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Levels
A wireless split with dual trackballs: Levels by Vincent Franco.
Published March 24, 2025
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Vincent Franco aka timbetimbe of ergokeyboards.com made Levels, this wireless ergo split equipped with dual trackballs.
In the spirit of experimentation, I've decided to build a 54 key, wireless split with dual trackballs. What you are looking at is an MX switch based, wireless, split with a stainless steel switch plate. Once assembled - the keeb has a nice chonky boy feel that I deeply appreciate. Finally, since I am an 80s kid based the design on some of those little Casio keyboards(musical) from that era – Vincent.
Specs
- 54 keys (6x4+3)
- MX, hotswap
- trackball
- 3D-printed case
- wireless, ZMK
For the time being, the Levels requires a prospector dongle, which is a build in itself.
Resources
Published on Mon 24th Mar 2025. Featured in KBD #189 (source).
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