Summary
- This week’s Hackaday merc includes a dearth of keyboard/desktop pics, with submissions requested (and a heads-up: writer is on hiatus for a bit)
- First up is an in-line media controller, built around an ESP-32-C3.
- It uses four low-profile Cherry MX Brown switches, a rotary encoder, and has a nice 3D-printable case.
- Next is a very slim Bluetooth mechanical keyboard, using the Xiao framework.
- It uses a couple of 2032 batteries to power the thing, which is based on the nRF52840 from Nordic Semi.
- Third is a segundo historical clackers feature: the Munson Typewriter from 1890.
- It used a horizontal cylinder to imprint characters onto paper, instead of the more usual typebars.
- And finally, a truly unique piece of computing history: the MingKwai Chinese Typewriter.
- It used a mechanical sort to bring up the desired character, selected via a 72-key board.
- The only prototype was built by Carl E. Krum in 1947, but it never went to market.
By Kristina Panos
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