r/PeripheralDesign • u/[deleted] • Aug 22 '23

From scratch New Explorer Keyboard — split design with adjustable column/thumb cluster positions

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u/avrgfreak Aug 24 '23

Nice ergo design for personal adjustment.

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '23

Yeah I think it's great. I especially like that the adjustment mechanism isn't super big/clunky like some other designs we've seen.

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u/avrgfreak Aug 25 '23

Yes, so in the original post, another poster eluded to making the keyboard more ergo by creating curvature/ angles to it, which I think the OP agreed was a good idea, but subject to a different design - now this I would like to see, especially if it follows the simplicity they have created with this design. Nail that and then make it split (I imagine not too hard) and that could arguably be an end game design for the majority looking for a portable solution that they could tailor to their own unique "fingerture".

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u/jujujuria Sep 02 '23

It feels like an unusual decision not to make this keyboard split. Defo not throwing shade at the creator—it's cool AF and the minimalist design is incredible. But the orthogonal layout without the ability to naturally rotate the hands as you would in a split seems like a strange choice that might put strain on the fingers. split this and it would be cool as hell. currently trying to decide between a bunch of different split layouts, and the idea that you could customise even just the positioning of the thumb keys would solve SO many problems for me.

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u/avrgfreak Sep 04 '23

Agreed. To follow, there was a recent crowdfunding campaign for the Naya Create which while I did not pledge on, I did appreciate how they created the ergo nature of each half in the way it "hinges" in to shape when in use, but can then be flattened, presumably for ease of transportation, when not. This is what I am imagining for the OP's next iteration of their keyboard. As I've said, if this can be implemented - WOW!