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Modular keyboard Keybytes uses RISC-V microcontrollers for ultimate customization

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A developer named Nathan Alspaugh, also known as notaroomba, has created a highly customizable modular keyboard called Keybytes. This keyboard uses magnetic key modules, called Keybits, each containing its own RISC-V microcontroller, allowing users to arrange keys in virtually any configuration. The project, released under an MIT license on GitHub, offers extensive flexibility but could become expensive for a full-sized keyboard, with an estimated cost of around $900 for a 110-key setup. AI

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Modular keyboard Keybytes uses RISC-V microcontrollers for ultimate customization

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Mark Tyson ·

    Keybytes ‘truly modular keyboard’ starts with one key and is assembled like Legos

    The modular Keybytes project combines a Keyword hub that is magnetically connected to Keybit keys, with each key having its own microcontroller.

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