looking for a better board to travel with than my ErgoDox, The ErgoDox didnt do so well on the trip i am on right now.
i love the hinged design; i would like it more if it had an additional row of keys.
what if there was a way to have a ball joint instead of a hinge, similar to the rare IBM M-15, That way you cant tent/slope and rotate :O me just dreaming.......
Are you thinking of making more...?
Are you thinking of making more...?
Yes, I will have a GB.
But first I need to improve it, such as a metallic hinge as mentioned above. Have a 12x5 variant besides the 12x4 I made. Make a PCB.
So can we call this the pocketdox? ;)
So can we call this the pocketdox? ;)
268.6x106.2mm, not sure how pocket friendly.
So can we call this the pocketdox? ;)
268.6x106.2mm, not sure how pocket friendly.
Have you not seen the pants with pockets for Ipads lol :P
I've spent a lot of time looking for small ball joints. Turns out the most interesting/useful ones don't go by "ball joint" but rather by "lamp swivel joint."
http://www.grandbrass.com/catalog.cfm?category=Swivels&subcategory=All
Most of these have locking mechanisms of some sort.
Just a suggestion -- maybe this thing should be called the 'ErgoMini' since it is technically a miniature ErgoDox. Just like the 60% boards, most people will have them for home use despite the portability/travel appeal.
it is technically a miniature ErgoDox
I've spent a lot of time looking for small ball joints. Turns out the most interesting/useful ones don't go by "ball joint" but rather by "lamp swivel joint."
http://www.grandbrass.com/catalog.cfm?category=Swivels&subcategory=All
Most of these have locking mechanisms of some sort.
That is very very helpful. Too many options, don't know which to take and what I can use, any suggestions? Trying to keep it as low profile as possible.
Hey regack, would it be possible to add backlit LED, I am not a huge fan myself of backlit boards however since this is a travel board, and often lighting isn't adequate, it might not be a bad idea after all, plus it is always good to have that option.
Peronsally, I've never liked or had a need for ergo boards. This is the only one I would ever consider. Looking good so farOnes that are actually ergonomic and not merely claim to be ergonomic are extremely nice (in particular those with thumb keys) if you happen to use modifiers a lot (such as with some programs) or type a lot and need to avoid ulnar deviation as much as possible to avoid wrecking tendons.
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Regack if I'm understanding this picture correctly, you've designed a PCB for a 60% split keyboard layout that can not only be used for both the left- and right-hand sides of the keyboard but can also be converted to a 40% design simply by breaking away the top row?
I guess from the lack of comments that this kind of thing is totally commonplace and no big deal. But I'm slackjawed and mindblown. What a beautiful design!
This should make for awesome economies of scale if there's ever a group-buy.
Fascinating. I love my Ergodox to death, but it's a bit of a hassle to haul around when I work from coffee shops and such.
I wonder how difficult it would be to mod the design to replace the 2x thumb keys with two 1x keys? For me personally I'd much rather have the extra two keys since space is at such a premium.
It looks like you're mounting the ATMega directly on the PCB rather than using a Teensy; is that right? I guess that's probably the only way to make it fit? I was wondering how tough it would be to wire this up by hand without waiting for the PCB design to be finalized, but if the design assumes an SMD ATMega that's not going to fly.
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I went a little crazy: