ErgoDox in a 911 call centre

Hi |FNAME|,

So you work on something for more than two years. At first it's an idea. You talk about it, think it through, sketch it out. Then it's a prototype. Then it's another prototype, a little better. Finally it starts coming together logistically. The supply chain. Certification. Packaging. The website. The whole team comes together to make this thing happen. So many moving pieces. At some point you're not even sure if it's as good as you thought it was — you've been thinking about it so much, you can't see it through new eyes anymore. But it feels like you're on to something.

Finally the day comes. You get to show everyone what it is you've been working on, what got you so excited and kept you going for more than two years.

Now it's out of your hands: It's a thing in the world. It's out there for people to look at, hopefully try, and say what they think. ZSA doesn't pay "influencers" or affiliates or anything like that, so all of that online commentary is genuine. And yes, it's a little scary (for me, at least).

But then the feedback starts flowing in, and people like it. They start saying things like "such an amazing keyboard - I'm ditching my tiny one and going back to single alpha layer on this now. I think it's arguably the best keyboard in the world!" or "I am floored by the quality of this whole Voyager package."

What a relief, and what a great feeling. To finally have the Voyager out in the world, and to get this outpouring of love and excitement from so many of you, the people we made this for.

Voyagers are shipping out to many, many people right now — and I can't wait to hear what you think of yours, if you end up getting one. Thank you to all of you who've been supporting us, telling your friends about us, and writing in over the years!

All the best,
Erez

Introducing the Voyager

Small yet mighty

And here it is again, just in case you missed it the first time around! :) It's fun to watch and read the reviews that started popping online, too.

ZSA Loves: Blades In The Dark

An excellent game

I'm excited about this ZSA Loves post because it's the first in the series not written by me: Robin wrote it! It's all about a tabletop role playing game, which isn't a world I have any experience with, so it was quite interesting for me to read.

Featured User Interview

Léopold Carron

Senior Data Scientist @ L’Oréal

I never considered the fact that a company like L’Oréal must employ toxicologists, and that those toxicologists would then work with data scientists. Also, martial arts!

"After I really optimized the keyboard, it took me one month to be fully operational with it (Switching from AZERTY to BÉPO was a huge transition! I was like a six-year-old kid with a keyboard, come on!). The first coding session was really slow, but step by step, I came to prefer the ErgoDox 😊."

Layout of the month

Layout of the month: Workboard

Welcome to my "workboard" layout, a keyboard layout that functions well for work and play. In a 911 call centre, or Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), there's a lot of typing, and like the old saying goes, seconds matter. The Ergodox EZ lets me cut down on seconds, make sure I'm entering everything fast and accurately, and virtually give up on my mouse. And when it's all said and done, I unplug my keyboard, bring it home and can use it like a normal keyboard for gaming, web browsing and everything else I do.

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GameSnacks →

Bite-sized games by Google

I had no idea this existed: A whole bunch of free and ad-free casual games from Google you can play in your browser. No account needed, no upsells. Just games. Worked well both on my phone and computer. Try Stack Bounce, it’s so good. This looks like the sort of thing Google would randomly discontinue one day.