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Given the rapid development of the hobbyist landscape from 3D printing, I suspect it will only be a matter of time before Kinesis comes out with a split design.
by autocorr 6y ago
Given the rapid development of the hobbyist landscape from 3D printing, I suspect it will only be a matter of time before Kinesis comes out with a split design.
Although the Kinesis is actually very easy to mod, and there are quite good resources on replacing the microcontroller with something that can run QMK. If you're not familiar, here's a link[1] to a PCB design that will route the ribbon cables to a Teensy.
[1] https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2020-07-09-kint-kinesis-keyboard-controller/ https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2020-07-09-kint-kinesis-...
- toyg 6y agoUh, Kinesis has several split designs already (Freestyle 1/2/Pro/Edge). Not shaped like the Advantage, but I’m pretty sure shaping is not popular enough to sustain the kind of volume they aim for. To be honest, I just wish they had an ortho version of the FS Pro.
- autocorr 6y agoYou're right, I had assumed it was obvious from context since we were talking about the Advantage and Dactyl-Manuform specifically. The market may be there though, since the Advantage has basically been the companies main product for RSI mitigation for decades and not gamers wanting a split to get the mouse closer in.