Nearer - a 118-key ortho
The Nearer is a handwired 118-key ortholinear keyboard by GoldenSights. With detailed build log.
KBD.newsPublished May 30, 2021
Creators! Feel free to
tip me off about your keyboard related projects to bring them to 150K readers.
Features: ortholinear, steel plate, handwired, duplex matrix, wooden case, and an intimidating large amount of hot glue.
As far as I understand, this gigantic ortho project started when the author realized there is no vertical navigation cluster on the market.
Also, it seems this week is about duplex matrices.
Gallery: https://imgur.com/a/FG4bzVd
A detailed build log: https://voussoir.net/writing/kb_nearer
Typing demo:
Published on Sun 30th May 2021. Featured in KBD #28 (source).
Related
The
J73K by
peeweejedi is an open source through-hole 15*5 ortholinear keyboard using an Atmega32a (
git &
glamour shots).
Skywatch is a nice orthoish monoblock split by
Özkan Çelik.
Weteor's
Brk Out is a 38-key orthogonal keyboard with split alphas and offset space.
A wireless ortho split with source files:
Xiao_256 by
redguardsoldier.
Kyek published his open-source gaming keypad for lefties.
Pi5 is a monoblock angled ortho keyboard open sourced by
ihihbs.