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Yeah, that looks like it was damaged with water or acid or something ... A "solder-sucker" while the solder is being heated with the soldering iron is usually what is used to get solder from a hole. If the holes can't be used, alternatives available here are to replace a diode with a surface-mount d...

Has the solder pad come loose from the PCB? If so, then there is not much you can do except perhaps apply some thin superglue underneath it. But that is something that I wouldn't try without using a microscope and some really precise tools. These hot-swap sockets are really infamous for breaking lik...

The click does not come from the flipper hitting anything but from the spring when it reaches its "catastrophic buckling" state. Then the flipper and other parts transmit the sound, of course. It very much does. The spring is silent You are incorrect, sir. If you buckle a spring in just the right a...

I've seen Fentimans here in Sweden. Their web site is also localised for Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, so I guess they must be established there too. Julle is in Finland, BTW.

Isn't the bump in the middle what presses the membranes together? I'd think the keyboard wouldn't work without them. The click does not come from the flipper hitting anything but from the spring when it reaches its "catastrophic buckling" state. Then the flipper and other parts transmit the sound, o...

The news have hit Ars Technica: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04 ... -computers

What is the Pop It for?
Is it as an overlay to help disabled people find the keys? In that case, I suppose it must be for a specific keyboard model. The Apple keyboards don't fit perfectly.

Yes you can buy the RP2040 loose, even as a hobbyist. There are a bunch of other RP2040 boards in different form factors (like Pro Micro, Feather, stamp-sized etc.) I wonder if the reason might be that Unicomp could be planning on supporting the Pi Pico W later on. That board's wireless module suppo...

I think it was mostly about ringing in keyboards with stock Cherry MX Black.

Well, there's more to QMK than just the firmware. More, that is, to the user who's tasked with configuring it. The stuff that lives on your computer to *finally!* spit out the damn .hex file is the pain of it. Recent versions of QMK have support for VIA or the successor Vial : configuration using a...

It's definitely a personal preference when it comes to mice. I REALLY don't like the Magic Mouse. I really tried to like it. I even bought this for it: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BRL6LQX4 https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61prZ343dtL._AC_SL1500_.jpg Seeing that made me laugh out loud ... Reminds...

In my experience, PBT keycaps too get shiny, but just take longer than ABS. In some PBT keycap sets, the space bar (and the space bar only) is actually ABS because it is more difficult to mould longer keys in PBT than in ABS. But I thought that applied mostly to vintage keyboards — and that new PBT ...

Keyboards for the IBM RS/6000 had a speaker. It was wired to the unused pins of the PS/2 connector.

The holes in the front of the case are supposed to be for drainage.

What matters most is how it feels in the hand when you use it, not how it looks.

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I had a PowerMac G4 back in the 90s. You pull the handle the side and it just folds down on it's hinge with the whole motherboard exposed.

... I don't much like the look of it, ...

We're going a bit off-topic now, but ... IMHO, it looks great when painted white, with black accents or not.

I had almost forgotten about the modern lookalike, that was posted here some years ago.

I've seen it many times on the web because the design is iconic, but never seen it in real life.
It was an MSX computer: a "standard" for 8-bit computers with Z80 processors with models from multiple manufacturers.

I honestly think the grippy stuff wasn't really planned obsolescence. At the time they came up with that stuff, I don't think anyone knew how long it would last. It solved an immediate problem, so they went with it. The sticky coating can be scratched or sanded off with the help of some naphta. A b...

How the hell do people think it is appropriate to do conference calls in an open floor plan office?
A proper office should have small rooms especially for doing meetings, phone calls — and conference calls!

Definitely not both - making something work equally well on 2.4 and 3.7V is unnecessary hard ... I don't know much about Li-ion battery charging, but I do know that the voltage from batteries usually changes as they discharge. So you'll probably need voltage regulation of some kind or another anywa...

I used to prefer NiMH, but I'd vote li-ion and internal charging over USB ... For a keyboard. BTW, I'd like to see a wireless mouse that supports both, or rather either - in the same compartment but physically with different contacts. To insert a AA battery you'd have to unplug the Li-ion battery. T...

Google-translated from the Japanese product page : Key spacer for quick keystrokes Two types of integrated key spacers, 2mm thick and 3mm thick, are available as options. By installing an integrated key spacer under the keycap, the return of the keystroke is quicker, enabling faster key input. In ad...

Samsung's new "Mint Chocolate Chip" keyboard and mouse:

I think it is bleeding too much.

Here's Hak Foo's previous 129-key creation: Overton130: Because More is More (Geekhack).

The entire point of this is that the wrists shouldn't hurt while holding it. Unfortunately, the designers hadn't thought much that anything else would be ergonomic.

I superimposed the controller from the pic of the nanoCH32V305 board onto a pic of the Teensy++. I cut out the controller from the pins of the controller: not the solder pads/footprint, so you'd have to imagine there being longer solder pads in places where appropriate, and shorter when not. (the ar...

On the modern "Hellgrau" (light grey) G81-series keyboards, the larger keys (such as Backspace and Enter) are not compatible with Cherry MX. Instead of each key having three stems - one for the switch and two for stabiliser mounts on the PCB, the stabiliser bar clips to the keycap and slides in trac...

I preferred the old "Deskthority Club" model, being funded by paying members who got some tiny extra perks. But yes, someone has to put up the work to actually run it. I believe in the forum and would have liked to help, but at the same time I am not sure who I am friends with over here and not, and...

AEK keys are of PBT plastic, so it should be able to stand up to most solvents that you throw at it: acetone, nail polish remover, white spirit/turpentine, alcohol. I would try first with turpentine and then wipe that off with alcohol. If that does not work: acetone or nail polish remover. ("Nail po...