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Alex Grau made the Smashboard, an ortholinear Bluetooth split keyboard.

KBD.news
Published July 14, 2025

Alex Grau (aka algrlo/thewickest) shared his Smashboard, this ortholinear Bluetooth split keyboard driven by nice!nanos and supporting hotswap MX switches.

I created this a while ago. I've been using it since and I can't feel more satisfied. […] Of course it's just another split keyboard but I can say it's totally mine – Alex.

Features

• 44 keys, hotswap, MX switches
• wireless via nice!nano
• nice!view display support
• ZMK firmware, VIA support
• various case options

Resources

• https://github.com/thewickest/smash-b

Published on Mon 14th Jul 2025. Featured in KBD #194 (source).

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