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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: Belfong on Tue, 25 November 2014, 21:02:53
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What a strange idea:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1000610379/hashkey-a-dedicated-1-key-keyboard-for-the-hashtag
Will anyone buy into this? Seriously?
If it were wireless and uses mechanical switch, then I might consider. It will be like a key chain as well as a bluetooth clickable key!
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This project will only be funded if at least £15,000 is pledged by Tue, Dec 23 2014 4:00 AM AEDT.
Really?!?!
And it's not even a mechanical switch!
I would suspect that quite a few GH members could design something similar with, say, a Teensy and a slightly larger key chain base in their spare time.
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And it's 17 pound sterling and 7 pound sterling for WW shipping!
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apple-looking product, check.
social media aimed, check.
has strong burly man doing VO, check.
gimmicky product, check.
Thinkgeek are you listening?
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Because pressing Shift+3 is so hard... lol
It's almost inexplicable how various silly KS ideas end up being funded, but I think some see it as a low investment for a quick laugh. Look at that potato salad campaign, raised something like 15k. At least in that case the money was used to fund an annual potato festival.
has strong burly man doing VO, check.
Sounds like a regular British dude tbh
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Disgusting.
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Failed up front simply because they refer to it as a hashtag.
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Put this on reddit mech keyboards. They'll love it
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Put this on reddit mech keyboards. Ripster'll love it
FTFY
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not even mechanical
pig disgusting
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Hey my keyboard is revolutionary! When I hit the key to the left of 1, it does a hashtag with only 1 key! That's right.
Here's an example: #
One key hit, you see!
Yep, that the strength of my keyboard. And it's also a model F, so I can destroy any stoooopid hashkey I see with one big smack of my keyboard.
And no hand needs to be lifted, so it's a more ergonomic version of the hashkey too. It also has all the other keys that you need and it does not look like a mac thing, so it's even better!
So support the new revolution and buy a model F! Once you try a model F, you can't go back!
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Failed up front simply because they refer to it as a hashtag.
Exactly!
Everyone knows it's really an octothorp.
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Pound key, it's a pound key and IT'S RIGHT THERE. IT'S SO EASY.
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Pound key, it's a pound key and IT'S RIGHT THERE. IT'S SO EASY.
I've often wondered - pound as in weight, or pound as in UK currency?
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I just puked.
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I just puked.
Hopefully not on your keyboard :eek: