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Re:Show HN: I spent 2 years designing a mechanical Magic Key... by ebastler on Thursday August 06, 2026 @03:43PM (#49201404)
The board runs ZMK, which handles layers quite similarly to QMK/VIA. Whether you can bind dedicated layers to output profiles for automated switching in ZMK I do not know, but toggling between layers manually via some shortcut when you switch between devices works for sure.

There is a video by one of the ZMK team members where he tested ZMK latency (wired and wireless) against other options on the market - it is, however, fairly dated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWL4nU-vtWs

The USB port allows for wired operation while charging. The fact that some products refuse to do this still bothers me (cough MX Master 3).

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Re:Show HN: I spent 2 years designing a mechanical Magic Key... by aemerson_ on Friday August 07, 2026 @07:21AM (#49208712)
(For reference @ebastler designed the PCB for Altar II, and did an amazing job)
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Re:Show HN: I spent 2 years designing a mechanical Magic Key... by rxyz on Friday August 07, 2026 @05:24PM (#49216397)
Yeah Logitech MX Keys was the reason I asked. Without their $20 dongle it’s not a full product that can be connected to any pc via usb.

Anyway, Thanks for the answers. Shortcuts would be enough for me. I was eyeing a lofree board but this is more interesting

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