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MelGeek Mojo68 Transparent Mechanical Keyboard: I See Value

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If you’re looking for a great entry point to the colorful, thoccy, and expensive world of mechanical keyboards, keep an eye out for MelGeek’s upcoming Mojo68. It’s a stylish and fully assembled 60% mechanical keyboard with a transparent plastic chassis, gasket-mounted components, RGB backlighting, and wired and wireless connectivity options.

The Mojo68’s biggest appeal is obviously its look. Its chassis comes in six colors, each with a matching set of keycaps. I like that the keycaps aren’t palette-swaps and actually have varied designs. There’s something for almost everyone.  As expected, the keyboard is programmable and has a hot-swap PCB. Inside you’ll find silicon and poron dampening pads as well as a plate, so you’ve got plenty of ways to tune its sound. The keyboard can be connected via USB, Bluetooth 5.1, and what I’m assuming will be a USB dongle as the third option.

MelGeek says it will soon launch a Kickstarter fundraiser for the Mojo68. You can leave your email at the company’s website to get notified when the fundraiser goes live. You can also put down a $1 (USD) deposit to avail of the limited pledge tier that will get you the Mojo68 as a reward for only $149, a $99 discount from its final retail price.

The HyperX Alloy Origins 60 is a small-but-mighty gaming keyboard

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Maybe it’s because our homes are feeling increasingly cramped, but 60 percent keyboards seem to be coming into vogue. Those are decks that not only lack a number pad, but also jettison all the function keys and miscellanea like the “scroll lock” and...

Raspberry Pi Inside Mechanical Keyboard: RaspCherry

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Redditor Lauri Hakkarainen aka b10nik wanted to have an excuse to buy a mechanical keyboard, so he thought of turning it into a computer by installing a Raspberry Pi 2 inside. Even though his Project Kiiboard turned out to be a bit complicated, you wouldn’t think that from looking at the unassuming computer, which practically looks just like its unmodified form.

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Lauri used a WASD V2 mechanical keyboard as Project Kiiboard’s base. He had to trim the Raspberry Pi and remove some of its parts to make it fit inside the V2. He also had to glue screws to mount the Pi inside, and the wiring looks like a mess, but overall Lauri got nearly exactly what he wanted. The backplate for the Pi’s connectors was 3D printed but it blends so well with the rest of the V2. He also succeeded in adding a switch that let him choose between using Project Kiiboard as just a mechanical keyboard or as a standalone Raspbian computer. The only thing that he originally wanted but wasn’t able to keep was the Pi’s Ethernet port. There just wasn’t enough space inside the keyboard for it.

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Clickity clack to Lauri’s blog for his full build log.

[via Reddit]