Keebin’ With Kristina: The One With The Ultimate Portable Split

What do you look for in a travel keyboard? For me, it has to be split, though this condition most immediately demands a carrying solution of some kind. Wirelessness I can take or leave, so it’s nice to have both options available. And of course, bonus points if it looks so good that people interrupt me to ask questions. YouTube PSKEEB 5 just may be your endgame. And, lucky for you, [kleshwong] plans to open source it soon. All he asks for is your support by watching the video below and doing the usual YouTube-related things. You’ll see a couple of really neat features, like swing-out tenting feet, a trackpoint, rotary encoders, and the best part of all - a carrying case that doubles as a laptop stand. Sweet! Eight years in the making, this is the fifth in a series, thus the name: the P stands for Portability; the S for Split. [kleshwong] believes that 36 keys is just right, as long as you have what you need on various layers. So, do what you can in the like/share/subscribe realm so we can all see the GitHub come to pass, would you? Here’s the spot to watch , and you can enjoy looking through the previous versions while you wait with your forks and stars. Via reddit Loongcat40 Has Custom OLED Art I love me a monoblock split, and I’m speaking to you from one now. They’re split, but you can just toss them across the desk when it’s time to say, eat dinner or carve pink erasers with linoleum tools, and they stay perfectly split and aligned for when you want to pull them back into service. Hackaday.IO Loongcat40 is like a junior monoblock split, and I dig it visually, but I’d have to try it to see if I find it cramped or not for the long term. And it’s so cute that I just might throw a fork at that GitHub . In between the halves you’ll find a 2.08′′ SH1122 OLED display with lovely artwork by [suh_ga]. Yes, that art is baked into the firmware, free of charge. Loongcat40 is powered by a Raspi Pico and qualifies as a 40%. The custom case is gasket-mounted and 3D-printed. [Christian Lo] aka [sporewoh] is no stranger to the DIY keyboard game. You may recognize that name as the builder of some very tiny keyboards , so the Loongcat40 is actually kind of huge by comparison. Via reddit The Centerfold: WIP Goes with the Flow reddit This beautiful, as-yet-nameless WIP by [_dentalt] is just captivating to me. It’s amazing what a couple of curves in the right places will do, eh? I love the inspiration for this keyboard. [_dentalt] was at a meetup, and everything was flat and straight except for this one keyboard someone was working on, which was enough for [_dentalt] to give curves a go. There are currently a couple of predicaments at play, so drop by the thread and see if you can help....

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