making / 2021 / shipped
Keyboard-computer form factor
A whole PC under a mechanical keyboard. Patented in China.
- Role
- Designer
- Year
- 2021
- Stack / Materials
- CAD, PC hardware, industrial design
- Status
- shipped
What it is
A laptop motherboard embedded beneath an ergonomic mechanical keyboard: a full computer with the footprint of a keyboard. Holds Chinese design patent CN306847318S.
How it’s built
TODO: CAD toolchain, thermal plan, which donor hardware.
What broke
TODO: thermals? key feel? tell the truth here.
What I’d change
TODO: retrospective, or a v2 if there is one.