Issue 177 / Week 43 / 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 10+20 entries in this issue:
Editorial
Behind the scenes #177
KBDCraft Lilith & Lilin review, keyboard projects, quick news, Akko YU01 in the mailbox, meetups, new vendors, Titan Nation discount code!
Review
KBDcraft Lilith & Lilin
Lilith and Lilin are two LEGO-compatible keyboard models by KBDcraft, working together or on their own.
Projects
Pueo keyboard
Reeve shared a nice wireless split keyboard: the 26-key pueo.
Neko keyboard
The 34-key wireless split Neko is a modified Chocofi, created by Alwi Muhammad.
Karma
Karma is a wireless-first low-profile split keyboard, shared by Achyudh Ram.
Biba40
Dan Biba's Biba40 is a wireless split ortho.
1984 keyboard
A 36-key ortholinear split keyboard called 1984, created by Dilshod Temirkhodjaev.
Form Neo
Tien Pham shared his Form Neo, a relatively low-profile monoblock keyboard.
Q-Ballz
Protieusz shared another double-trackball keyboard design: the Q-Ballz.
Tips & Tricks
Ploopy Trackpad
Not a keyboard, but a potential companion to one: Ploopy Trackpad.
Quick news
Custom magnetic Ferris Sweep case.
typingbowl is a minimalistic competitive typing race website, created by u/S_Jack_Frost.
Trevor Flowers of transmutable is making miniature retrocomputers with functioning keyboards. E.g. this 1:3 scale of the VT100, a classic terminal from the 70s.
Inspired by a vintage typewriter – the Monpti btw – created by RatoUnit.
Jarne Blade by jthlim.
Node by AmPi Studio. A 36-key wireless split in a black aluminum case. Powered by ZMK.
Onigiri (IC) – A HHKB-inspired low-profile wireless keyboard.
Enter30 (IC) – based on weteor's QAZ.
A low-pro ortho split for on-the-go use.
The doki by New-Concentrate.
Credit card sized macropad by Ziddy.
Leaf Fold is marcus_wu's ultra-portable folding keyboard, inspired by mikefive.
A 40 percent ortho based around a pi40 with RAMA keycaps, a 3D printed top plate, and a few magnets stuck to it to hold the pencil. Posted by edwardianpug.
Weekly Diderot-effect: Customizable artisan trays by mar_mech.
Macro shots of Werk One.
Custom Mason60.
Hacker split ergo with trackball from the 1995 movie Fair Play. Posted by VladStark.
Gift keyboard, Rain2's 12th project'.
This artwork by Lola Dupre was posted by Cheeky_postman.
…and made Probably_daydreaming to react with this boy.
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