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Ultimate Hacking Keyboard. More specifically, currently the UHK 80 with the key cluster module (on the left half) and trackpoint module (on the right half).

Yes, the UHK 80 uses BLE security level 4.

Gotta outsmart the algorithm by introducing some jiggle like at https://forum.ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/t/mouse-jiggler-ma...

The forum folks may be able to provide a solution.

This used to be the case, but nowadays, UHKs ship in a week.

Hi there,

The next UHK firmware and Agent release will enable you to tweak module speed and acceleration settings, which should make your trackpoint module significantly more useful.

We haven't received bad feedback about the build quality of the modules, so I'm wondering what makes you so dissatisfied.

Laszlo Monda - founder and lead of the UHK

UHK customers are not complaining in these respects.

The UHK currently costs $275 without VAT for the record.

Hi there, thanks for your huge support, and sorry to hear about the issues!

Issue 1 has been fixed quite a while ago. We provide spare rubber feet if you need some. I'm unsure if we faced with issue 2 because your description doesn't contain many details about this one. As for issue 3, this is quite a rare one, and we'll provide a new UHK version featuring USB-C and tons of improvements.

PS: I'm the founder of the UHK. I may forget about this thread, but feel free to reach us via https://UltimateHackingKeyboard.com/

QMK tries to be everything for everyone. I'm sure we could make it work, but the UHK firmware is designed in very specific ways dictated by our objectives. This includes everything, such as the binary configuration serialization format, the USB protocol, the module protocol, and the I2C scheduler and drivers. At the end, we would end up hacking the hell out of QMK, and probably still wouldn't meet certain goals we're after given the inherent design of QMK. It's great that QMK exists, but I'm confident our firmware suits our needs better.

You're vastly oversimplifying product design. It's not just about I2C. No other split keyboards allow for the attachment of extra modules in the middle.

You hardly ever used the UHK, yet you keep suggesting that we should use external firmware projects. We use ours because it offers certain benefits specific to our design. Even if you used the UHK, there's a good chance you'd ignore what it can offer because you're so biased toward columnar layout and other open source firmware projects.

I appreciate the value of columnar layouts, but the rest is bias towards your own preferences.

The modules are a game changer of actual usability value which haven't been implemented by any keyboards yet. Ignoring their value and calling them doodads is unfair.

None of the open source firmwares support the modular architecture of the UHK or allow for the easy update of the configuration without using full-blown compilers so they are not suitable for us.

We'll release further UHKs of additional layouts, columnar included.

The UHK firmware is open source. I should also mention that the configurator of the UHK is more advanced and polished than any alternatives.

JWZs review is completely unjust as he hates 60% keyboards. Read my comment in his post.

We have never stated this. Please stop spreading misinformation about us. We've made it crystal clear in our most recent blog post that "we expect to deliver every non-module UHK webshop pre-order in January to February". See https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/blog/2018/12/13/shipping... . Afterwards, we'll transition to on-demand manufacturing.

Yes, totally. See https://twitter.com/ZephyrRz/status/1003112556091838467

Yes, it does.

Just for the record, we haven't added any functionality after the campaign ended that caused extra delay. It was just incredibly time-consuming to start manufacturing.

Wish we could make both-sided modules of every kind, but high demand is questionable, and the tooling prices are high. Possibly later.

Then show me a QMK GUI configurator that is as intuitive and powerful as Agent.

You can just return your UHK in 30 days if you don't like it. You'd have to pay for shipping, but it's not a major expense. See https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/shipping-and-warranty

Because it's easier to get used to. We plan to build a columnar UHK eventually.

I'll build a knowledge base on the UHK site soon, and I'll add it.

Great find! Didn't even remember of talking about this.

There are a couple of complications regarding a wireless truly split keyboard. As you correctly assumed, the wireless communication between the halves and having separate batteries would complicate things very much and make the design more expensive.

I doubt that it'd be possible to offer a wireless UHK under $300 if we insisted to our current features and quality standards. The market is limited, it's a huge R&D effort for a small company, and a large company couldn't care less for a niche product like this.

Thanks for the nice words! Our backers have been super nice about the announced delays, and cherished that we insist to quality so much. We're so glad to finally ship!

Gotcha, thanks for clarifying! Well, 60% keyboards are not for everyone.

The UHK is a 60% keyboard which only features the alphanumeric block. The idea is that the hands shouldn't move, only the fingers should move. This design results in heavier chording, so it's a deliberate compromise with which some are comfortable, others are not.

There are hardly plenty of truly split 60% keyboards on the market, especially if you add to the requirements tenting, negative tilting, or having a configurator as powerful and polished as Agent.

There's quite a difference between the configurator of the ErgoDox EZ and Agent. Agent is a tad more polished, allows multiple keymaps, editing macros, directly saves configuration to the keyboard, restores configuration based on keyboard memory, and allows customizing mouse speeds.

I believe you, but I don't think they come close to Agent.

You can remap the ~ key on the UHK to be Esc by default and ~ via the Mod layer if you want to.

We plan to design further UHKs of different form factors. I don't get however why you don't consider the current model compact.