Issue 199 / Week 38 / 2025
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+29 entries in this issue:
Editorial
Behind the scenes #199
Behind the scenes with the Evoworks Evo75 review, open-source projects, tips, keyboard art, meetups, new vendors, discounts, etc.
Review
Evoworks Evo75 review
The Evoworks Evo75 is an elegant 75% tri-mode wireless keyboard with ball-catch and leaf-spring structure, coming in a multitude of beautiful variants. Meticulously designed and tuned for an exceptional out-of-the-box typing experience.
Projects
Tengoku Cosmos keyboard
Dane Lipscombe shared his Tengoku, a split keyboard with keywell and trackpads.
TrackPoint78 keyboard
ChnMasterOG released the TrackPoint78, a three-mode wireless keyboard with built-in trackpoint.
Daedalus
An open-source wireless ergo keyboard with trackpad and encoder: Daedalus by Perseus-Lynx.
Clacky Chan
The Clacky Chan by Stephan Møller is an ergo split with custom tenting and firmware.
Anywhy Flake v2
A major update to axseem's open-source wireless split: Anywhy Flake v2.
Sputnik
The Sputnik by Vostoklabs is a cheap handwired Corne build, designed with focus on sound.
Tips & Tricks
Split keyboard Magsafe tenting stand
Jakmazdev's simple, parametric tenting solution via Magsafe for any split keyboard setup.
Quick news
Closed-source, commercial, WIP, etc.
I wasn't aware of the foldable 60% F68 keyboard by Royal Kludge.
Coming soon: A rarely seen weirdness – the 100% ND104 at Chilkey. With excellent modular options.
The Keychron Q16 HE is a fully ceramic keyboard by Keychron. Yep. Full ceramic build with ceramic case.
Nama. Wuque Studio cooking up something mysterious.
The Wanderer by kaumovich – Reviung layout with Kailh PG1316 switches.
Wireless Bridges/Crosses prototypes by timbetimbe.
An early In10did prototype with the WW2 fighter cockpit vibe.
Hotswap trackball prototype by BadDiscombobulated43.
Phalanx 36 by mkovaxx. A WIP wireless split, fully eliminating lateral finger travel by sticking to four columns – one column per finger.
Open_Purple1955 made a one-handed device for his fractured wrist.
Typing, Keymap, Tips
Keyboard Layout Editor NG by adamws. A reimplementation of the popular Keyboard Layout Editor designed to provide a better user experience while maintaining compatibility with existing layouts.
WIP RAW HID project by mctechnology17: temperature and Spotify on a display.
Adam Savage shot a video with Ryan Norbauer about the Norbauer Seneca, "the world's most overengineered keyboard". Not even mentioning the price tag.
Talpkeyboard's Yousuke, running a keyboard shop since 2017, wrote an article about recent keyboard history.
Rasmus K. Rendsvig (aka humanplayer2) shared an MX converter for ThinkPad keycaps.
Typecome update. An optionally competitive typing practice app.
History/Discovery
I love the Telcon Zorba, just like any other luggage computer of the time. ;) Restored by Markerbin.
An orbiTouch spotted at this year's CES?!
Keyboard art
Wow. Muji's MIYO is a functioning analog watch keycap.
Ouch. While others are working on marble keyboards, Osidian came out with a labradorite board group buy.
Vintage 75 CU, a build by Soyabeansesame. "Can only afford the least amount of copper (about 0.4micron thick)".
A Mechboards Hyper7 R4 on the runway for New York Fashion Week.
Knob/valve posted by Perfect-Apartment530.
Classy opening of the Matrix NOOS. Photo by Kuzenzz.
A floppy disk inspired 40% board by sohke3.
ChadNebri_ was going for an Alien theme. Custom caps from Yuzu Keycaps.
Oh.type's GMK Abstract shot by Sterlingandcophoto.
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