Matias : update on blank keycaps?
We're gearing up for the switches now. Should be ready to ship next week.
The keycaps will have to wait until after Chinese New Year -- March.
Why wouldn't they make that keyboard Bluetooth? It makes no sense. But i credit Matias for getting a jump on the competition for having a Bluetooth, USB port tenkeyless keyboard. DAS is too slow on advancing their keyboard that i wouldn't waste my time with them unless they do something soon.
When we started working on the Mini Tactile Pro, there was a lot of debate as to whether it should be Bluetooth or USB. It was a close call. Ultimately, we chose to go with USB because the Tactile Pro was USB, and the Mini gave us a small and wired option for the Mac, while the Laptop Pro served as the small wireless option.
Having said all that, we are always open to feedback, so if anyone has strong feelings either way, feel free to vent them here. :-)
looking at the matias mini quiet pro
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I love the layout, the choice of keys at corners where fingers can home in on.
pgup and pgdn conveniently located.
But I am puzzled, Y.O.Y are there two 2! OS keys instead of 1 OS key and 1 menu key.
That is beyond my understanding and I rarely if ever use the menu key anyway, but still...
This was another compromise we made. For Mac users who want a wired or black Mini Quiet Pro, having 2 Win/OS keys makes it easy for it to serve double-duty as a Mac keyboard.
If you want that right Win/OS key to be a Menu key, it's easy enough to remap using AutoHotkey.
The other option would be to use Shift+F10 instead (as deepthawt suggested).
Will the mini quiet pro be available with UK layout?
Yes, and you can thank The Keyboard Company for that. They placed Mini Quiet Pro orders for UK, German, and Nordic layouts.
Kinda a weird question but... how do you pronounce "Matias". Is it "mah-tee-ahh-sss" or "mah-t-eye-yaa-sss"?
There are a few different ways you can pronounce it, but probably the easiest is "muh-tie-us". :-)