Issue 176 / Week 41 / 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 13 entries in this issue:

Editorial

Behind the scenes #176

Keyboard projects, quick news, in the mailbox, meetups, new vendors and discount codes!

Switch trends

Best-selling keyboard switches of September, 2024

September part of this monthly overview of community favorite mechanical switches, based on real sales data provided by vendors and manufacturers.

Projects

Double-sided Gboard

The double-sided Gboard is Google Japan's latest crazy project, a keyboard with a twist – ie. a Möbius strip.

btrfld v3

SolidusHal's btrfld v3 is still a foldable tenting keyboard, but now with ultra low-profile switches.

Manta58/s case

The Manta58/s is an update of pixljar's popular 3D-printed case for the Lily58 kit.

MadMacro

Alexander Miller shared his MadMacro, a 33-key gaming macropad with wrist rest.

reJESK

T.G. Marbach released the reJESK, a diodeless monoblock split keyboard with 70 keys.

GOOS

GOOS is a Rae Dux inspired wireless 36-key keyboard by Felix Brüggemann.

Sweep Cat V2

Matt Petiteau released a slightly splayed version of his 30-key Sweep Cat.

Chocofly 3.0

Vitaly Volkov released version 3 of his 60-key low-pro monoblock keyboard, the Chocofly.

Chocowi36

A 36-key low-profile wireless split by Đức Đào with huge battery: Chocowi36.

Chew keyboard

Florent Linguenheld shared his Chew, an awesome keyboard design with cute graphics and a bit of splay.

Tips & Tricks

Glyphica: Typing Survival

Glyphica: Typing Survival is a roguelite survival game that lets you mow down hordes of enemies in a minimalist arena using your finger dexterity and your choice of weapons.

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