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AdamN · 22 days ago

Are there any keyboard stores where you can try a lot of these out?

thehaikuza · 21 days ago

If you ever find yourself in Tokyo, there’s a store called Yusha Kobo that has many split keyboards on display to try out. Otherwise there may be a local keyboard meetup in your area for a similar experience.

thehaikuza commented on A beginner's guide to split keyboards justinmklam.com/posts/202... · Posted by u/thehaikuza

moozilla · 22 days ago

Last time I tried home row mods I could not get over how bad it felt having the letter not appear until I lifted the key rather than immediately on the keypress. Am I just overly sensative or is this just something you get used to over time?

thehaikuza · 22 days ago

I had a much better experience shifting them down a row so they’re “bottom row mods”, since those keys (if using QWERTY) are much less frequently used.

There’s also features like chordal hold and flow tap which have improved the home/bottom row mod behaviour.

thehaikuza commented on A beginner's guide to split keyboards justinmklam.com/posts/202... · Posted by u/thehaikuza

sesm · 22 days ago

Surprised Ergodox is not mentioned, that's the keyboard that started the movement. Very safe pick since firmware is open source and it can be both self-assembled and bought.

It has too many keys in thumb clusters and bottom row, but you can easily remove them.

thehaikuza · 22 days ago

I included ZSA's other boards (Moonlander and Voyager) since they seemed to have superseded the Ergodox in popularity. But yes, it definitely was one of the first to come out. ZSA is still a company paving ways though!

thehaikuza commented on A beginner's guide to split keyboards justinmklam.com/posts/202... · Posted by u/thehaikuza

locusofself · 22 days ago

No mention of the Kinesis Advantage 360? I was lucky and scored two of them for free, one from the ergo center at my employer, and one from a generous coworker who didn't vibe with his.

There are a lot of keyboards I'd like to try, but I'm pretty happy with these.

thehaikuza · 22 days ago

Thanks for mentioning it, I included the Kinesis Freestyle (traditional split) but I think it's worth including the Advantage. Added!

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A beginner's guide to split keyboards justinmklam.com/posts/202...

thehaikuza commented on Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026) · Posted by u/david927

thehaikuza · a month ago

I'm deep in the rabbit hole of ergonomic keyboards and working on the design of a wireless, 36-key keyboard that can be used as a unibody or split. This came about because while I enjoy using a split when I'm at a desk, I found it cumbersome to use when I'm moving around at a coworking space or cafe, or even while working on a couch, where a unibody keyboard is more convenient (albeit with less ideal ergonomics).

Normally, split keyboards use two microcontrollers and batteries (one for each half), but this design uses a single microcontroller and a GPIO expander to bridge the two halves together via a magnetic 4-pin connector. It also features a reversible PCB to further keep the overall costs low.

Just finished bringing up the PCBs and putting the ZMK firmware together. Still designing the case for it, but all the files are open-source and on GitHub!

https://github.com/justinmklam/dabao

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thehaikuza · 2 months ago

https://www.justinmklam.com/

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