February 7, 2022

Issue 64 / Keyboard Builders' Digest

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** Keyboard Builders’ Digest / Issue 64

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Check the new issue (https://kbd.news/issue/64/) with awesome projects, tips and ideas!

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Thank you all who tried to help me buy a dinosaur. This month I’m saving up for a unicorn (https://kbd.news/donate) .

And here are the DIY keyboard related posts I thought were worth sharing this time: 1. Strayer released his first keyboard – the Taira (https://kbd.news/Taira-1242.html) . A split low-profile wireless keyboard inspired by the Ergodash and Corne Chocolate. 2. Fellow Redditor scissor_rock_paper finished his custom split PCB design dubbed Ursa Minor (https://kbd.news/Ursa-Minor-keyboard-1243.html) – with constellations on the back. 3. Strange-Lab5541’s fisk (https://kbd.news/Fisk-keyboard-1235.html) is an ergonomic 54-key handwired split keyboard with 3D-printed case. 4. Designed by smores56, the Sephirette (https://kbd.news/Sephirette-keyboard-1236.html) is a cute little split with 34 keys. 5. josandi used MrZealot’s Ergogen to design the beautiful Birdie6 (https://kbd.news/Birdie6-keyboard-1239.html) keyboard, sporting Pseudoku’s porcelain/resin caps. 6. The C-13X (https://kbd.news/C-13X-keyboard-1240.html) is a tiny Alice-like handwired keyboard with an open-source case by flurpyflurples. 7. Kailh Box Mute Jade (https://kbd.news/Kailh-Box-Mute-Jade-switch-review-1247.html) switches reviewed by ThereminGoat and others. 8. Aiming for a quiet mechanical keyboard, pavlokhmel built some cork and foam cases (https://kbd.news/Cork-and-foam-cases-1237.html) . 9. The Crokoboard system (https://kbd.news/Handwire-without-soldering-1245.html) by random_bytes is a set of PCBs that lets you handwire your keyboard without soldering. 10. The Pantofle (https://kbd.news/Pantofle-case-1246.html) is a machined acrylic case by ENDU97 for Sofle PCBs. 11. Sony HitBit (https://kbd.news/Sony-Hitbit-1238.html) – a home computer family from the ’80s and its HB-101 model with kick-ass design language. 12. The Hatsuko Electronics HEKB01 (https://kbd.news/Hatsuko-Electronics-HEKB01-1241.html) aka Data Entry Machine EM986 is a Topre board with an early-mid ’80s layout but actually released in 1995(?). 13. Finally, two board concepts (https://kbd.news/Minimizing-finger-movement-1244.html) by SouthPawEngineer that minimize finger movement using 5-way switches and CircuitPython.

Thanks for reading. This newsletter is free, but compiling it takes a lot of my time. You can help it keep going: forward it to a friend who’d like it, or consider supporting it (https://kbd.news/donate) .

** This issue’s supporters

MoErgo Keyboards

Glove80 Split Contoured Ergonomic Wireless Keyboard for the most comfortable typing and RSI risk prevention (improved alternative to Dactyl Manuform and Kinesis Advantage)

MoErgo Glove80 (https://www.moergo.com/?utm_source=kbdnews) , splitkb.com, u/chad3814, Aiksplace, @keebio (https://keeb.io) , @kaleid1990, ghsear.ch, Timo, cdc, kiyejoco, Bob Cotton, Darren Hallihan, FFKeebs, Rick Kremer, FooStudios & Davidjohn Gerena.

(You are awesome!)

** Behind the Scenes

This week’s topics of my behind the scenes series:

“Quick news, donation/sponsorship controversy, the giveaway strikes back, January stats, vendor database update, developments.”

Read it here (https://kbd.news/Behind-the-Scenes-of-Issue-64-1248.html)

** Weekly keyboard art

Heavy duty computer by Sady Fofana (source (https://www.reddit.com/r/Cyberpunk/comments/sfzlx6/credit_sady_fofana/) ).

** And finally, the news with pics…

Check the latest issue (https://kbd.news/issue/64/)

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