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Cocot46

The cocot46 is a homebrew keyboard with an integrated trackball and rotary encoder.

KBD.news
Published October 11, 2021

I know designing and building your own keyboard is very rewarding. However, I can't imagine how rewarding seeing your design in a brick-and-mortar shop might be.

I went to see my own keyboard cocot46 in Yusha Kobo – Daihuku.

(EDIT: OK, I got this all wrong. :D Youtube autotranslated captions gave me the impression that Daihuku went to see his own keyboard design. The truth is, the cocot series is the work of @aki27kbd, and the cocot46 was reviewed by Daihuku.)

The cocot46 is a compact, 46-key monoblock split designed by aki27 with column staggered layout, equipped with a mini trackball and rotary encoder.

GitHub repo (only firmware and build guide): https://github.com/aki27kbd/cocot46

Published on Mon 11th Oct 2021. Featured in KBD #47 (source).

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