Issue 182 / Week 50 / 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:
Rain2's year of keyboard design
Rain2, a newcomer to the keyboard community, reflects on this year's achievements, sharing how an addiction to keyboard design has taken hold.
Editorial
Behind the scenes #182
Keyboard projects, reviews, quick news, in the mailbox, meetups, vendors, discounts.
Review
Epomaker Alice 66 review
An affordable Alice style keyboard from Epomaker: Alice 66 – hotswap, QMK/Via, tri-mode wireless. Great switches but loud plastic case.
Projects
Nuty Mini
Raul Huertas shared his Nuty Mini, a wireless split in a nice tented case.
Dodo
A low-pro 60% split with number row, encoders, and displays – Dodo by gorbit99.
K02 - Sweeping the Sweep
A redesign of the Sweep: K02 by Lu Immich.
Tackle keyboard
Skarrmann's Tackle is a wearable wireless ortholinear keyboard – strapped to your torso.
roBa
The roBa by kuma is a split keyboard with a trackball – inspired by Yowkees' Keyball.
Carpo
Cássio Ávila's Carpo is a 36-key low-profile split keyboard – wireless and Choc-spaced.
splitkb.com, ZSA Technology Labs, MoErgo Glove80, Aiksplace, Upgrade Keyboards, @keebio, Cyboard, Jason Hazel, Jacob Mikesell, Sean Grady, Ergohaven, KEEBD, @kaleid1990, littlemer-the-second, Timo, ghsear.ch, u/motfalcon, FFKeebs, Bob Cotton, @therick0996, Christian Mladenov, TALPKEYBOARD, Schnoor Typography, Daniel Nikolov, u/eighty58five, Brendan P., Caleb Rand, Skyler Thuss, James McCleese, Benjamin Bell, Ben M, Yuan Liu, zzeneg, Spencer Dabell, Anatolii Smolianinov, Penk Chen, Clacky, Matthias Goffette, Stefan S., Alex Miller, Trey Causey, Hating TheFruit, Mario S., Dylan Ingham, Gordon Diggs, Cloyce, Davidjohn Gerena, Shnobble, Raphael Stanzani, Duncan B., HubertTheMad, Jesse L., Andres Sakk, s_p_l_o_d_e, nutylabs
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