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Offline laden3

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« Reply #100 on: Mon, 24 January 2011, 03:09:58 »
that was the pre-order, and if I am not mistaken, only 18 was offered on taobao, most of them was reserved -_-'''
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« Reply #101 on: Mon, 24 January 2011, 03:11:09 »
ya, the shipment for 25th, should be for this pre order batch on 19th jan.

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« Reply #102 on: Mon, 24 January 2011, 03:12:59 »
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well... probably shipped from Taiwan to the distributors in China/Taiwan, but definitely not to the people who bought them...

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« Reply #103 on: Mon, 24 January 2011, 03:15:14 »
oh... damn... sorry for ignorance... I need a better Mandarin teacher
but... 同志 means gay, right? :biggrin:
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« Reply #104 on: Mon, 24 January 2011, 03:21:10 »
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oh... damn... sorry for ignorance... I need a better Mandarin teacher
but... 同志 means gay, right? :biggrin:


lol ya, in a humorous way. I'm not a gay geekhacker though, just looking for comrades.

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« Reply #105 on: Mon, 24 January 2011, 03:29:27 »
在美国人,有一起战斗的同志吗 what's that really mean anyway? lol

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« Reply #106 on: Mon, 24 January 2011, 11:53:54 »
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在美国人,有一起战斗的同志吗 what's that really mean anyway? lol


It sounds like "In America, are there any war comrades?"

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« Reply #107 on: Tue, 25 January 2011, 08:49:27 »
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键盘爱好者是用键盘来表达自己的想法 传递我们的理念 首先向大家介绍的就是POKER的语法:
POKER有四套“语言系统” 其中Fn是这套系统的核心组成部分
1.键帽正面的同刻——是最普通 最好理解的 大家所见即所得
2.键帽侧面的同刻——需要配合Fn来使用 字体用激光刻的紫红色字体标明 这种紫红刻也是PBT激光刻字的旗舰产品
                              这种语法下 与Fn配合的侧刻键位是即按即得 松开按键后 没有状态的保持 如果不再配合Fn键
                              试用 那么单独按有侧刻的按键 所反应的仅仅是正面同刻的所标示的键位
3.Fn侧面左下的实心方块——与相邻的空格右下角实心方块相呼应 他们两个一定能够发生“化学反应”
                                        在这种语法下 与Fn配合的按键将激活一个状态 即使松开按键 被激活的某个状态也将一直
                                        保持下去 直到再一次与Fn配合 关闭这个状态 举个例子:好比键盘常见的锁win状态一样
                                        DK9008 激活锁win状态是:Fn+F9 被激活锁win后 F9的灯一直亮着 这表示win键一直
                                        被锁住的状态 直到再按下Fn+F9关闭锁win
4.Fn侧面右下的空心方块——与键盘左上的Q键位侧刻的空心方块相呼应 他们两个也一定能够发生“化学反应”
                                        与第三个“语法”相似 Fn+Q也是某一个状态的激活(或者关闭)为了与Fn+空格区分开
                                        所以用了空心刻
下面开始介绍POKER最有想象力的一个设计(专利设计)
上面第三个“语法”谈到Fn+空格激活了一个状态 这个状态就是:当先按下Fn再按下空格的时候(注意有先后顺序) 那么左下角的
win app(菜单键)ctrl和右shift 将被切换成上下左右状态 也就是大家在这四个键位侧面看见的侧刻方向标识! 与第三个“语法”
暗合的是 侧刻的方向键也是采用了实心雕刻!
这样设计的好处是:在61键位的极小区域内实现了独立方向键
第二个独特的设计是:Fn+Q
大家看见了 Q的侧刻是一个空心的方块 并且这个方块是由一大一小 两个方块组成 与Fn侧刻右下的方块的刻字方式是一致的
细心的朋友一定注意到了 ~键 也就是键盘的最左上角的那个键位 侧面刻的ESC 也是一种空心刻字的方式(即一大一小两个ESC组成)
这种方式与Q和Fn右下的方块侧刻是同一种! 他们的化学反应方程式是:Fn(先按下不松开)+Q(后按下)=激活~键变成ESC状态
这样设计的好处是:对于不用或者不常用到的~键而常用到ESC的用户来说 有了自由的选择 当然 对于~键经常用到的朋友来说
                           我们另外有Fn+~=ESC的支持 不过这个变换适用第二种“语法”

new features added to poker
wait for laden3 to translate.
he got better mandarin translation.
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« Reply #108 on: Tue, 25 January 2011, 08:57:25 »
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new layout is out for the Poker.
wait for laden3 to translate.
he got better mandarin translation.


Completely new layout or what?
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« Reply #109 on: Tue, 25 January 2011, 09:04:32 »
Looking at the pic, I'm not too sure I like that.  For one, I think it would be better if Del were not a second layer key.  Not to sound like a broken record, but I think using anything other than the HHKB layout (or Lite, even) will be a big miss on a keyboard this size.


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« Reply #110 on: Tue, 25 January 2011, 09:44:25 »
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Completely new layout or what?


wait, no
not layout.
is the add on features.
more features on poker.

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« Reply #111 on: Tue, 25 January 2011, 10:57:20 »
Well yeah, google translate isn't so good when it comes to translating Chinese to english. Looking forward to someone translating those features better than google.
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« Reply #112 on: Tue, 25 January 2011, 18:29:03 »
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new features added to poker
wait for laden3 to translate.
he got better mandarin translation.


I don’t have the brain cells to translate it word by word (some words just don’t make sense in English… it’s just a PITA…)
1.   Laser engraved black-on-black legends - - Works like a normal keyboard…
2.   Purplish-red laser engraved legends on the anterior surface of the keycaps - - activated when Fn is pressed, Fn + ~ = ESC (except for the solid squares and the hollow squares. The cursors on the bottom right??? Not sure, isn’t mentioned)
3.   Solid squares on the left of the Fn key and the right of the spacebar - - (press Fn first, then spacebar) cursors on the bottom right is activated
Hollow squares on the right of the Fn key and the Q key - - (press Fn first, then Q) ~ becomes ESC (ESC becomes ~??? Not sure since it isn’t mentioned)
Some informations are loss during the process of translation, but, these informations are not related to the layout of the keyboard.


more pics here
http://bbs.kbc-china.com/thread-4827-1-1.html

p/s: some informations in the picture that shows the Fn + space is wrong... the Ls should be replaced with Rs


forgot to mention the DIP switches... (they are on ON obviously, OFF will reverse the effect)

1. win lock
2. alt and win switch places (1. will lock the win key instead of alt)
3. caps lock and control switch places
4. win_L becomes Fn (if 1. is on, this Fn will be locked) (if 4 and 2 are ON while 1 and 3 are OFF, it's [control][alt][Fn])
« Last Edit: Tue, 25 January 2011, 18:41:23 by laden3 »
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« Reply #113 on: Tue, 25 January 2011, 18:48:10 »
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Looking at the pic, I'm not too sure I like that.  For one, I think it would be better if Del were not a second layer key.  Not to sound like a broken record, but I think using anything other than the HHKB layout (or Lite, even) will be a big miss on a keyboard this size.


Well... IMO KBC tries to minimize the alteration on the ANSI layout. The positioning of the Fn key is different from HHKB too.

Last but not least, the designers of this keyboard are people who type Chinese characters daily, so, you will find the page up and page down near the Fn (- and = replaces page down and page up =P, probably not commonly used)
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« Reply #114 on: Thu, 27 January 2011, 09:47:42 »
new features poker is out.
different looks.
+ new PCB
pictures taken from here.
http://bbs.kbc-china.com/thread-4846-1-1.html
u probably need to register to see the picture.
so i upload it here.
green switch on space bar, dark blue switch on esc













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« Reply #115 on: Thu, 27 January 2011, 09:50:17 »
Looking good. Are those dipswitches on the bottom?
Ripster will not be amused.

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« Reply #116 on: Thu, 27 January 2011, 11:21:39 »

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« Reply #117 on: Thu, 27 January 2011, 11:44:46 »
I'll buy the keyboard if she's included!

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« Reply #118 on: Thu, 27 January 2011, 12:07:19 »
That is one sexy keyboard. The Chinese school girl seems to like it too.
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« Reply #119 on: Thu, 27 January 2011, 12:15:58 »
If the first thing you noticed was the keyboard...


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« Reply #120 on: Thu, 27 January 2011, 14:13:17 »
She definitely looks young...too young.

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« Reply #121 on: Thu, 27 January 2011, 14:31:11 »
@fssbzz - any photos of her holding up a photo ID plz?

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« Reply #122 on: Thu, 27 January 2011, 20:24:35 »
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The Chinese are reminding me more of the Japanese day by day.


lol
哈哈哈哈哈哈
because the Japanese AV.
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« Reply #123 on: Thu, 27 January 2011, 20:33:11 »
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lol
哈哈哈哈哈哈
because the Japanese AV.


by AV he meant porno :)

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« Reply #124 on: Thu, 27 January 2011, 22:26:54 »
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by AV he meant porno :)


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« Reply #125 on: Thu, 27 January 2011, 22:28:51 »
My friend from Congo said, they like tools.
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« Reply #126 on: Thu, 27 January 2011, 23:23:42 »
some kind of tools like this.......lol
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« Reply #127 on: Sat, 29 January 2011, 00:08:18 »
alright, too lazy to read the entire thread. So are these out or what? I would definitely buy this if they were. Glad I didn't buy the choco mini.

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« Reply #128 on: Sat, 29 January 2011, 01:49:50 »
The first batch was just out a few days ago and the second batch is in the making. It will be quite some time before these will reach the US or Europe, if they ever will.
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« Reply #129 on: Sun, 30 January 2011, 10:31:14 »


Sample will be in transit tomorrow. If customs don't take a year to stare at the board, expect a review in the upcoming week.

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« Reply #130 on: Sun, 30 January 2011, 11:33:02 »
Finally! I'm really looking forward to that review.
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« Reply #131 on: Mon, 31 January 2011, 09:12:29 »
Damn, that's a hot-looking 'board.  I think I am going to have get one if/when they become available.


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« Reply #132 on: Mon, 31 January 2011, 10:41:46 »
How would one in the US go about ordering one? Go through taobao?

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« Reply #133 on: Mon, 31 January 2011, 11:03:09 »
If it's available I would try to make a group buy here. lol
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« Reply #134 on: Mon, 31 January 2011, 12:34:50 »
I can imagine that a foot switch binded to the fn command would be very nice combo with this keyboard.
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« Reply #136 on: Mon, 31 January 2011, 18:30:18 »
Not a chance.
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« Reply #137 on: Mon, 31 January 2011, 22:50:24 »
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If it's available I would try to make a group buy here. lol


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« Reply #138 on: Mon, 31 January 2011, 23:55:09 »
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You will be my hero. :)


Mine too... I really want one of these for my portable board, I'm hoping they're not in stupidly short supply forever.



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« Reply #141 on: Fri, 04 February 2011, 07:22:38 »
Grass on the field...

Wait no, that doesn't apply at all.