Issue 143 / Week 45 / 2023
This is a hand-picked selection of last week's content from a keyboard enthusiast's perspective. Posts that may teach you something, make you think and contribute to the common knowledge of the DIY builder community.
There are 6+7 entries in this issue:
Editorial
Behind the scenes #143
Giveaway and advent calendar update, quick news, in the mailbox, meetups, new vendor.
Projects
DragonFruit
The DragonFruit is a VIK certified monoblock split by Protieusz.
Split Fire
Ahmad Anshori shared Split Fire, a single-MCU handwired split keyboard with VGA connectors and joystick.
HillSideView
Shay's HillSideView is a derivative of the original Hillside – with nice!view and more changes.
Proteus67
A displaced ortho by James Gzowski: Proteus67 – with encoder.
Tips & Tricks
CLP keycap profile
Victor published the CLP keycap profile, comprising a set of 19 nice sculpted keycap variants for MX switches.
Quick news
ZSA replaces its previous flashing utility (Wally) with Keymapp, soft-launched alongside the Voyager. It also provides per-layer heatmap and live view of your keymap, aiding the optimization and learning process.
An old interview with Richard Nagy made me aware of Datamancer Keyboards and their steampunk, retro-Victorian and art deco keyboard designs from more than a decade ago. Sadly, Richard passed away in 2013, but the site is still online.
The MK VendorTrust & Safety System aims to improve trust and transparency of vendors running group buys. PSA on r/MK.
ZMK started a new series of "community spotlight" posts, highlighting interesting projects in the ZMK ecosystem. The first one by Nick Coutsos is about the Keymap Editor.
N/A: pippikb by coleckion, a handwired Teensy 2.0 board by DanKrot, a Corne-ish handwired by DSLR_CNC, and the mapo46touch prototype by ma_po_daisuki.
Brick and mortar: Qwertykey opened a third store in Romania (source).
Musing: There are great keyboards in the $90-100 range (and below). There are even 60% CNC alu keyboards in the $90-100 range. And now there is a single-key macropad for the same price too.
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