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Ploopy Trackpad
Not a keyboard, but a potential companion to one: Ploopy Trackpad.
Published October 20, 2024
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The Ploopy Trackpad is an open-source trackpad powered by QMK. All design files are available for free, with complete assembly instructions.
The Ploopy Trackpad is here! As you may have guessed, it's completely 3D-printed, and it runs QMK. It's powered with a RasPi Pico, and uses the Microchip ATMXT1066TD (a very, very high-end chip) to do all of the tracking – crop_octagon.
Resources
All design files are available for free, but the Ploopy Trackpad is also available as a kit ($100 CAD) or fully assembled device ($130 CAD).
- Ploopy Trackpad design files on Github
- Ploopy Trackpad assembly instructions
- Ploopy Store with the Ploopy Trackpad
Published on Sun 20th Oct 2024. Featured in KBD #177 (source).
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