u/miumra

[WIP] Building a handheld 8-key chording keyboard to type while walking.

Hey everyone, just wanted to share a weird little project I'm currently working on!

I call it the "Peaky 8-bit".

My goal is to be able to type my thoughts anywhere, even while walking around away from my desk.

How it works:

- 4 keys per hand = 8 keys total.

- It uses chording (8-bit), giving me 255 different input combinations.

- Fully wireless using Seeed Studio XIAO BLE.

Believe it or not, this is actually my very first custom keyboard build.
It’s still heavily a Work In Progress. I just got the wireless connection working, and I'm still learning how to type fast on it.

I'm really excited about how it's turning out.
...By the way, does this even count as a keyboard?

u/miumra — 13 hours ago