Drop Mech Keys Meetup Recap - Thanks for Visiting!
As you may have seen, we just hosted our first meetup in quite a while here at Drop HQ (Corsair HQ, but they seem to like us enough :) )! It was a blast to get to meet so many enthusiasts local to the bay area—it had been 10 years since I was last hanging out with keyboard nerds in the bay, at KeyCon 2014. We had a great time hosting everyone at the offices, checking out all the very nice boards y'all brought, and sharing some of our own projects/spaces! I knew it would be fun to host in the Game Room when I first saw it in person, but seeing it come to fruition was still so cool. Alright, I'll stop blabbering on now. xD Picture time! (Oh, real quick - there will be more of these! Stay tuned for more info and to catch the next one!)
May 15, 2024
Nothing to do with actual case ergonomics.
The literal definition of ergonomics is "an applied science concerned with designing and arranging things people use so that the people and things interact most efficiently and safely"; before the era of re-programmable keyboards the HHKB layout was/is more efficient and comfortable to use (even if marginally so) for most people than a regular ANSI-US board because of its shorter travel from homing in daily use.
That, by definition, makes it ergonomic. Just because the ergodox is ortholinear rather than staggered it doesn't mean anything that is staggered isn't ergonomic. Whether you agree or disagree with the notions I've provided is irrelevant to the argument at hand, as per Oxford's definition of ergonomics as well as the study of it as a science Massdrop's use of the word is correct. It's inarguable.