Behind the scenes #212

Keyboard Builders’ Digest / Editorial

Behind the scenes #212

Behind the scenes with the Could change prime checklist, Iqunix EV63 GitS and Epomaker Glyph opinions, open-source and business tasks, keyboard artwork, meetups, new retailers and reductions, and so on.

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Revealed June 9, 2026

Hey, what’s up everybody!

Welcome again for an additional recap and behind-the-scenes write-up – with cool tasks from the DIY keyboard scene, but in addition some promising closed-source and business tasks.

(Yeah, the deadline for this challenge was someday per week in the past, so there are way more posts within the pipeline.)

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Some posts value sharing

• Listed here are Could’s prime mechanical switches, the group’s favorites primarily based on vendor gross sales information. I’ve simply up to date it with LumeKeebs’ checklist, and likewise welcome TTC as a brand new contributor.

• Assessment: Two brand-new EV63 variants have been launched lately: the Ghost within the Shell-themed Shell Core and Cyber Blue. For this assessment, I took a more in-depth take a look at the latter.

• Bonus assessment: The retro, mid-century fashionable Epomaker Glyph is a typewriter-style tri-mode wi-fi keyboard with big shows.

• Nikola Secerovski‘s etzee B11 is an open-source ortho cut up (or monoblock) keyboard.

• Binit‘s Pling! is a wi-fi cut up keyboard that includes soldered KS27 switches.

• A 42-key diodeless wi-fi cut up: Direct03xD by lander03xD.

• Timo‘s Tiwaz is an ortho cut up gaming keyboard with joysticks and gaskets.

• biGH by vaudiber. A low-pro symmetric unibody with Choc spacing. The katanaish format is achieved by the larger G and H caps of the center row.

• Hm. Pre-built ortholinear keyboards are fairly uncommon. Epomaker’s wi-fi Hack70 is a member of this species – with gaskets, QMK/VIA assist, 15×5 grid, and a bit unusual cut up spacebar sizing. I get it, however it might set off the OCD of a few of you.

• Anvil. A pre-built aluminum Sofle-derivative by ergomech.retailer.

• Nova Kine – a elaborate macropad with some severe casette-futurism vibe. Some fastened 1U keys, however the majority is variable from 1U to 4U keys.

• j1nx3d. 13U width, 40% aesthetics, offset quantity row.

• TAIKO-01. I’ve talked about David Ma‘s cut up a couple of instances already. The venture went into the Kickstarter part (June 2 – July 2). Test it out.

Handwired

3D

• Q-Saver case by kriscovery – for QAZ, QEZ, and qorthoz PCBs in a Kishsaver syle.

Ideas, Typing, Keymap

• Layer Phrase by Kawamashi. Just like Caps Phrase, however you keep on a layer till a word-breaking charecter is tapped. E.g. in your quantity layer whereas typing numeric symbols.

• Firefox 151 provides Net Serial API assist, so you must have the ability to use ZMK Studio with out having to change to Chrome. (VIA is a unique factor, counting on WebHID, and Mozilla deems it too insecure to incorporate in Firefox.) – through julian_vdm.

Historical past/Discovery

• MoeeTech Glitter65 L01 package – for some cause I believed this may be a low-profile mannequin, however the PCB is MX. A pleasant wired aluminum package with much more colour choices than traditional. Mine is the “silver flame” variant, coming in a loopy silver cardboard field with a drawer. Extra pictures and assessment quickly.

By the way in which, the pictures do not actually mirror this, however there’s some good tapering on the perimeters as effectively. The general form jogs my memory of some spaceships of the sport Elite on Commodore64. God, I am outdated…

• New donations, yay! Thanks Felix Okay. and Johannes H.!
• Hm. An extended-time donor has gone.
• As all the time, many due to my superior common supporters and everybody who helped this venture up to now.

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Meetup database

The meetup database serves as each a calendar and an archive, so be happy to ship me upcoming occasions and even ones from the latest previous to make this assortment as complete as doable.

Upcoming meetups

At the beginning, be happy to make use of the KBDNEWS low cost code at 172 keyboard retailers worldwide!

New reductions and updates to the database of keyboard distributors:

• Khor (Italy) is increasing and relocating. Within the meantime, Marco was form sufficient to boost your low cost to 10% (from 5%) – use the KBDNEWS coupon code!
• The X-Bows low cost is again, save 10%! (Coupon: KBDNEWS)
• Luminkey: new $5 coupon, yay! I am glad they’re again as a result of each the Luminkey80 and Magger68 HE I reviewed earlier are high-quality merchandise.
• Keebz N Cables (Australia) is now registered for VAT below the IOSS scheme, so there might be no extra hidden surprises from EU customs for orders below €150.
• FalbaTech (Poland) turned 12. Wow, congrats! (Publish on r/mk.)

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Nicely, that is all for immediately. Thanks for checking by. As all the time: Continue to learn and constructing!

Till subsequent time,
Tamás

Revealed on Tue ninth Jun 2026. Featured in KBD #212.

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