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Behind the scenes #199 Behind the scenes with the Evoworks Evo75 review, open-source projects, tips, keyboard art, meetups, new vendors, discounts, etc.

KBD#199. My latest wrap-up of DIY keyboard stuff, interesting commercial boards, art, meetups, discounts, etc.
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Best-selling keyboard switches of August 2025 In this overview of community-favorite mechanical switches, here are August's top picks, based on real sales data provided by vendors and manufacturers.

Here is my monthly mechanical switch market overview, this time with August's best-selling switches. Based on 1 million switches sold, as reported by 18 shops and manufacturers:
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Behind the scenes #196 Keyboard projects, tips, quick news, keyboard art, in the mailbox, meetups, vendors, discounts.

It's been a while, but here is KBD#196, my latest compilation of cool DIY keyboard projects: kbd.news/Behind-the-s...

Built-in keyboard batteries and how to avoid fire A friendly reminder from Snimtas about the risks of using wireless keyboards with built-in lithium batteries plugged in constantly.

The issue with built-in keyboard batteries and how to avoid fire - an interesting read by Snimtas and other community members.
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Best-selling keyboard switches of July 2025 In this overview of community-favorite mechanical switches, here are July's top picks, based on real sales data provided by vendors and manufacturers.

Here are the current best-selling switches for mechanical keyboards (July 2025 data arrived from 17 vendors and manufacturers): kbd.news/Best-selling...

Behind the scenes #195 Keyboard projects, tips, quick news, keyboard art, in the mailbox, meetups, vendors, discounts.

My latest summary of last week's cool keyboard projects. A snapshot of the DIY keyboard hobby and more - KBD#195: kbd.news/Behind-the-s...

Behind the scenes #194 Keyboard projects, tips, quick news, keyboard art, in the mailbox, meetups, vendors, discounts.

Just my recent wrap-up of cool DIY keyboard projects - with June's best-seller list of switches, GravaStar Mercury V75 Pro HE review, open-source projects, meetups, new vendors, etc. KBD#194:
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Best-selling keyboard switches of June 2025 In this overview of community-favorite mechanical switches, here are June's top picks, based on real sales data provided by vendors and manufacturers.

In my monthly series, here are June's best-selling mechanical switches for keyboards: kbd.news/Best-selling...

GravaStar Mercury V75 Pro HE review Another masterpiece by GravaStar: the magnetic Mercury V75 Pro HE – hand-painted aluminum alloy case, carbon plate, the hallmark alien legs, and all the Hall-effect features for competitive gamers.

I'm very impressed with GravaStar's magnetic Mercury V75 Pro HE Neon Graffiti edition. Hand-painted aluminum alloy frame, carbon plate, awesome lighting, and of couse the alien legs. :) Full review:
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Behind the scenes #193 Keyboard projects, tips, quick news, keyboard art, in the mailbox, meetups, vendors, discounts.

KBD#193. The most recent of my regular summaries of awesome open-source DIY keyboard projects -- and much more:
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KiiBOOM Moonshadow V2 review A well-built 75% wireless keyboard in a nice aluminum case: Moonshadow V2 by KiiBOOM.

KiiBOOM Moonshadow V2. A great 75% wireless keyboard - screwless alu case, gasket mounting, hotswap PCB, rotary knob, QMK/VIA support, etc. Full review:
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Best-selling keyboard switches of May 2025 In this month's overview of community-favorite mechanical switches, here are May's top picks, based on real sales data provided by vendors and manufacturers.

Hey keyboard enthusiasts! In my monthly series, here are the best-selling mechanical switches of May 2025:
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Behind the scenes #192 Keyboard projects, tips, quick news, keyboard art, in the mailbox, meetups, vendors, discounts.

KBD#192: The latest of my regular wrap-ups of cool DIY keyboard projects -- and much more:
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Behind the scenes #191 Keyboard projects, tips, quick news, keyboard art, in the mailbox, meetups, vendors, discounts.

Here is KBD#191. With lots of cool DIY keyboard projects, shops, discounts, meetups, etc.
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Best-selling keyboard switches of April, 2025 In this month's overview of community-favorite mechanical switches, here are April's top picks, based on real sales data provided by vendors and manufacturers.

Here’s my April market overview of the best-selling mechanical keyboard switches. Based on data from 16 vendors and manufacturers, representing around 1 million switches sold last month:

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Behind the scenes #190 Keyboard projects, tips, quick news, keyboard art, in the mailbox, meetups, vendors, discounts.

Some cool DIY keyboard projects from the past few days. KBD#190: kbd.news/Behind-the-s...

Best-selling keyboard switches of March, 2025 In this month's overview of community-favorite mechanical switches, here are March's top picks, based on real sales data provided by vendors and manufacturers.

Here’s my March market overview of the best-selling mechanical keyboard switches. Based on data from 17 vendors and manufacturers, representing around 1 million switches sold last month:
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Behind the scenes #189 Keyboard projects, reviews, quick news, in the mailbox, meetups, vendors, discounts.

KBD#189 is out - with cool DIY keyboard projects, news, meetups, discounts/coupons, etc.:
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Behind the scenes #188 Keyboard projects, reviews, quick news, in the mailbox, meetups, vendors, discounts.

Here is KBD#188, my regular summary of the DIY keyboard scene -- with projects, news, meetups, new shops, discounts, and now a call to action to join me in supporting Ukraine:
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Best-selling keyboard switches of February, 2025 In this month's overview of community-favorite mechanical switches, here are February's top picks, based on real sales data provided by vendors and manufacturers.

Here is my monthly switch market overview with February's best-selling switches -- based on data provided by 17 vendors and manufacturers, representing almost 1 million switches sold:
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Behind the scenes #187 Keyboard projects, reviews, quick news, in the mailbox, meetups, vendors, discounts.

KBD#187 is out. With a bunch of cool keyboard projects from the past few days:
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The early days of Keykrush ORCA Veronica of Keykrush talks about the development journey of the ORCA – an exciting wireless ergo split keyboard in the fundraising phase.

Kickstarter warning, but otherwise I like this project a lot: Keykrush ORCA. Designer Veronica Z writes about the development phase of this classy wireless ergo split:
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Behind the scenes #186 Keyboard projects, reviews, quick news, in the mailbox, meetups, vendors, discounts.

KBD#186 is out. My regular digest featuring interesting keyboard projects, discounts, events, and a lot more:
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Best-selling keyboard switches of January, 2025 In this month's overview of community-favorite mechanical switches, here are January's top picks, based on real sales data provided by vendors and manufacturers.

Here are January's best-selling keyboard switches -- in the latest part of this monthly market overview series:
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Behind the scenes #185 Keyboard projects, reviews, quick news, in the mailbox, meetups, vendors, discounts.

KBD#185 is out. With great DIY keyboard projects - and a lot more! Here you go:
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n36tsu N36tsu by n1tsu. A low-profile split with PG1316S switches.

An ultra-low-pro wireless split keyboard featuring Kailh's PG1316S switches:
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Crosses Crosses is a modular ergonomic keyboard with trackball – shared by Vinnie Franco.

Crosses, this cool split with trackball(s) designed by Vinnie Franco, is both open source and available as a kit or even pre-built keyboard:
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Behind the scenes #184 Keyboard projects, reviews, quick news, in the mailbox, meetups, vendors, discounts.

My latest summary of the DIY keyboard scene with some cool projects:
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Behind the scenes #181 Keyboard projects, reviews, MK Advent Calendar, quick news, in the mailbox, meetups, vendors, discounts.

Issue #181 of Keyboard Builders' Digest is out -- with lots of open-source projects and other DIY keyboard related news:
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Ergohaven Velvet v3 The Velvet v3 by Ergohaven is a beautiful prebuilt split with classy contours, keywell, hotswappable switches, and Vial support.

My thoughts about Ergohaven's classy Velvet v3 - a Vial-compatible hotswap split with keywell:
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