.
- A Sofle-inspired unibody split keyboard: Dkuni by darkhandz.
Save some money
There are 174 keyboard shops accepting the KBDNEWS coupon code now, offering you various discounts.
(And here are all the keyboard stores in the database.)
Meetups
Upcoming events from the meetup calendar:
- 2026 Madison Mechanical Keyboard Meetup, July 19, Madison, WI, US
Recently added:
- Minnesota Meetup, August 29, Saint Paul, MN, US
- Keeb Life 2026, September 19, Pasadena, CA, US
Weekly keyboard art
Voronoi keycaps by PeterJungX.
This issue’s supporters
splitkb.com, MoErgo Glove80, Upgrade Keyboards, Cyboard, BeaverKeys, @keebio, Jacob Mikesell, Timo, KEEBD, TALPKEYBOARD, @kaleid1990, ghsear.ch, RGBKeys, Ben M, u/motfalcon, Bob Cotton, FFKeebs, Christian Mladenov, @therick0996, Schnoor Typography, Daniel Nikolov, Caleb Rand, Micah Alpern, James McCleese, zzeneg, Spencer Dabell, Anatolii Smolianinov, Penk Chen, Stefan S., Clacky, Trey Causey, Gordon Diggs, Mario S., Cloyce, Dylan Ingham, HubertTheMad, Duncan B., Andres Sakk, barraGOUDA, Shnobble, Hating TheFruit, Ikasaya, Technofrikus, Dickiedyce, drudru, TurtleKeebs, TurkeyBoards, Filip Salo, Davidjohn Gerena, Chase M., Felix K., sungo, Derek Tam, s_p_l_o_d_e, beekeeb, Raphael S.
(You are awesome! Thanks everyone!)
