The low-profile mechanical keyboard of your dreams.
The Knob / k•no•b•1 is a keyboard being designed by 3D Artist and Motion Designer Ben Fryc, and developed by Work Louder. Evoking the look of both classic and modern technology, designed to be a beautiful and functional part of your every day workflow.
Hey there Product Hunt!
Me and the folks at Work Louder are so happy to launch the Knob / k•no•b•1 keyboard. We are opening pre-orders today April 4th at 1PM EST and plan to ship the keyboard in Q3 2024. I started working on this keyboard design as a concept in Figma in July 2023 and have been iterating on it based on feedback from a close group of people who are passionate members of the keyboard space.
During that time the co-founder of Work Louder, Michael Di Genova reached out to see if we could partner on the development and the rest is history. I've been working closely with the Work Louder team to further refine the industrial design so that manufacturing can go more smoothly.
But what is the k•no•b•1? At it's core it's a low-profile mechanical keyboard with uniquely designed keycaps that are designed look amazing and feel great to type on. Another novel feature is a small screen on the right hand side between the right arrow key and two rotary encoder knobs above. It's only 100x310 pixels so pixel art should look great on it. We plan to support custom wallpapers, a timer, and computer control features when we ship. Down the road, we want people to be able to create their own features. Stay tuned on that front.
I'm happy to answer any questions you might have about the keyboard. Thank you so much for giving us a look!
Ben Fryc