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Qimera

Designed by Abeer Vaishnav, the Qimera is a 54-key low-profile split keyboard.

KBD.news
Published November 11, 2024

Abeer Vaishnav aka Qbeer shared his Qimera, a 54-key wireless split featuring low-pro Choc switches and nice!nanos.

Hi all, I'm new here, but I'm proud to showcase my recent build of Qimera (pronounced as Chimera, but with a Q!). Spent a lot of time designing this to look as aesthetic and "techy" as possible – Qbeer.

Specs

• 54 keys (6x4+3)
• low-profile, Choc, hotswap
• wireless via nice!nano
• ZMK firmware

The magsafe mount attached to the laser-cut acrylic case can be used for tenting and clamping the board onto a chair for comfort. The author also built a "Bento box" style travel case for making it compact and easy to travel with.

Resources

• https://github.com/AbeerVaishnav13/Qimera-keyboard

Published on Mon 11th Nov 2024. Featured in KBD #179 (source).

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