New version of Kinesis Advantage coming late 2021

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Post by ehsanullahjan » Wed, May 26, 2021, 10:41 PM UTC

New version of Kinesis Advantage coming late 2021
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Re: New version of Kinesis Advantage coming late 2021

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Post by ehsanullahjan » Wed, May 26, 2021, 10:44 PM UTC

The new iteration is called Advantage360, has contoured key wells (of course), and is fully split (omg, omg)! Kinesis is looking for feedback to finalize some details (link in their facebook post).

Re: New version of Kinesis Advantage coming late 2021

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Post by ehsanullahjan » Wed, May 26, 2021, 10:45 PM UTC

On Twitter: https://twitter.com/kinesisergo/status/1397335511694381058

Re: New version of Kinesis Advantage coming late 2021

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Post by dmm » Wed, May 26, 2021, 11:15 PM UTC

They should switch to a QMK based firmware. I use it on mine and the flexibility is amazing.

https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2020-07-09-kint-kinesis-...

Re: New version of Kinesis Advantage coming late 2021

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Post by ehsanullahjan » Wed, May 26, 2021, 11:21 PM UTC

dmm wrote: post #4

They should switch to a QMK based firmware. I use it on mine and the flexibility is amazing. https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2020-07-09-kint-kinesis-...

Exactly my setup as well (two Kinesis Advantage 2s, modded with QMK). I hope the new version either comes with QMK built-in, or the new version of their firmware is at least as good as QMK.

Re: New version of Kinesis Advantage coming late 2021

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Post by schaefer » Wed, May 26, 2021, 11:44 PM UTC

Oh wow, I've been a KINESIS user for years, and I thought I knew their product line well. But their new gaming keyboards, the Freestyle Edge[1] and the TKO[2] totally snuck up on me.

[1]: https://gaming.kinesis-ergo.com/edge/#shop

[2]: https://gaming.kinesis-ergo.com/tko/

Re: New version of Kinesis Advantage coming late 2021

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Post by azinman2 » Wed, May 26, 2021, 11:46 PM UTC

dmm wrote: post #4

They should switch to a QMK based firmware. I use it on mine and the flexibility is amazing. https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2020-07-09-kint-kinesis-...

I can’t figure out what that does. Why do you use it? What flexibility do you need that the kinesis doesn’t offer now?

Re: New version of Kinesis Advantage coming late 2021

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, May 27, 2021, 12:00 AM UTC

azinman2 wrote: post #7

dmm wrote: post #4

They should switch to a QMK based firmware. I use it on mine and the flexibility is amazing. https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2020-07-09-kint-kinesis-...

I can’t figure out what that does. Why do you use it? What flexibility do you need that the kinesis doesn’t offer now?

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Re: New version of Kinesis Advantage coming late 2021

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Post by least » Thu, May 27, 2021, 12:06 AM UTC

azinman2 wrote: post #7

dmm wrote: post #4

They should switch to a QMK based firmware. I use it on mine and the flexibility is amazing. https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2020-07-09-kint-kinesis-...

I can’t figure out what that does. Why do you use it? What flexibility do you need that the kinesis doesn’t offer now?

Some of the more advanced features of QMK aren't available in Kinesis' onboard programming, although it has become increasingly capable and I'd expect this version to be even more capable.

I'd suggest if you're interested to check out the QMK Docs [1] and specifically the "Software Features" where many of the features QMK has that SmartSet and Kinesis' onboard programming don't support.

[1] https://docs.qmk.fm/

Re: New version of Kinesis Advantage coming late 2021

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Post by muststopmyths » Thu, May 27, 2021, 12:20 AM UTC

schaefer wrote: post #6

Oh wow, I've been a KINESIS user for years, and I thought I knew their product line well. But their new gaming keyboards, the Freestyle Edge[1] and the TKO[2] totally snuck up on me. [1]: https://gaming.kinesis-ergo.com/edge/#shop [2]: https://gaming.kinesis-ergo.com/tko/

I've been using the Freestyle Edge for the past year or so. Before that, I had used the Microsoft Natural keyboard for many years because I never found a mechanical ergonomic keyboard I liked and found affordable.

The Edge keyboard has been awesome. I highly recommend it to anyone who's looking to upgrade to mechanical, but in the style of the Microsoft Natural 4000 series.