Looks like Keychron is getting into ZMK and tool-less cases. I wonder if their “Launcher” web front end will contribute back to ZMK Studio.
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The battery life claims with ZMK are fantastic; I’m curious if those hold up under real world conditions? I have an old Logitech M705 mouse that runs on two AA batteries and they last for about 18 months under heavy use. It’s so nice to have something wireless that doesn’t need to be frequently recharged. I will say though that about every 18 months or so, my mouse starts acting weird and my first thought is always “well, shit. I’m going to have to buy a new mouse.” 
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It’s looking increasingly likely that the Smurve80 is not shipping in Q2 as expected, though NovelKeys still shows that estimated timeline. I find it implausible that sampling, manufacturing, and shipping will all take place before the end of June:
ProtoTypist has updated their Smurve80 expected customer ship date to Q3:
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Did you guys see the new options for the Classic-TKL coming? Love it! I assume there will be non-assembled/packaged versions as well. I don’t own a set of GMK Classic Beige, so I may order one of these when they get in stock. Heck of a deal
I already have 4 of these, and I might have to pick up one of each new color 
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Ooooh these colors are so good. Reminds me of the colors MODE put out for the refreshed Encore. Not sure if I really like the yellow accents, but I can’t say that it doesn’t work with the color schemes. Pretty nice
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The yellow accents are listed as a unique Underscore edition feature, so maybe these colors will come in a standard version as well without the yellow. Might need @mgsickler to clear that up.
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New key machine teaser sure looks like it’s a TKL-Classic of some sort. 6 days to release
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Looks like it’s going to be DCS Panels.
This would be the first DCS set
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DCS seems to be popular at the moment, so I thought others might be interested. DCS Pink Alert extras at SPKeyboards
The colorway is not my jam, but I do love DCS
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That reminds me that I have been meaning to revisit my very first modern mech, a 2014-ish 70% Pok3r-like called the “Drevo Calibur.” It was daily driver until I started sharing an office with my wife (that was two houses ago… we’ve both come to our senses about that) and replaced it with a 100% of similar provenance rocking clone blacks and rubber o-rings.
There is a lot wrong with a no-name board that was in the first generation of post-patent experimentation, but I have fond memories of it, and 70% is a layout that can manage without QMK as long as the F keys are mapped sensibly. It could be a good candidate for desoldering switches, DCS Unicorn Barf, and a 3D-printed replacement case. Anybody want some gray laser-marked PBT OEM from that timeframe? North facing Caps lock indicator helpfully drilled out and diffused with hot glue! 
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Saw this pop up on the GMK store for any other MTNU fans.
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What the heck are these switches?
I think the larger contact surface could feel really cool, but then they took out a large amount of the bottom housing. Also, specifically stated to be “non-dustproof”.
Anyone ever seen these?
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I could be wrong, but I think that just means it doesn’t have a rectangular or circular shroud around the cross-mount to shield the area that would normally be exposed when a key is pressed. Outemu has always run their commodity clone switches in dustproof and non-dustproof varieties, and those stems seemed to be the only difference. With a slider that big, they may regret the decision.
Overall, it just seems like manus realizing that if they are going to make new molds anyway, there’s no reason they have to look exactly like MX switches if it’s just a box to hold a slider, spring, and magnet. In fact, they’re starting to look a bit like various slider modules from early dome & membrane or even F&F boards.
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These board are usually very pricey. Grab on for almost 50% off for the next 48 hours.
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yes! I actually ordered a PC constellation with some extra accent pieces a few days ago when the sale started. I’ve always wanted one, and at 50% off the price seemed much more agreeable with the 2026 market
I didn’t get the EC version b/c I’m still an MX fan, but I may pick one up down the road.
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Please let us know how the tariffs work out from Australia! I haven’t ordered anything from there since the shipping chaos started.
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I love retrocast. The colors are some of my favorite to date on a GMK set. I know it was a Kono mess, but this price is excellent.
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CannonKeys has Swagkeys Knight v4 stabs in stock. It’s been so hard to find them in stock in the US, so I thought I’d share (after buying two for myself hah):
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