Dactyl ManuBall
DrGarbinsky finished the next iteration of the Dactyl ManuBall.
KBD.newsPublished March 9, 2023
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The Dactyl ManuBall is built around a Teensy 4.0 controller. DrGarbinsky's keyboard has 76 keys (MX) and features 34mm balls.
This is the second generation of the Dactyl ManuBall. It builds on v1 with upgraded track balls using optical tracking – DrGarbinsky.
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Published on Thu 9th Mar 2023. Featured in KBD #115 (source).
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