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geekhack Marketplace => Interest Checks => Topic started by: syryan on Wed, 12 November 2025, 00:57:18
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Hi everyone,
After 12 years of thinking and testing, my idea finally takes shape.
As an engineer, I often need to make quick calculations during work.
Every time, I had to reach for a calculator or open an app on my computer or phone — it was a small but constant inconvenience.
So I thought:
> “What if the calculator was right on my keyboard?”
That idea stayed with me for over a decade.
At that time, I couldn’t design PCBs or solder properly — so it was just a dream.
Now, with experience and help from the community, that dream is becoming real.
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🧠 Comfort First – The E.M. Series
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As time passed, I started designing my own ergonomic keyboards —
from **E.M.1 to E.M.7**, and later **E.M.8 (tenting structure)**.
Using **Mont Cervin**, which was built on that design, I finally felt what true comfort could be.
That’s when I became convinced — *tenting works.*
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💡 The Challenge: Full Layout + Tenting
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One day, a friend said:
> “I can’t give up full layout… but my wrists hurt so much.”
That question triggered this project.
Could a **full layout keyboard** also be **ergonomic and tented**?
At first, I thought it was impossible — too large, too complex.
But after a simple test using my **TOMAK61** with a tenting angle, I was surprised:
**Even light tenting made a huge difference.**
That’s when **CONVEX** was born.
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⚙️ Calculator Function + Large LCD Display
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This project finally brings the feature I wanted 12 years ago —
a **built-in calculator**.
The PCB is being co-developed with *Baram* from Keyfam (키팸).
It will feature a **large, high-visibility LCD** integrated into the keyboard.
The firmware is designed for future expandability beyond simple calculator functions.
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🧩 CONVEX Highlights
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💡 Full layout, compact and practical
🖐️ Tenting structure to reduce wrist strain
🧮 Built-in calculator with large LCD
🔧 Customizable firmware and expansion features
🎨 Familiar full-size layout in a smaller footprint
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🔜 What’s Next
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After 12 years of planning, the idea is finally becoming reality.
The **first prototype** is under development and will be revealed soon.
✨ **CONVEX – Tenting Full Layout Keyboard Kit**
🧠 “From typing to calculating.”
⌨️ “Full layout, now more comfortable.”
Coming soon.
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📊 IC Feedback / Interest Survey
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📎 Links / Contact
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Discord: [https://discord.gg/T3Gc5J9fP5]
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Note: This IC is for **interest checking only**.
No payments are collected at this stage. The final GB will depend on IC feedback and prototype results.
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Looks amazing! Any possiblities of a left-handed layout option?
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sooooo southpaw please???