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Chaz

After teasing it earlier, Jason Hazel redesigned and published the Chaz, a cute Choc-spaced QAZ-alike.

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Published June 26, 2023

The Chaz, this gorgeous little sub-40%, is a Choc-spaced, low-profile QAZ-alike. Teasing it in April, designer Jason Hazel aka quirk wrote:

Prototypes are functional, but mounting was screwed up. Just submitted a revision with different mounting and added battery support while at it. Now off to start re-designing the case.

Since the original post on r/mk, Jason has iterated a bit and has released the source.

Features

• QAZ layout
• 37 keys
• Choc spacing, low profile
• Pro Micro footprint
• Battery support

Resources

• https://github.com/hazels-garage/chaz
• https://shop.hazel.cc/products/chaz

Published on Mon 26th Jun 2023. Featured in KBD #125.

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