I wish the best of luck to lowpoly getting this stunning keyboard onto the market, I'm very interesting in being able to buy one.
Just of a couple of questions about the design:
I find with the trackpoint between ghb keys, I still have to move my hand away from the home position. I can see why this design is used for all trackpoints, since it works for left- and right- handed users, but I'd much prefer a trackpoint between the hjn keys. Are there any keyboards configured this way, does it even make sense, is it a possibility for the miniguru (I assume it's not an easy customization).
I love the floating style of the case, but on the other hand, I'm very interested in the portability of a keboard like this, and the deeper metal case is perhaps not the best in that regard. What's inside the case, how deep is the minimum a keyboard like this could be? I imagine a shallower case with pop-up feet would be more portable.
Slightly O/T, I also have some ideas for a keyboard I'd like to prototype, and also perhaps look at getting it produced in larger numbers.
I'm looking at something more like the apple bluetooth keyboard, or the logitech ipad/android portable keyboards.
Perhaps not this forum's cup of tea, as it would be a chiclet/scissor board.
Are they any pointers on how to build/prototype this kind of thing, and then have them made? I'm guessing there must be some keyboard makers who do custom designs?
I'm fairly clueless on the numbers too, what is the minimum run a manufacturer might consider, what kind of numbers are needed to break even, etc? Anyone on here actually in the keyboard business?