Author Topic: Keyboard of the Month 2016 - January Vote (Read 19438 times)

katushkin · « **on:** Mon, 01 February 2016, 03:37:43 »

The first vote of 2016's keyboard of the month is here! We had some good competition this month, with entries from December and January both included. I think we've got a very nice collection of boards this month, and it's down to you guys to choose the winner!

First up is Bromono's RealForce

As he has sold it, but he is the creator of the board and it's theme, so that is why I have credited him with the board.

Next is hwood34's TGR Jane with black on black Cyrillic dyesubs

More pictures can be found here

And lastly we have idollar's FSSK

More pictures are here and the thread on Deskthority can be found here

The poll will run for seven days as always! Good luck to all!

rowdy · « **Reply #1 on:** Mon, 01 February 2016, 03:54:02 »

Voted - this one wasn't too difficult for me

yomammary · « **Reply #2 on:** Mon, 01 February 2016, 07:30:33 »

Yeah same here.

baldgye · « **Reply #3 on:** Mon, 01 February 2016, 07:35:03 »

There is only one clear winner

E3E · « **Reply #4 on:** Mon, 01 February 2016, 09:33:23 »

This one is a little hard for me. :X

FLFisherman · « **Reply #5 on:** Mon, 01 February 2016, 09:34:37 »

Quote from: E3E on Mon, 01 February 2016, 09:33:23

This one is a little hard for me. :X

Pick the best one.

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I know the feeling; I had trouble deciding on one last month.

E3E · « **Reply #6 on:** Mon, 01 February 2016, 09:42:00 »

Quote from: FLFisherman on Mon, 01 February 2016, 09:34:37

Quote from: E3E on Mon, 01 February 2016, 09:33:23
This one is a little hard for me. :X

Pick the best one. )

I know the feeling; I had trouble deciding on one last month.

I shall choose wisely!

Do you mean KOTY or KOTM November? Both were incredibly difficult to pick from, haha. I was happy to see an option of three votes for KOTY

FLFisherman · « **Reply #7 on:** Mon, 01 February 2016, 09:43:13 »

Quote from: E3E on Mon, 01 February 2016, 09:42:00

Quote from: FLFisherman on Mon, 01 February 2016, 09:34:37
Quote from: E3E on Mon, 01 February 2016, 09:33:23
This one is a little hard for me. :X

Pick the best one. )

I know the feeling; I had trouble deciding on one last month.

I shall choose wisely!

Do you mean KOTY or KOTM November? Both were incredibly difficult to pick from, haha. I was happy to see an option of three votes for KOTY

Oh yeah, KOTY. I don't think I had been around too much in November.

hwood34 · « **Reply #8 on:** Mon, 01 February 2016, 11:14:49 »

Alright, time to get absolutely thrashed

katushkin · « **Reply #9 on:** Mon, 01 February 2016, 11:17:33 »

Quote from: hwood34 on Mon, 01 February 2016, 11:14:49

Alright, time to get absolutely thrashed

THREE TIME NOMINATED HWOOD34

THREE TIME RUNNER-UP HWOOD34

hwood34 · « **Reply #10 on:** Mon, 01 February 2016, 11:18:00 »

Quote from: katushkin on Mon, 01 February 2016, 11:17:33

Quote from: hwood34 on Mon, 01 February 2016, 11:14:49
Alright, time to get absolutely thrashed

THREE TIME NOMINATED HWOOD34

THREE TIME RUNNER-UP HWOOD34

basically

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E3E · « **Reply #11 on:** Mon, 01 February 2016, 11:40:58 »

Quote from: katushkin on Mon, 01 February 2016, 11:17:33

Quote from: hwood34 on Mon, 01 February 2016, 11:14:49
Alright, time to get absolutely thrashed

THREE TIME NOMINATED HWOOD34

THREE TIME RUNNER-UP HWOOD34

hwood34 · « **Reply #12 on:** Mon, 01 February 2016, 12:12:04 »

idollar boutta take a dump on the competition

nubbinator · « **Reply #13 on:** Mon, 01 February 2016, 16:55:03 »

Dat SSK M/Fer. Some cool boards, but I just have to look at that awesome conversion.

raymogi · « **Reply #14 on:** Mon, 01 February 2016, 17:38:57 »

Voted as well

xondat · « **Reply #15 on:** Mon, 01 February 2016, 18:37:04 »

No Stee

Voted anyway, clear winner for me.

axtran · « **Reply #16 on:** Tue, 02 February 2016, 08:51:08 »

My vote's in!

zefyr · « **Reply #17 on:** Tue, 02 February 2016, 08:56:16 »

voted.
hey this is fun!

mobbo · « **Reply #18 on:** Tue, 02 February 2016, 14:14:56 »

Quote from: zefyr on Tue, 02 February 2016, 08:56:16

voted.
hey this is fun!

I hope you are getting ready for future rounds

njbair · « **Reply #19 on:** Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:01:40 »

If I ever were to vote for a Korean custom as KOTM, it would be a TGR Jane. Such elegant simplicity. And those Cyrillic legends look great.

That said, dude hacked apart an SSK and turned into an F. That's Keyboard of the Month material.

Steezus · « **Reply #20 on:** Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:18:31 »

Quote from: njbair on Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:01:40

If I ever were to vote for a Korean custom as KOTM, it would be a TGR Jane. Such elegant simplicity. And those Cyrillic legends look great.

That said, dude hacked apart an SSK and turned into an F. That's Keyboard of the Month material.

I'm not into BS boards so I have no clue what the purpose of doing that is for.

njbair · « **Reply #21 on:** Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:20:03 »

Quote from: Steezus on Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:18:31

Quote from: njbair on Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:01:40
If I ever were to vote for a Korean custom as KOTM, it would be a TGR Jane. Such elegant simplicity. And those Cyrillic legends look great.

That said, dude hacked apart an SSK and turned into an F. That's Keyboard of the Month material.

I'm not into BS boards so I have no clue what the purpose of doing that is for.

Basically, making it feel a lot better by completely overhauling the electronics behind it.

Steezus · « **Reply #22 on:** Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:24:21 »

Quote from: njbair on Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:20:03

Quote from: Steezus on Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:18:31
Quote from: njbair on Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:01:40
If I ever were to vote for a Korean custom as KOTM, it would be a TGR Jane. Such elegant simplicity. And those Cyrillic legends look great.

That said, dude hacked apart an SSK and turned into an F. That's Keyboard of the Month material.

I'm not into BS boards so I have no clue what the purpose of doing that is for.
Basically, making it feel a lot better by completely overhauling the electronics behind it.

Ah ok, I just couldn't figure out the purpose of replacing buckling spring for buckling spring. I knew there had to be more to it.

njbair · « **Reply #23 on:** Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:29:05 »

Quote from: Steezus on Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:24:21

Quote from: njbair on Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:20:03
Quote from: Steezus on Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:18:31
Quote from: njbair on Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:01:40
If I ever were to vote for a Korean custom as KOTM, it would be a TGR Jane. Such elegant simplicity. And those Cyrillic legends look great.

That said, dude hacked apart an SSK and turned into an F. That's Keyboard of the Month material.

I'm not into BS boards so I have no clue what the purpose of doing that is for.
Basically, making it feel a lot better by completely overhauling the electronics behind it.

Ah ok, I just couldn't figure out the purpose of replacing buckling spring for buckling spring. I knew there had to be more to it.

The Model M works by pressing two sheets of thin plastic together with a small "hammer" The sheets have been printed with conductive material to form the keyboard matrix. The Model F uses a capacitive PCB which comes into direct contact with the switch hammer for a crisper feeling action that is almost universally regarded as superior. The Model F's biggest problem has always been a lack of usable modern layouts, which is why this conversion is so exciting. From a technical standpoint it's just an impressive achievement for an individual.

Steezus · « **Reply #24 on:** Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:33:22 »

Quote from: njbair on Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:29:05

Quote from: Steezus on Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:24:21
Quote from: njbair on Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:20:03
Quote from: Steezus on Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:18:31
Quote from: njbair on Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:01:40
If I ever were to vote for a Korean custom as KOTM, it would be a TGR Jane. Such elegant simplicity. And those Cyrillic legends look great.

That said, dude hacked apart an SSK and turned into an F. That's Keyboard of the Month material.

I'm not into BS boards so I have no clue what the purpose of doing that is for.
Basically, making it feel a lot better by completely overhauling the electronics behind it.

Ah ok, I just couldn't figure out the purpose of replacing buckling spring for buckling spring. I knew there had to be more to it.
The Model M works by pressing two sheets of thin plastic together with a small "hammer" The sheets have been printed with conductive material to form the keyboard matrix. The Model F uses a capacitive PCB which comes into direct contact with the switch hammer for a crisper feeling action that is almost universally regarded as superior. The Model F's biggest problem has always been a lack of usable modern layouts, which is why this conversion is so exciting. From a technical standpoint it's just an impressive achievement for an individual.

Thanks for the explanation, seems very interesting and definitely worth KotM.

E3E · « **Reply #25 on:** Tue, 02 February 2016, 17:08:32 »

Quote from: Steezus on Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:33:22

Quote from: njbair on Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:29:05
Quote from: Steezus on Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:24:21
Quote from: njbair on Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:20:03
Quote from: Steezus on Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:18:31
Quote from: njbair on Tue, 02 February 2016, 16:01:40
If I ever were to vote for a Korean custom as KOTM, it would be a TGR Jane. Such elegant simplicity. And those Cyrillic legends look great.

That said, dude hacked apart an SSK and turned into an F. That's Keyboard of the Month material.

I'm not into BS boards so I have no clue what the purpose of doing that is for.
Basically, making it feel a lot better by completely overhauling the electronics behind it.

Ah ok, I just couldn't figure out the purpose of replacing buckling spring for buckling spring. I knew there had to be more to it.
The Model M works by pressing two sheets of thin plastic together with a small "hammer" The sheets have been printed with conductive material to form the keyboard matrix. The Model F uses a capacitive PCB which comes into direct contact with the switch hammer for a crisper feeling action that is almost universally regarded as superior. The Model F's biggest problem has always been a lack of usable modern layouts, which is why this conversion is so exciting. From a technical standpoint it's just an impressive achievement for an individual.

Thanks for the explanation, seems very interesting and definitely worth KotM.

Yep, I was definitely pulling for idollar on the Deskthority Award category for Best Input Device Project 2015, but he did have some pretty steep competition. Hopefully he gets this win. Though I was kind of derped and voted for Bromono's former board here, which I do find super rad.

idollar is definitely deserving of a win here!

hwood34 · « **Reply #26 on:** Tue, 02 February 2016, 17:16:31 »

Quote from: E3E on Tue, 02 February 2016, 17:08:32

Hopefully he gets this win. Though I was kind of derped and voted for Bromono's former board here, which I do find super rad.

idollar is definitely deserving of a win here!

Oh trust me, he'll get it lol. I'll be happy if I get more than just my own one vote

Air tree · « **Reply #27 on:** Tue, 02 February 2016, 21:27:00 »

I didn't even realise that it was a FSSK. I should have read better before I voted.

njbair · « **Reply #28 on:** Tue, 02 February 2016, 21:41:12 »

Quote from: hwood34 on Tue, 02 February 2016, 17:16:31

Quote from: E3E on Tue, 02 February 2016, 17:08:32
Hopefully he gets this win. Though I was kind of derped and voted for Bromono's former board here, which I do find super rad.

idollar is definitely deserving of a win here!

Oh trust me, he'll get it lol. I'll be happy if I get more than just my own one vote

hwood be like

katushkin · « **Reply #29 on:** Mon, 08 February 2016, 06:12:54 »

Congratulations to idollar and his FSSK! A worthy winner, and a fantastic project!

Commiserations to Bromono and hwood. Both had great boards, but sometimes the competition is just another level!

yomammary · « **Reply #30 on:** Mon, 08 February 2016, 07:25:55 »

Good job! Finally voted for the winner haha.

jerue · « **Reply #31 on:** Mon, 08 February 2016, 07:43:39 »

Quote from: Air tree on Tue, 02 February 2016, 21:27:00

I didn't even realise that it was a FSSK. I should have read better before I voted.

same, I thought it was just another regular SSK (that got in b/c of a great photo), but then that mod though...I forgot to vote $:-\$

E3E · « **Reply #32 on:** Mon, 08 February 2016, 13:35:58 »

Congrats to idollar! Totally deserved this one. Damn, Bromono and hwood tied it this time! Congrats on the second place to both of you. Hope that you can get a win this year, hwood, haha. YOU REALLY NEED A WIN.

rowdy · « **Reply #33 on:** Mon, 08 February 2016, 19:39:54 »

Congratulations idollar!

hwood34 · « **Reply #34 on:** Mon, 08 February 2016, 20:20:36 »

Quote from: E3E on Mon, 08 February 2016, 13:35:58

Congrats to idollar! Totally deserved this one. Damn, Bromono and hwood tied it this time! Congrats on the second place to both of you. Hope that you can get a win this year, hwood, haha. YOU REALLY NEED A WIN.

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hwood34 · « **Reply #35 on:** Mon, 08 February 2016, 20:31:51 »

tbh, as you may have noticed, I had literally no expectations to win. idollar's board was just too damn nice

iamtootallforthis · « **Reply #36 on:** Mon, 08 February 2016, 20:37:40 »

Quote from: hwood34 on Mon, 08 February 2016, 20:31:51

tbh, as you may have noticed, I had literally no expectations to win. idollar's board was just too damn nice

Yeah but your board is slick as hell. Very clean and crisp.

Bromono · « **Reply #37 on:** Mon, 08 February 2016, 20:50:31 »

Didnt even know i was in this

I is honored.

piemancoder · « **Reply #38 on:** Mon, 08 February 2016, 22:34:13 »

Awesome job idollar! hwood and Bromono did very well with their boards too.

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