The Mosquito The Mosquito is a 34 key Bluetooth only, split column-stagger keyboard by jamesmnw with splay and a pinkie cluster.
KBD.news Published October 15, 2021
The Mosquito (an evolution of the Midge ) is open-source too:
https://github.com/jimmerricks/bugs/tree/master/mosquito
Because of the small number of keys this keyboard is matrix/diode free. The switches are wired directly to the controller's (nRFMicro ) I/O pins and ground.
One of the problems with these smaller boards is that they can be a bit unstable. I have a couple of sheets of 1.5mm adhesive neoprene that I can cut up and use instead of bumpons. It's a bit ugly, but it stops the thing from sliding or jumping around – jamesmnw .
Published on Fri 15th Oct 2021. Featured in KBD #48 (source ).
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