Submitted by up-dawg t3_y9m3zj in MechanicalKeyboards
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up-dawg OP t1_it6jegz wrote
a reasonably sized keyboard, a small man, on yet an even smaller screen, perhaps
Potatoes_Fall t1_it764nm wrote
Isn't that pretty much the standard? All the boards I have have those
Neoshooter t1_it79k62 wrote
Should've added Cherry blues to the board to really tie the message together
magicmulder t1_it7brna wrote
And so begins the “I need a bigger screen on my keyboard” cycle. :D
darknessblades t1_it7fa6g wrote
Darn it No rickroll?
SunshineInDetroit t1_it7kgik wrote
how do you like the keyboard in general?
GuyThirteen t1_it7ocs3 wrote
No personal opinions allowed, only absolute truths. #downvoted
Shiba_Fett t1_it7udo8 wrote
I think so, but I'm seeing a trend now for south facing One of the projects I'm waiting for just randomly did redesign for them to face South. Other than my GMMK pro all my other boards have them north. I personally don't have a preference since I don't care much for LED.
shoe465 t1_it7xr5q wrote
LCD keys and a screen.
up-dawg OP t1_it7ylj6 wrote
don't forget we need 4k resolution, high 144Hz refresh rates, and 1 millisecond response times.
up-dawg OP t1_it7za2r wrote
Haven't used it yet, but the board itself seems like the NJ80 or TH80 with the knob swapped out for a screen ... a gimmick maybe, but it's a feature I didn't have on any of my boards lol
magicmulder t1_it80ynb wrote
GSync, HDR, …
up-dawg OP t1_it872h7 wrote
or rather, as he so eloquently stated ... some ticklish Cherry MX Browns, the best of no worlds :P
BottomFragger t1_it87y2t wrote
its a standard for pre-built/budget boards, but boards that are $100 and up are most likely going to be south facing
endesign_reddit t1_it8cgbf wrote
Omg.. I never knew I needed this, but now I do. Genius!
DeadliestArmadillo t1_it8e115 wrote
What keeb is it? A tiny, almost impossible to read screen is one of those things I didn't know I wanted.
up-dawg OP t1_it8ezbi wrote
Its the Keydous NJ81. there's actually a standard dashboard that displays connection mode, windows/mac mode, clock, battery life and a typing speed bar. Supposedly more updates are coming to that as well ...
fn+del switches the screen back and forth from the dashboard to whatever image you upload.
Tersphinct t1_it8hksz wrote
You're wrong. ^^^^^/s
DeadliestArmadillo t1_it8ld1i wrote
Thank you!
up-dawg OP t1_it8lm5m wrote
oh and also if you were considering it ... right now only the tri-mode supports uploading your own images. there's a bluetooth/wired version that i guess has a different software update path
up-dawg OP t1_it8lsar wrote
all using the stock software from Keydous on the NJ81 (tri-mode)
qmkdir t1_it8pztg wrote
This is so lit
lxxx_GodKing_xxxl t1_it8tt2v wrote
So can I watch p.rn on it??? Lol.
up-dawg OP t1_it8wjel wrote
the kit did come with a plastic keyboard cover .. so I guess do your worst lol
civilized-engineer t1_it8wnpo wrote
Sounds like the Optimus Maximus vaporware keyboard from like 20 years ago.
up-dawg OP t1_it8wvng wrote
qmkdir t1_it8xd0y wrote
Ahahahaha
Potatoes_Fall t1_it90ef4 wrote
Is there a reason for that? genuinely curious
jusmar t1_it9o45c wrote
"...but given that's a stupid ass preference I've elected to ignore it" - /r/mk
Burninglegion65 t1_ita1acb wrote
If someone can get that right; it would be amazing. Though I’d prefer e-ink if possible. Not just legends but full keycap coverage. The challenge would mainly be in the stem. Ideally, the stem would probably have to change to something like 4 contacts with plastic in the center then use sliders same as always but now they transmit info and have metal on metal contact. Not the cheapest of switches.
However then some interesting things could begin. Shape and design become two separate things. Imagine in the future using rgb e-ink being able to completely change out keycap colors, legends etc. just upload a new design into qmk. Instead of artificial scarcity, designers can now provide a marketplace and sell new designs for $20 a pop with minimal investment. Legend sets vs colors can now be a thing so you can customise what you want. Heck, rgb backlighting of legends can now be done at the cost of a heavier, thicker, more expensive keycap as it would need to include the matrix behind the e-ink screen.
It would be a manufacturing nightmare at first but it would also be a crazy level of enhancement to keyboard customisation. Did you add a red stripe going down the keyboard? Now you can make it go all the way top to bottom!
I don’t think their idea was bad. The execution and timing was more the challenge. I think a new venture into that, taking into account the current market could actually succeed. But, it would need to conform as far as possible to existing products. Getting it right also may have use outside of just keyboards too. The challenge is, this won’t be cheap to attempt. ROI would be a real challenge as that’s not getting returns in 2-4 years most likely etc. etc.
Neither-Net-4572 t1_ita3m2g wrote
north facing led interferes with cherry profile keycaps
LonelyRaven t1_itapv1m wrote
Yassss!
SoftDev90 t1_itapvg1 wrote
No but can run doom for sure!!
ZulkarnaenRafif t1_itk34n7 wrote
By the way, my preference is better than your preference.
>!I'm gonna give this some time to marinate!<
up-dawg OP t1_it6bi3c wrote
and for those curious, this is the Keydous NJ81 tri-mode. Outside of the normal dashboard, the TFT screen supports user uploaded images/gifs.