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[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Me reading the headline: "🙄 Who isn't making a mechanical keyboard these days..."

Me after looking at the pictures: "I...might want that..."

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Clickety Clack, Clickety Clak, ...you won't go back....

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

At least the balanced the price of the mouse with how terrible it would be to use as a daily driver.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

I need qmk support. I don't like dealing with other software anymore for remapping keyboards.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't need another mechanical keyboard, but I do need a Nintendo themed one with massive buttons I can program.

Ordered....

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Huge firefox button, huge terminal button.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

We need only two buttons, 1 and 0. A bit slow to write on though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

In fact, forget the keyboard.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They really make good stuff. I have their SN30 pro wireless retro gamepad and it's awesome.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have their SN30 pro wireless retro game pad and it IS awesome. To the point where I don’t want to share it when friends come over

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

time to get another. The new translucent green and purple look FIREEE

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I love 8BitDo’s products, but I really have no idea what use case those giant buttons are attempting to cater to.

They aren’t good for gaming, and are way too limited when compared to multi-button Stream Decks.

I understand they are detachable, but they just look like e-waste to me.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Looks like a novelty gimmick e.g., have a scripted sequence for starting a build.

In the past I've seen people having these type of buttons on their desktop and are mostly motivated by a joke that worked for a couple of days.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a large button on my desk that sets all the lights to red and turns on some sexy music.

I have never used it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

That's a missed opportunity to set it for general quarters or some very sexy action stations.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

They are hot keys one is for pornhub the other is for lemmy

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm just pissed I didn't think of this myself as a custom keyboard layout. Guess I would have then been pissed that someone else commercialized my concept.
Looks like I need an attitude adjustment.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Ive seen a few others try to stylize their keyboards like the NES, but im happy this is going to be a widely accessible product.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't need it I don't need it I don't need it

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Here, I saved you a click: the keyboard literally screams every time you press a key

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does it just scream a generic scream, like someone getting murdered, or does it scream "80s NES" as claimed?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

bitcrushed wilhelm scream

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm a pretty big fan on 8bitdo. I have several wired and wireless pads from them. Something about it just clicks for me, and their new translucent models are just awesome.

I've been on the edge of buying a mechanical keyboard for months, ya know, doing the dance of having one or three in cart, ready to go. But this actually made me pull the trigger and do the pre order. A sin in gaming I know, but this is so fucking cool from a brand thats been consistently quality for me, its a no brainer.

I wanted something with Bluetooth, dongle, and wired USB C. Check.

I wanted a volume knob. Make or break feature for me. I just like the tactile feeling of a knob, so check.

Also it comes with one of the big dual button macro button controllers! Neat!

Kinda reads shilly. Im just excited.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No Linux or MacOS support? Presumably that means just for their software and it will still present as a normal keyboard, so will still technically work?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

No super or compose key, pass...

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I doubt they do Scandinavian layouts?

I would love a modern C64-themed keyboard myself.

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