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PickPocket
JCam's PickPocket is a 36-key hotswappable Bluetooth split keyboard.
Published April 16, 2025
PickPocket is a pocket-sized split keyboard by JCam599 aka ParksDevelopment. The board is a revision of the author's 2Pocket, featured earlier.
A couple months back I entered a keyboard contest and made a board which I shared here. I loved that experience but due to the constraints of the contest, both time and size, I made some compromises. I revisited the project and made PickPocket. I have been very happy with the results, using it when I have to go into work, […] Everyone said the color choice made it look like legos – JCam599.
Specs
- 36 keys (5x3+3)
- low-profile Choc switches, hotswap
- reversible PCB
- XIAO nRF52840 controllers
- Bluetooth support between halves and computer
- Pass-through charging
- 3D printed case
Pass-through charging through magnetic push pins means that plugging in the left half and connecting the boards will charge both of them.
Resources
Published on Wed 16th Apr 2025. Featured in KBD #190 (source).
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