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Re: Flux Keyboard

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Post by jaywalk »

zoklet-enjoyer wrote: post #27
adolph wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also that the keys are "maglev" Each key is magnetically suspended with rare earth magnets allowing them to be 97% transparent and ultra low friction. Each switch has 4mm of travel and will be available in linear and tactile variants. They also feature a software adjustable actuation point in 0.1mm increments and rapid trigger functionality through analog hall effect sensing. The keys contain magnets along their peri…

I have a magnet in the pad of my left ring finger. This keyboard would likely be uncomfortable for me

Why do you have a magnet in your finger?

Re: Flux Keyboard

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Post by __MatrixMan__ »

dkersten wrote: post #21
anoonmoose wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've been using a blank Das Keyboard [1] at work for years. Besides all of the benefits you've listed, I've also found that it's the most effective deterrent for keeping people off my desk/off my computer that I've ever deployed. [1] https://www.daskeyboard.com/daskeyboard-4-ultimate/

I used a blank DAS to learn to touchtype. I now use a non-blank Kinesis Advantage2, but it has qwerty keycaps while all my devices are colemak so it has a similar effect to blank with the added bonus of confusing other people even more because the keycaps don’t match what is typed.

Ha, awesome. It makes me want to get some keycaps in some obscure language like klingon, just to mess with people.

Re: Flux Keyboard

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Post by gerash »

I really like the idea. This is touchbar + tactile feedback. This could reduce the mental burden of remembering keyboard shortcuts.

Re: Flux Keyboard

#34

Post by [deleted] »

dschooh wrote: post #13
insane_dreamer wrote: post #10

Am I the only person who wants a Thinkpad type trackpad-button in the middle of the keyboard so I don't have to move over to the mouse or trackpad?

I even went and got myself a Tex Yoda II. I like it, but sometimes I wish it had real arrow keys. Maybe I'd go for a Shinobi next time.

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Re: Flux Keyboard

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Post by tommiegannert »

> 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 interesting that they say you can play video on it due to the built-in 8 GB storage, but it's not available as a display to the host. Their point that the "mouse cursor could get lost on the keyboard" is a nice rationale, but it does feel like an odd limitation for such a powerful device.

I wonder how complicated it would be to allow customization based on SPAs. Their list of initially supported applications suggests they are not tackling web apps at launch. E.g. the Google Docs/mail suite would be interesting to me.

Re: Flux Keyboard

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Post by roter »

insane_dreamer wrote: post #10

Am I the only person who wants a Thinkpad type trackpad-button in the middle of the keyboard so I don't have to move over to the mouse or trackpad?

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...

Re: Flux Keyboard

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Post by fwlr »

__MatrixMan__ wrote: post #11

I prefer blank keycaps. Better for posture and focus to not be looking at your keyboard all the time. Also, maintaining the need to see your keys clearly puts arbitrary limits on tent angle. I would appreciate something which could understand both my keyboard firmware and whichever app has focus, and summon a hotkey helper on screen which mirrored my key layout.

Not to be pedantic, but in the “Easy Maintenance” clip you can see the keycaps are in fact blank

Re: Flux Keyboard

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Post by JadoJodo »

anoonmoose wrote: post #17
__MatrixMan__ wrote: post #11

I prefer blank keycaps. Better for posture and focus to not be looking at your keyboard all the time. Also, maintaining the need to see your keys clearly puts arbitrary limits on tent angle. I would appreciate something which could understand both my keyboard firmware and whichever app has focus, and summon a hotkey helper on screen which mirrored my key layout.

I've been using a blank Das Keyboard [1] at work for years. Besides all of the benefits you've listed, I've also found that it's the most effective deterrent for keeping people off my desk/off my computer that I've ever deployed. [1] https://www.daskeyboard.com/daskeyboard-4-ultimate/

For me, this plus a split keyboard in the Dvorak layout fries the brains of anyone who might dare to try to use my computer.

Re: Flux Keyboard

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Post by [deleted] »

kristopolous wrote: post #26

Glad people are trying to do something new! I really like how it's Not derivative. It doesn't look like an Apple knockoff product or some other coattail riding project. Refreshing. Keep at it! This is the kind of innovation we need!

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Re: Flux Keyboard

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Post by skyyler »

nayuki wrote: post #2

Some other times this was tried: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_Maximus_keyboard , https://liliputing.com/the-poly-keyboard-uses-tiny-oled-disp... , https://www.alphr.com/united-keys/united-keys-oled-display-k...

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.

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