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Untitled No. 1 - compact 75%, top mount, ISO & ANSI RGB hotswap keyboard

by MMXXI

$300.00

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UNTITLED NO. 1

My brother and I have been working on this project for a while now in our
freetime.

Our goal was to build a 75% without removing any of the useful keys of a TKL
(Scroll Lock and Pause Break are redundant and are only used in very niche
scenarios - e.g. if you don’t have a mouse and you’re working in Excel or you’re
looking to stop a text-mode program’s output to read the messages).

This eliminates the exploded 75% because it does not have enough space for
“editing” keys (Insert, Delete, Home, Page Up, Page Down, End), which leaves us
with the compact 75%.

From having seen many of them, we found none to be visually appealing. We wanted
to change that and represent our design philosophy unto it.

Here’s the reasoning behind some of our design choices:

We removed the right Ctrl key and replaced it with a blocker on the bottom row to
keep the modifier keys all consistent size. Without it, we feel it looks inharmonious.
This layout has never been done before.

As the weight is the most expensive piece per gram, we placed it on the front
because we believe it should be seen, and not hidden underneath. It should act as
an accent piece and add boldness.

Rounding the corners on all four points adds softness, which enables us to add a
lip on the back that wraps around seamlessly and that in turn creates a visual
flow from the top view.

On the bottom, we added ridges for texture because it'd look boring without it.

I hope I didn’t come across as pretentious. I find it difficult to explain my
design thought process from solely a visual standpoint because it’s always been
more of a feeling to me.

We are open to feedback.

Two PCB options will be available: ISO and ANSI, accommodating users both from the
country where we are based, the UK, and internationally. Both options offer
hotswapability, per-key RGB lighting, and includes QMK compatibility.

PROTOTYPE_SPECIFICATION

Mount: Top mount
Typing angle: 7˚
Front height: 18.53mm, EKH: 21.30mm
Material

Housing - Al6061
Weight - SS304
Plate - Al6061

PCB

ISO & ANSI
Hotswapability
Per-key RGB lighting
QMK compatibility & VIA

[size=10ptIt weights almost 2kg.[/size]

We would like to offer as many customization options as possible, but compromises
may need to be made if not enough orders are gathered. Please fill in our survey
so we know what to prioritise.

PRICE

Target price: $300 to $350 USD (price based on the config above)
Target MOQ: 100

UPCOMING_ANNOUNCEMENTS

Second prototype of keyboard ~ 2 months
ISO PCB prototype with new LEDs ~ TBA

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