As a software application developer, [suka] spends a great deal of time each day in front of a keyboard. He had been trying out different keyboard layouts far less typical than even the moderetly obscure Dvorak layout, as well as after a long time made a decision a customized ergonomic keyboard was what he wanted. His development of creating his own customized ergonomic keyboard is a fascinating read, made even cooler by the truth these are real, professional-quality keyboards with mechanical switches as well as customized enclosures.
After starting off with a few USB numpads, [suka] dove in to the world of Cherry switches by crafting his own wing-style keyboard. [suka] works for one of the larger makers of laser-sintering machines, so he was able to produce the enclosures for his keybaord – in addition to the essential caps – relatively easily. The innovation behind laser sintering allowed [suka] to produce some unusual bowl as well as trough-shaped keyboards before settling on his everyday driver, seen above.
The Blue Cube, as [suka] calls it, includes an integrated stand, an integrated IBM trackpoint mouse, as well as is powered by a Teensy microcontroller. [suka]’s keyboards may not be heafty sufficient for melee combat like the venerable IBM design M, however it’s precisely what [suka] wants, as well as that’s just fine by us.