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Have you ever wondered what you will do when your current ergonomic keyboard starts to fail and the model is long out of manufacturing but due to the high demand not even available anymore over the internet?
Have you ever dreamt to not have to reach for your trackball and leave the home row but still have precise control over the cursor?
Are you in search of the next cool hackable and extensible project?
Well, all this and much more might be solved with the Ultimate Hacking Keyboard.
1. Repairable? Check.
2. N-Key Rollover? Check.
3. Choice of keyboard switches? Check.
4. ??? <--- your contribution here!
5. Open Source when the goal is reached, Open Hardware within 5 years.
Take a look at the link above and make sure to also visit the Updates section - but don't ponder too long: the Early Birds are flying fast and December 14th is only days 23 away (give or take a few time zones ;-))
And the best part for us European gee^H^H^Hpeople? They offer shipping from Hungary to EU and Schengen area :-)
Bonus link: for more on Crowd Supply check FLOSS Weekly 356.
PS: no affiliation, just an enthusiast
(Score: 2) by K_benzoate on Sunday November 22 2015, @08:39AM
If it's truly made of steel and built with longevity in mind (and damn the price) then I don't see why it can't be incredibly durable. We can make things that last. A well made firearm for example can last 100 years with regular maintenance; and they undergo far more stress than a keyboard. Electronics don't last very long because they're made as cheaply as possible with the assumption that they'll be obsolete before they'll wear out. What's the point of making a laptop that'll last 50 years if it'll be useless in 10? But a keyboard could be made like a gun. I bet we'll still be using keyboards in 50 years. There's probably a demand for one that'll last that long. Look at the IBM Model M which is still cherished, duplicated, replicated, and imitated. Some are older than I am and still work.
Climate change is real and primarily caused by human activity.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by davester666 on Sunday November 22 2015, @09:24AM
Nope. Fifty years from now, people will be going "what the fuck is usb?" Besides, we'll be too busy with the class wars to be worried about typing fast on a sturdy keyboard.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Runaway1956 on Sunday November 22 2015, @10:16AM
cload and csave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv-hbSZOi5E [youtube.com]
And, from my experience, he's fast forwarded like nobody's business! It took forever to load a saved game, like 3 minuts or more.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 2) by choose another one on Sunday November 22 2015, @01:31PM
More like "what the fuck does usb have to do with keyboards". 5 pin DIN all the way...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 22 2015, @04:57PM
I sincerely hope USB will not go away. only yesterday my son decided to chew on a USB plug, and bent it out of shape. Still, it works perfectly fine after bending back. Maybe HDMIs are somewhere close in terms of robusteness, but I'm not aware of other connectors in the same class...