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Title: [.de] Funky Kyocera keyboard
Post by: keyb_gr on Sat, 18 July 2009, 20:04:30

Listing (http://cgi.ebay.de/Kyocera-Tastertur_W0QQitemZ300330600180QQcmdZViewItem)
Has an interesting shape in any case (pun not intended). Never seen such a thing. Any idea what it might be?

Title: [.de] Funky Kyocera keyboard
Post by: watduzhkstand4 on Sat, 18 July 2009, 21:01:25

For some reason it makes me think it uses Cherry switches.... but I've never seen that before.

Title: [.de] Funky Kyocera keyboard
Post by: huha on Sat, 18 July 2009, 22:33:39

The keycaps look suspicious. Integrated LEDs and strange rectangular cutouts could point to a Fujitsu Peerless board. The ferrite core on the cable is a bit unusual, I've got one as well on my Fujitsu Peerless board (Epson). Also, kyocera are Japanese, so it might be a Fujitsu Peerless board after all. But!
It's flat. That's quite unusual for a Fujitsu Peerless board, they're usually curved. Get the model number. If it's a Fujitsu Peerless, you'll know instantly.

-huha

Title: [.de] Funky Kyocera keyboard
Post by: keyb_gr on Sun, 19 July 2009, 07:25:36

It might well be an OEM'd Fujitsu then (the keycap color would also point to that). I imagine they offered semi-custom builds similar to Cherry.

Title: [.de] Funky Kyocera keyboard
Post by: sixty on Tue, 21 July 2009, 06:27:53

No one got it? How disappointing. I didn't grab it cause I figured someone else here would :(

Title: [.de] Funky Kyocera keyboard
Post by: keyb_gr on Tue, 21 July 2009, 15:28:45

It's baaack... (http://cgi.ebay.de/Kyocera-Tastertur_W0QQitemZ300332042970QQcmdZViewItemQQptZM%C3%A4use_Tastaturen?hash=item45ed2f4ada&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C293%3A4%7C294%3A50)
Not that interested myself. I still need something with SMK switches, and otherwise I prefer to stick with common Cherry boards. That Kyocera space ship is a little on the bulky side.