Issue 155 / Week 7 / 2024
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 9 entries in this issue:
Editorial
Behind the scenes #155
Keyboard projects, quick news, in the mailbox, meetups, new vendors and discount codes!
Projects
Peacock trackpad
Peacock is a big standalone QMK trackpad shared by George Norton.
AWKB - A Weird Keyboard
AWKB by wj-zhe is a 36-key split keyboard with trackball, driven by a Xiao RP2040.
Cardinal
The Cardinal is a wireless low-pro split by Painterman, supporting a roller encoder and 5-way switch.
Octoplus Trio
Keyboarddweeb's Alex Miller shared the source files of the Octoplus Trio, a 11-key one-handed keyboard.
Review
Ergohaven Velvet 2 review
My thoughts about the Velvet 2, a small 40% prebuilt split by Ergohaven - with hotswap switches and keywell.
Tips & Tricks
DDC keycap profile
DDC is a new cylindrical keycap profile for Choc switches – designed by LowproKB.
Steam Deck dock
A Crkbd laptop dock by a8ksh4 designed for his Steam Deck.
HaloPad V2
A 3D printable enclosure for the Adafruit Macropad PCB – designed by Kronocide, inspired by the Nuphy Halo 96 keyboard.
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