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Keyboards!

by Jono


https://jonocodes.github.io/awesome-keyboards

(see text content in speaker notes)

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Outline

  • Look
  • Feel
  • Speed
  • Functionality
  • Ergonomics

Look

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Key caps

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Home Builds

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FEEL

Keyboard types

Membrane

  • simple construction
  • low profile
  • low price

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Optical

  • fast
  • precise

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Mechanical

  • durable
  • repairable
  • customizable (sound and feel)

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Machanical Switch Types

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Sound categories

  • volume
  • depth
  • ping
  • pop
  • pitch
  • rattle
  • grind
  • click
  • clack
  • thock <--

Sound tweaking

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  • plate composites
  • foam bases
  • silicon mat dampener
  • wood and paper base
  • O-rings (mute rings)
  • grease/lube
  • tape modification
  • stabilizers
  • dampeners
  • spring weights

Switch sounds demo

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Keyboard ASMR

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Speed

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Stenography

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3D Chording

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Functionality

Functionality

Portable

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Functionality

Wearable

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Form Factor

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Key Minimization

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Key Maximization

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Layering

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Ergonomics

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Ok, back to the keebs...

Ergonomic Forms

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Split

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Concave

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Tenting

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Thumb clusters

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Columnar

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Ergonomic Layouts

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But first, some history...

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Alternative layouts

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Minimizing travel

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Touch typing handshape comparison

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Ergonomics

Takeaways

  • High effort (months), high return: Alternate layouts

  • Low effort (1 week), medium return: Thumb clusters!

Ergonomics

FAQ

I already type 100 WPM. Do these optimizations really make you faster?


  • Its all about comfort

Can you still type on other peoples keyboards?


  • Yes

What's the best layout?


  • It depends

I don't have time to learn another layout. Is there something quick and easy that I can do instead?


  • Thumb clusters!

Seems like a waste of money

  • You press thousands of keys a day

Mobile specific

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Community

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Mechanical Keyboards

/r/mechmarket /r/switchmodders /r/keycaps /r/keycapdesigners /r/MechanicalKeyboards /r/vintagekeyboards

Layouts and Tech

/r/Dvorak /r/colemak /r/KeyboardLayouts /r/keyboardshortcuts

DIY

/r/PeripheralDesign /r/CustomBoards

Ergo

/r/olkb /r/ergodox /r/ErgoMechKeyboards /r/ergonomics

Image Galleries

/r/ArtisanMacro /r/CatsOnKeyboards -> /r/CustomKeyboards /r/cyberDeck /r/mechanicalheadpens

Adjacent Subreddits

/r/hardwareswap /r/keyboard /r/keyboards /r/MouseReview /r/TrackBalls /r/typewriters /r/BucklingSprings /r/Topre

Key takeaways

  • Thumb clusters are awesome.

  • QWERTY is an outdated convention.

  • Keyboard customization is a (fun) rabbit hole.

Join me next time for ...

The mouse!

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