The work keeps on chugging along at the Keebio office! We worked a lot on doing quality control on the Iris Aluminum cases, and we just posted them up for sale. Iris CE progress has been moving along as well, as the right half PCB prototypes came in. Updates * Iris...
You may have a loved one who is deep in the forest of mechanical keyboards. Allow me to lend a metaphorical machete to your intellectual conundrum of how to navigate buying a gift for said folk. There are lots and lots of terms in this hobby. It’s okay if...
Are you in search of a compact and highly portable ergonomic keyboard that's perfect for on-the-go productivity? Many of you have been asking for a more compact version of the Iris keyboard that's low-profile and easy to carry around. Ask and you shall receive! Last month, we started the development...
If you're looking for help with struggling fingers, a neck injury, or limited use in your hands our mechanical keyboards can help you. Here are ways mechanical keyboards can help you when a normal keyboard doesn't cater to what you need. Finger Weakness Layers are a key feature of mechanical...
Without any ergonomic keyboard typing experience, you can go from a traditional staggered situation to a columnar stagger. Despite working at Keebio for 3 years, it was my first try at typing on an Iris! It was a fun time, and this post is about what I learned and what...
Yeah, so it's been 2 months since the last update post here, but if you're subscribed to the store newsletter, you should've been kept up to date already. If you're not subscribed, sign up here: https://news.keeb.io/ Things have been quite busy at the store and for me...
As usual, been busy with stuff, so it's been slow with getting the end of week updates in. I picked up a beat-up Model F XT the other day from an e-cycling place just down the street from my office. Also don't forget, there's Keebio Discord server to hang out...
It's been some time since the last update, as I've been in and out of the office a bit due to Spring Break, but there are quite a bit of things going on to catch you up with. Spotted in the Wild! Maybe you'll draw some inspiration from what you...
Lots have happened since the last update a few weeks ago! Sinc Rev. 3 was released, and it sold out after about a week. Spotted in the Wild! Maybe you'll draw some inspiration from what you see in the following builds: Iris * 18 month into the rabbit hole - Reddit...
We received some more awesome packages this week and have been busy unpacking them and putting things into kits. We'll see how quickly we can pack them and make them available. Spotted in the Wild! Maybe you'll draw some inspiration from what you see in the following builds: Iris * Iris...
Now that Lunar New Year has passed, production of parts has continued and some packages have now come in or are on their way. So lots of exciting new stuff coming soon! We also released the next piece in our interview series, this time with Don of The Board Podcast....
...An interview of Don of The Board proudly brought to you by Keebio, the place for split keyboards. (For those of you unfamiliar with The Board Podcast, this is a play on the intro of every episode.) I've known Don for several years (so like an eternity in keyboard years)...
The waiting game continues this week, due to the Lunar New Year bringing production to a standstill. In the meantime, more keyboard design work is being completed. Today, we launched a new section of the blog for interviews! We're looking to showcase various people in the keyboard community to give...
😯 New Interview Series! Danny here, bringing you a new series to this site. I've been wanting to have a series of interview posts for a while, as I'd like to highlight various keyboard creators/designers/vendors out there. My goal is to get more written material out there about our...
It's been fairly quiet this week, as we're just waiting on new parts to arrive. I've mainly been working on my own custom Shopify app to provide more accurate shipping rates. Since the international portion of that has been completed, I'll be working on providing better rates for people in...
It's been about 2 months since the last weekly roundup, since we were quite busy with the holidays and then getting back up to speed again upon returning. We hope you have a good break in the meantime. Spotted in the Wild! KBO-5000 * Merry Christmas to my mom ft. KBO...
The NovelKeys event came around yet again this year, complete with "Team Ron" on the back of their event staff shirts. (You know... the Gater named Ron!) It was our mission to share the keyboards of the Keebio office we enjoy the most at the event, so Emily and I...
It is the era of aluminum at Keebio! Read on to find which of the products suit you and your desk aesthetic needs. These will drop Wednesday, December 7th at 11am EST. There are a limited number of cases available during Round 1, and we should have some more available...
So you've got a brand new keyboard PCB, but you'd like to make it hotswappable? No problem, you've come to the right place with this awesome guide! You'll find out how to select and install Mill-Max hotswap sockets into your PCB, so can you start swapping out switches anytime you'd...
Were you at the NovelKeys meetup last weekend? Sounds like it was a lot of fun. We'll have a blog post about it soon for you to enjoy, so be on the lookout for it! Spotted in the Wild! I spy a Keebio board...: KBO-5000 * Finally got my treatstock printed...
The Elite-Pi is a microcontroller (sometimes referred to as MCU for “microcontroller unit”) which is a small computer on a single integrated circuit chip. Think about big-brain knowledge condensed into something small for a specific purpose. The specific purpose is to make keyboards awesome! This model is not the first...
Danny isn't able to the keyboard meetup hosted by NovelKeys this weekend, but two members of our team are heading up. Say hi if you are attending! The Iris Rev. 7 PCBs were also released to kick off this week, so get a set if you haven't done so yet....
Some Keebio build sightings this week, some updates, and a new YouTube video! Spotted in the Wild! Maybe you'll draw some inspiration from what you see in the following builds: BFO-9000 * Built a BFO-9000 to get my obsessive amount of Photoshop macros and shortcuts entirely onto my left hand, so...
Spotted in the Wild! Maybe you'll draw some inspiration from what you see in the following builds: Quefrency * Endgame? Only time will tell - Tented Quefrency with wrist rests - Reddit Iris * Low-profile Iris with custom CNC'd aluminum case - Twitter Nyquist * First build: Nyquist - Nyquist with Wooden Case...
Nothing much in terms of Keebio keyboard sightings this week, so just updates: Updates * Sinc Rev. 3 prototype PCBs arrived, currently working on updating the firmware work due to QMK changes * Coiled USB-C to USB-C cables in white are available now * The Jawn 3x3 Aluminum Macropad has been placed on...
I wasn't feeling too great last week, so didn't post, but that just means this week you get two weeks of updates to catch up on! Spotted in the Wild! Maybe you'll draw some inspiration from what you see in the following builds: Quefrency * Another acrylic case by SM Keyboards...
It's been fairly quiet this week in terms of community sightings, but that's okay. We've got other news to fill you in on. Spotted in the Wild! Maybe you'll draw some inspiration from what you see in the following builds: Quefrency * Fancy carrying case for the Quefrency - Instagram Other...
Another week has gone by, so you know what time it is, the Keebio Weekly Roundup, where we highlight sightings of Keebio boards and such from places like Reddit, Twitter, YouTube, etc. Spotted in the Wild! Maybe you'll draw some inspiration from what you see in the following builds: Quefrency...
Welcome to the new Keebio Weekly Roundup series, where we highlight sightings of Keebio boards and such from places like Reddit, Twitter, YouTube, etc. Spotted in the Wild! Maybe you'll draw some inspiration from what you see in the following builds: Sinc * In Sinc with the Dreameaters - Reddit * Frosted...
They come in shades of every kind. Some are fandom inspired and some give your keyboard just the right sound you want. Some you can order right away and others you'll have to wait for what feels like an eternity for the magic to arrive... That's right, we're talkin' keycaps...
With the recent release of the BAMFK-1, I thought it was a good time to get some thoughts from the creator himself! NovelKeys features the Big Switch, and the community needed a new aesthetic case for it. Our founder, Danny, had just the case in mind… thus the creation of...
If you’re a first timer to mechanical keyboards, read on! This will help you choose the best keyboard for your needs, and help you understand some names of things. Psst! If you’re familiar with mech keebs, but are a first timer to Keebio, and you want to know...
The Iris has gone through 8 revisions so far, and it can be hard to remember the difference between revisions. So, we've put together some info about what those differences are so you know what to get. Comparison Table of Revisions Here's a table comparing the various revisions. For more...
If you're interested in getting a pre-built keyboard from Keebio, such as the Iris, Quefrency, and Sinc, one of the options you'll need to decide upon is which switches you want for us to use for your build. Don't know what you'd like? No problem, we'll go through the different...
After several months of working on the design and going through a few prototypes, we've finally started production on the aluminum case for the Iris! Development Process What took so long? If you’ve been tracking the status of development on the status board, you’ll see that it takes...
Five years ago on May 5, 2017, I launched Keebio and announced it to the world. Back then, the store just had Cherry MX deskmats, diodes, TRRS jacks, Pro Micros, and switch springs. Not too long after, I added in Gateron switches and my first keyboard PCB, the Nyquist. Ever...
About 3 and a half years ago, I decided to start an online store (Keebio) as an experiment to see how it would go. I had been into the mechanical keyboards hobby for about a year at that point and had already gone into doing custom builds and handwired boards....
For some DIY mechanical keyboards, instead of an integrated microcontroller, a daughterboard like the Pro Micro is used. Pro Micro-based builds/PCBs are commonly found in designs for split keyboards like the Let’s Split, Quefrency, and Iris (the older Rev. 2), due to split keyboards being relatively new compared...
It’s been a while since I last posted something, although I’ve got a lot of ideas and thoughts in my head. I’ve got 8–9 draft posts on various keyboard-related topics that one day will all get finished. But in the meantime, here’s a bit more...
So first off, my name isn’t Lewis Ridden, I’m Danny, better known as Bakingpy, the person behind Keebio. I’ve received a few emails in the past referring to me as Lewis, but alas, that isn’t me. “So if you’re not Lewis, then who is he,...
I don’t know how things go with other vendors in the mechanical keyboard community, but here’s a rundown of how my days normally go. Like a lot of other vendors, it’s mostly a one-man show here at Keebio. I think the perception out there from what I...
If only designing PCBs were so simple. While developing the Nyquist and other keyboard circuit boards, I have gone through a bunch of iterations as I discovered various issues or things that could be improved upon. Here’s some of the snags I’ve run into along the way, as...
Here at the Keebio Lab, better known as my garage and home office, I’ve got various projects in the works in addition to the incremental improvements being made to the Nyquist. Here’s a taste of what will be available soon. Levinson — A Let’s Split with LED backlight...
