| NP-R (https://i.imgur.com/ysUxxZ5.png) Numpad Retro - Bagri x Flatbrains! Special thanks to ILWrites, LucasAlt, kustom3 and Druz. Quote The NP-R is inspired by retro technologies such as vintage analog music consoles, guitar pedals [...], and from the work of German designer Dieter Rams. Hello everyone ! We are very happy to present the NP-R. We are working on this project for over a year, and after a lot of work, we are now confident to show our work to the public. If you are interested in purchasing the NP-R, please let us know by completing the IC form! It helps a lot with MOQ/price negociations <3 > IC Form < (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf0E2QlH85tGtTUsgMDQXhDPdkImGGd2Xw0Q5pTN2RGNj5bew/viewform?usp=pp_url) (https://i.imgur.com/H6TR2aT.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/Waf62F0.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/SRDuNtg.jpeg) > IC Form < (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf0E2QlH85tGtTUsgMDQXhDPdkImGGd2Xw0Q5pTN2RGNj5bew/viewform?usp=pp_url) Everything you see on this page is subject to change until the group buy starts. Vendors list: 🇪🇺 Europe - Delta Key Co (Lead vendor) (https://deltakeyco.com) 🇬🇧 US - Bowl Keyboards (https://bowlkeyboards.com/) 🇰🇷 Asia - TBC 🇬🇧 UK - Prototypist (https://prototypist.net) 🇨🇳 China - TBC 🇦🇺 Australia - KeebzNCables (https://www.keebzncables.com) 🇨🇦 Canada - Minokeys (https://minokeys.com) 🇦🇷 South America - TBC (https://i.imgur.com/Ofc98x4.jpeg) STATUS / PRICING / HOW TO BUY Status → Case and PCB designs - Completed. → Case 3D Print prototyping - Completed. → PCB prototyping - 2nd PCB received, firmware is being made. → IC - On going - May 2025. → CNC Prototyping phase - Quote requested. → GB - To be announced. → Production phase - To be announced. → Shipping - Far far away from now… Pricing € $ We don’t know yet. We are currently discussing with manufacturers and in the process of getting a quote for the prototype. The IC will help understand how many people are interested and negociate better MOQ and price. How to buy This will be sold on a GB format. We expect the GB to happen at the earliest around Q3/Q4 2025 and to last one or two months. (https://i.imgur.com/pUTlmJp.jpeg) SPECIFICATIONS More (https://i.imgur.com/1UzQdyn.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/Welhwhm.png) INSPIRATIONS, CONCEPT AND STORY More (https://i.imgur.com/wczA534.png) The NP-R is born from the fact that most custom keyboard layouts that include a numpad are not much popular among keyboard hobbyists. As such, a lot of keyboard enthusiasts prefer the advantages and visual aesthetic of smaller layouts, and don’t mind to compromise on the practicallity of having a numpad. Some might even say they don’t need one at all. Never. Under no circumstance (if that’s your case, what are you still doing here? Get out. (https://sugar-ziconium-b2d.notion.site/Get-out-1b1fab435f114bf38b3cb7d1c19b74b4?pvs=4) But, for those like me, who did make a compromise here, there was not a lot of high quality numpad designs in the hobby. In fact, I found none that I liked. So I designed one. During my initial search for a design input, I also realised that veterans in the hobby did like larger layouts sometimes when it was on OG keyboards. Therefore, a lot of examples I saw were on OG or retro boards. That gave me the idea of a retro look for an original, high quality numpad. Among all inspirations, Dieter Rams was one of the most important one, being a fan of his work. With no ambition to produce something approching his design mastery, this is, in a way, a tribute to his work. NP-R is standing for Numpad-Retro, but the R being detached from the rest as to symbolized his name as well. Below are a few images I collected that influenced the design in a way or another. You might see a few shapes I borrowed/reused/transformed from iconic objects. Other you might not, but contribute to help you grasp the formal grammar and spirit around the design: (https://i.imgur.com/VSdpQyk.jpeg) RENDERS AND COLOR WAYS More The colorways shown here are intentions only at this stage and will be confirmed with prototype/samples pictures later on. #1 - Beige (https://i.imgur.com/Waf62F0.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/v2CwqBG.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/cz6GDLC.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/h2BK9bv.jpeg) #2 - Green (https://i.imgur.com/y8Yh7FP.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/2QQfSmG.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/7SiqrpG.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/aqAgLiV.jpeg) #3 - Orange (https://i.imgur.com/mqvx7OA.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/xob1cMa.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/PZnZ6O6.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/G3UivJm.jpeg) #4 - Cyan (https://i.imgur.com/ihHDMWI.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/FrMAAlb.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/5rd29SR.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/HXwMB8j.jpeg) #5 - Rose (https://i.imgur.com/EhuBMqe.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/1X5BFwK.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/d5fs1ds.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/Mmadzrq.jpeg) #6 - Purple (https://i.imgur.com/K5HVYO7.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/a9yAzYa.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/5Jf0Vxj.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/ID1Jmv0.jpeg) #7 - Silver (https://i.imgur.com/d8N9eng.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/FFLyGSM.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/8RZu9Fr.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/oKIINJq.jpeg) PROTOTYPE PICTURES More Soon. FAQ More 1. What is included in the box? - NP-R top case, bottom case, weight and Plate - All needed screws and standoffs - Layer Knob - Solenoid Switch - PCBs, daughterboard, JSTs and other electrical components - Battery - Rubber feets - LED diffusers and isolation foam *NOT included: - Keycaps (no, not the relegendable either) - Stabs - Switches* 2. How many units will there be? This will be proposed as a group buy. No further GB round is planned yet. 3. Is there a sound test? Not yet. 4. Build guide? Firmware? Plate file? https://bit.ly/NP-R 5. Do you have a discord? How to contact you? You can discuss about the NP-R on Flatbrains! discord (https://discord.gg/xmbd2FTM2b). You can also contact me directly (.bagri) on discord, or on my instagram (https://www.instagram.com/bagri_shoot). 6. Have you designed other things? My first project was the GMK Alt grrrrr kit (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=123393.0). Flatbrains! have designed many other projects including the Plaket XL (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=123610.0). (https://i.imgur.com/GzzA3r4.jpeg) Contact: .bagri on discord https://www.instagram.com/bagri_shoot (https://www.instagram.com/bagri_shoot) Bagri - 2025 |
Pease make this wired only. Will extremly drop the price and this thing won't blow up due to faulty battery.
Also: It's supposed to be retro, doesn't it?!
Pease make this wired only.
very cool design. i do think in the very long term however, you might run into cable/port issues due to the strain from the weight of the cable.
glwic!
Responding to questions seen in the IC form:
- Regarding color ways: We are gauging interest for the different colors shown and might decide to replace the least popular ones for colors matching the 21XX keyboard as this was requested a lot. For now the colors that might be replaced are purple (for warm grey), cyan (for baby blue) and pink (for black). See below new renders. :thumb: