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Title: How the Developer's Dream Keyboard was built
Post by: dotancohen on Wed, 11 February 2015, 12:48:27
From slashdot:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/15/02/11/1525239/building-the-developers-dream-keyboard

This beauty:
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Cherry blues underneath the keycaps!
Title: Re: How the Developer's Dream Keyboard was built
Post by: CPTBadAss on Wed, 11 February 2015, 12:53:39
http://www.toptal.com/embedded/from-the-ground-up-how-i-built-the-developers-dream-keybooard

https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/

For those who don't want to click on a link to a link.


Thanks for sharing. I really enjoyed that build log. Especially the programming/software/electrical angle.
Title: Re: How the Developer's Dream Keyboard was built
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 11 February 2015, 13:05:39

The designer is a member here, here is a previous thread on the board

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=59712.0
Title: Re: How the Developer's Dream Keyboard was built
Post by: ideus on Wed, 11 February 2015, 13:15:57
Interesting idea. I am not sure if I may use one as a daily driver due to...

One keyboard trying to be everything for everyone may be hard to sell. Also, the buyer should be willing to pay a premium for not needed features. Its price may be too high as well. Finally, customization is not something this board would shine at.
Title: Re: How the Developer's Dream Keyboard was built
Post by: davkol on Wed, 11 February 2015, 14:03:07
The logo reminds me of this (http://www.goodkingwenceslas.blogspot.cz/2010/02/uho-univerzalni-hneda-omackauniversal.html). Yup, it's still called "ultimate".
Title: Re: How the Developer's Dream Keyboard was built
Post by: Oobly on Wed, 11 February 2015, 15:08:17
Interesting, but...

He doesn't explain how he designed it there, just how it was constructed

I do like the split spacebar, Mod and Fn key positions, though. And the fact that it's programmable and can be used either connected as a standard board or split. Even the default layers are really good.
Title: Re: How the Developer's Dream Keyboard was built
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 11 February 2015, 15:09:49
Quote from: Oobly on Wed, 11 February 2015, 15:08:17
Interesting, but...

He doesn't explain how he designed it there, just how it was constructed

I do like the split spacebar, Mod and Fn key positions, though. And the fact that it's programmable and can be used either connected as a standard board or split. Even the default layers are really good.

This is the guy you can look through his posts here and I believe on DT as well he has some more info, I think he had a previous thread here that was removed https://geekhack.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3366
Title: Re: How the Developer's Dream Keyboard was built
Post by: davkol on Wed, 11 February 2015, 15:19:05
http://deskthority.net/product-news-f44/introducing-the-ultimate-hacking-keyboard-t8238.html
Title: Re: How the Developer's Dream Keyboard was built
Post by: jacobolus on Wed, 11 February 2015, 15:43:42
Quote from: davkol on Wed, 11 February 2015, 15:19:05
http://deskthority.net/product-news-f44/introducing-the-ultimate-hacking-keyboard-t8238.html
Also http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/from-the-ground-up-how-i-built-the-developer-s-dream-keyboard-t9888.html