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Yakamoz
Yakamoz is a 50-key ortholinear keyboard by Özkan Çelik – it comes with an OLED display, buzzer, optional trackball and RGB underglow.
Published September 28, 2023
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After his Skywatch, Özkan Çelik aka ozkan/celikozkan came up with a feature-rich ortholinear keyboard: the Yakamoz:
Yakamoz is a special Turkish word which is used when the moonlight shines on the sea, ocean etc. There is no such a direct translation in English – Özkan.
Specs
- 50 keys, ortholinear
- MX, hotswap or soldered
- Pi Pico / RP2040 / USB-C
- Buzzer (optional)
- OLED displays (optional)
- Trackball (optional)
- Underglow
- QMK
SH1107 128x64 pixel or SSD1306 64x128 pixel OLEDs are supported, the RGB underglow means 12 SMD SK6812-SIDE-A(4020) LEDs, and the buzzer can play 8bit sounds, starting sounds, some noise on keystrokes, etc.
Resources
Published on Thu 28th Sep 2023. Featured in KBD #137 (source).
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