Issue 52 / Week 45 / 2021
This is a hand-picked selection of last week's content from a keyboard builder'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 entries in this issue:
Review
Winkeyless.KR 'Zeal' Clear Tactiles
Winkeyless.KR 'Zeal' Clear Tactile switches reviewed by ThereminGoat.
Projects
Rubber Dometyl
A concave Hall effect rubber dome keyboard by Beheddard.
Humla
Humla is a 36-key low profile Reviung derivative by jamesmnw.
Community
Mike Sickler interview
Farmer turned NovelKeys CEO Mike Sickler interviewed by Taeha.
Tips & Tricks
Extreme tenting
Minimalist high-angle tenting by macroxue.
QWERTY scores by language
Data visualizer desfirsit investigated which language is easiest to type on a QWERTY keyboard.
Keyboard Spotting
Leeds & Northrup Max1
A cool control station terminal spotted by jacksonh22.
E3B Aircraft Alphanumeric Entry Device
Naval Air AAAP1000 AWACS Alpha-Numeric Entry Device picked up by glenndrives at an auction.
Canon Cat
Canon Cat is a task-dedicated desktop computer released by Canon Inc. in 1987.
Inspiration
Hollow 3D keycaps
Some inspiration for you: these strange 3D structures by @taneyats are actual keycaps.
splitkb.com, Jeremy Kitchen, AikenJG, @keebio, ghsear.ch, Timo, @kaleid1990, u/chad3814, Eugenie, sebastian siggerud, cdc, Jim, Keycapsss.com, kiyejoco, faso, _qdw_, Bob Cotton & 1 anonymous donor.
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