Ellipse by Skepur | A curvy 60% keyboard with some nice features(https://i.imgur.com/RLPpRYA.jpg)
Dark gray colourway - prototype unit>>> Skepur's House Discord server <<< (https://discord.gg/Wds2wtRFjh)
>>> Skepur's Instagram account <<< (https://www.instagram.com/skepur.kb/)
>>> Ellipse IC thread (read more about Skepur & info leading up to GB) <<< (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=118393.0)Prototype photos belowMore
Dark Gray colourway
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Disclaimer: USB cutout shape has been changed.
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Ice Blue colourway
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Product pages ARE LIVE:Cannon Keys for NA -
>>> PRODUCT PAGE <<< (https://cannonkeys.com/products/ellipse-keyboard)Proto[Typist] for UK -
>>> PRODUCT PAGE <<< (https://prototypist.net/collections/ellipse/products/group-buy-ellipse-keyboard-kit)Oblotzky Industries for Europe -
>>> PRODUCT PAGE <<< (https://oblotzky.industries/products/ellipse)ilumKB for Asia -
>>> PRODUCT PAGE <<< (https://ilumkb.com/collections/live/products/group-buy-ellipse-keyboard-kit)Daily Clack for Oceania -
>>> PRODUCT PAGE <<< (https://dailyclack.com/products/ellipse-keyboard-kit)
What is Ellipse about?
Having been in the hobby for a while (since late 2015), I’ve seen plenty of 60% designs, trends and features.
This made me hesitant to do a standard layout design as I didn’t know what to add to the table without the design looking… like a nice rectangle.
Ellipse is my take on the always popular and in-demand 60% keyboard layout. It also marks a new chapter in my journey in keyboard design.
I thought about making Ellipse a bit more… different while still keeping it sleek, modern and versatile.
My goal with Ellipse was to design a board that:
- Kept in with that “minimal & sleek” look which so many of us like and chase.
- Set itself apart from other 60% keyboard designs from a “top-down” view.
- Offer true customizability within a single keyboard for the end-user to experiment and build his own preferred setup.
Notable features
- Lovely and unique elliptic curve to the front and back of the keyboard.
- Compatibility: designed with long-term support in mind. Compatible with Bakeneko60-like PCBs, open-source plate file availability for all layout options.
- Case layout options: Winkeyless (WKL) or Winkey (WK).
- Three mounting styles for end-user to explore:
- “Hamburger” mount - offering that “old-school” top-mount with softening the upstroke.
- Isolation gasket mount - everybody likes a tasty sandwich, heh?
- O-ring mount - keeping up with the trends and that o-so-nice thock.
- Hybrid mount (Experimental) - "Hamburger" mount in the back, gasket mount in the front and vice-versa.
- Typing angle: 6 degrees
- Case materials: Aluminium case w/ brass accent piece.
- Plate materials: Aluminium; FR4; POM; Carbon Fiber.
Comment: Gaskets will come with light adhesive so they will be easily removable/re-apply-able when switching mounting styles.
Group buy information
Group buy will run from November 26th till December 16th 2022. Estimated ship date - late Q2 / early Q3 2023.
Colourways
Ice Blue
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Pure Red
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Dark Green
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Dark Gray
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Included in base kit + list of add-ons
The base kit will contain the following:
- Ellipse keyboard case - top piece/bottom piece/weight
- Full aluminium plate in black - ANSI with Tsangan bottom row
- CK carry case + microfiber cloth
- All necessary hardware: case screws (8x), plate screws (6x), DB screws (4x), gaskets (8x), gummy O-ring (duro - 50A (1x), "hamburger" O-rings
- PCB (1x - solderable OR hot-swap, depending on your choice) & DB with JST cable (1x)
- Custom die-cut bumpons/feet (4x)
Add-ons offered:
- Extra plate options:
- Black full & half aluminium plates
- Full & half carbon fiber plates
- Full POM plate
- Full FR4 plate
- Extra DB & JST cable kit
- Optional foam dampening kit
- Extra PCBs - both solderable and hot-swap variants
- Extra bumpons/feet
- Extra gaskets
- Extra gummy O-rings
- Extra "hamburger" O-rings kit
Renders of add-ons
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Please check layout compatibility depending on your PCB choice.
More
Solderable PCB compatibility (Ellipse plate is ANSI only with FIXED Tsagan bottom row - other plate variants will be open-sourced after GB ends)
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Hot-swap PCB compatibility (PCB also supports split BS, not only regular BS)
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Pricing
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Vendors
- The Main vendor will be Cannon Keys.
- Proxies:
- UK - Proto[typist]
- OCE - Daily Clack
- Europe - Oblotzky Industries
- Asia - ilumKB
All renders done by Pontus & Cannon Keys. Photos by Cannon Keys & J. Klaučs.
Thank you for your time. Emils.
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