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> with totally separated right and left hand keyboards

The latest Ruby Rogues podcast discussed a new "Ergodox" split ergonomic keyboard with open hardware. You can build them yourself and customize them.

http://ergodox.org/

The discussion is at 1:08:30 in Episode 147 (March 12, 2014) at http://rubyrogues.com/

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There are a lot of folks on /r/mechanicalkeyboard that like this setup. I wanted to put one together but I have been on the massdrop request list for a little while now. Buying the parts for one KB is cost prohibitive. I am going to make an oak/cherry case for mine.

If you have access to a 3d printer (to make the cases) you won't save much by going through massdrop. It is convenient though (says someone who has bought one from two different drops).

Another ergodoxer ordered his own parts and they weren't much more than massdrop

Know anything about a split kinesis style keyboard?

I use one, they're pretty nice. The biggest gain for me was the minimal effort needed to register a keypress.

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