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available end of 2025

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Ergonomic

Split contoured design

Hotswappable

Customizable typing experience

Consumer-Grade

Consumer-grade appearance and durability

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Prototype Demo

Prototype

Highlights

  • This is an SLA (Stereolithography) 3D printed prototype
  • Overall, the keyboard felt quite comfortable during testing
  • The reduced keyboard height made it easier to maintain proper hand position above the keyboard
  • The video primarily showcases thumb positioning - finger typing demonstration will come in a later video

Project Timeline

Expecting design to be finalized in January. Pre-orders will open once the design is finalized. Please note that if we feel the design isn't ready by that time, we'll delay the launch. Of course, we'd let you know if this happens.

Hotswapping Mechanism Demo

Mechanical Design

Highlights

  • 3D printed prototype showcases hotswapping mechanism
  • PCB remains fixed even when all switches are removed
  • Thumb section uses a flat surface design (not shown as it works conventionally)
  • The sudden cut from top-down to side view was due to accidentally breaking the phone stand during filming!

Failed Experiment: Sandwich Layer Design

Mechanical Design

Highlights

  • Experimented with a design that clamps switches between two layers
  • Material imitations at 1 mm thickness made it impractical
  • Learned valuable lesson on injection molding constraints and material properties

Changed Thumb Cluster

UX

UX Improvements

Highlights

  • Redesigned keyboard with more comfortable thumb cluster, based on user testing
  • The new top keyboard case is shown above
  • We tested the original keyboard with several people and realized there was room for improvement for the thumb cluster
  • Then we tested different thumb cluster variations and picked the most comfortable one

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