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How the Glove80 keyboard was created

How the Glove80 ergonomic keyboard was created through data-driven philosophy, modular test rigs, parametric CAD and 500+ A/B testing experiments.

Numbers in Pnohty

Pnohty 1.2 – an updated layout by rayduck with reasonable number arrangement.

Gradient dyed cable guide

How to make gradient dyed mechanical keyboard cables – tips, tricks and experiences shared by htig.

Thumb paddle

Open-source thumb paddles by Troy Fletcher – for activating switches with less thumb motion.

SKUF keyboard feet

The open-source SKUF is an attempt to standardize the rubber feet used for custom mechanical keyboard projects.

Zeal Clickiez

Zeal's new clicky switch features a secondary spring leaf which can turn the switch into a tactile or linear.

Single-handed ergo keyboard/layout

A great one-handed keyboard project by key-yack with lots of ideas and links to related resources.

Stenotypy / Spellbook

Stenotypy (aka Spellbook) is a true QWERTY steno dictionary with a couple thousand entries by solomonkimrey.

Radio interference regulations and keyboards

As Pylon points out, your custom keyboard is probably illegal. A post on radio interference testing regulations.

Turn on/off clickiness

A macropad by Anis-mit-I that is switchable between clicky and linear.

Japanese Keyboard Advent Calendar

The Keyboard Advent Calendar features blog posts by revered authors of the Japanese keyboard community. Curated by Yoichirou.

Doubleshots from 1988

Doubleshots do wear out over time. Photo taken by jsheradin.

Splatter painted keycaps

Human_Evolution shares his experiences with splatter painting a keyboard in the '80/90s style.

Cyberpunk OLED glitch

A cool OLED glitch animation by Aleks with open-source firmware and bitmap frames.

Keycaps from bottle caps

LODGE, a Japanese makerspace offers workshops where you can make your own keycaps from bottle caps.

Skådis made keeb-friendly

The familiar Skådis pegboard made keeb-friendly by jk_pens.

QWERTY scores by language

Data visualizer desfirsit investigated which language is easiest to type on a QWERTY keyboard.

Extreme tenting

Minimalist high-angle tenting by macroxue.

Caps Word and other QMK tips

A QMK keymap with short blog posts by Mental_General_5445 explaining tricks like autocorrection, Caps Word, getting Shift keys right, etc.

Moving on to the next phase of Keebio

Danny, founder of Keebio, writes about the ups and downs of running a keyboard shop.

Hinged keyboard wall mount

Keep Raspberry Pi 400 keyboard out of the way with sozman's 3D printed hinged keyboard supports.

USB-C Pro Micro issues

Difference in routing of some USB-C Pro Micro clones reported by hellmoneywarriors.

Medley of crazy ideas

Big-ass enter with embedded touchpad, artisan OLED covers, prototyping with rails, LED indicator light using a BIC ballpoint tube.

Imitating various layouts

Imitating various ergo keyboard layouts with Zebra. Posted by key-yack.

A low profile socketing method

An easy method for low profile socketing with standard 24 pin wide socket. Posted by atlantesque.

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