Loved the last FAQ entry:
> Where is Flux based?
> Flux is based in Sydney, Australia. We are from the future, due to time zone differences.
Flux Keyboard
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#172I'd love it if they offered an ortholinear keyframe.
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#173easy maintenance is what I really want this for. Even the best keyboard eventually transforms into a crusty mess due to how dirty I am.
With this I can I can keep it clean.
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#175Earlier quoted context omitted.
This looks like one big screen with transparent keys instead of a single small screen for each key like all the examples you linked. Should be much cheaper to produce, and cost is always the problem with projects like this.
Well, this keyboard will cost $300 to $450 :-(
That's still only 20-30% of the quoted price for the Optimus Maximus ($1500, IIRC).
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#176I don't find the displays particularly interesting or useful on an entire keyboard. What is interesting is they're using hall effect (magnetic) sensors, which have a vastly longer life than normal mechanical switches. That isn't new either, the Dreamcast had them way back in the day, and today Wooting sells keyboard with the same tech. This enables some very useful gaming features. First, you can adjust the initial a…
> These magnetic switches need to get down to a more reasonable pricepoint. I think that's close to an inherent problem with the bill of materials. Taking a look at DigiKey, the cheapest in-stock linear hall effect sensor that I see still runs about $0.40 apiece in large quantity. Turning that into a usable keyswitch requires at least two more magnets, and I'm sure the assembly isn't particularly easy. Without some g…
That assumes there are no discounts to be had by partnering with large companies making switches, doesn't it? Wooting partnered with Gateron to build their Lekker hall-effect switches. I would be very surprised if their BOM for switches alone on the 104-key model was $125 given it retails for $195-- and that includes 104 keycaps, the case, cable, packaging, controller board, etc.
No doubt they're considerably more expensive than regular mechanical switches, but it's unclear how much of that expense comes from their being pretty rare right now and not benefiting from economies of scale. That's my hope, at any rate, because again-- they're just plain better.
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#177As far as I know the "other times this has been tried" all have had individual displays (and controllers) in each key. The difference being that here there is just one panel under the whole board with most of the parts above the display being transparent. This approach should be far less complicated to build, more robust and cheaper. Honestly, I don't think I need an LCD in my keyboard but I'd quite like to have a go…
Are there actual custom keyboard PCPs and controllers that support these? That would be pretty damn cool to have a maglev keyboard.
There's a kicad library [0] and (STM32F4*) firmware in rust [1] on riskable's github.
Ed: Untested Void Switch Reference PCB Implementation [2]
[0] https://github.com/riskable/void_switch_kicad
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#178Looks like a meme, yet another expensive rectangle. The screen gimmick will wear away in a few days. Also, keycaps will be very difficult to source, and flat keycaps are really uncomfortable.
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#179> Truly hot swappable 84-key keyframes to switch between tactile keys and linear keys in just 2.15 seconds. I think I love everything about that sentence. An easy-to-clean keyboard could definitely find its uses in dirty environments. Even if the screen is glass, the keys should protect it pretty well. Depending on how scratch-resistant they are. For CNC, being able to customize the keyboard seems really useful. It's…
From a cleanability aspect if this maglev system works well I'd just want this without the LCD and clear keycaps.
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#180Earlier quoted context omitted.
You probably already know about this wired keyboard by Lenovo [0] that features the TrackPoint. [0] https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/p/accessories-and-software/keyb...
I did not. Thanks. The only problem is that I use a split (ergo) keyboard :/
Look up "keyball" custom mech keyboards.
If I could buy a prebuilt, I think it'd be my endgame.