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Aaru65 [GB]

Edition
Weight

Add-ons

Choose your add-ons for this kit!

GB Details:
GB start time is 4th July 2023 20:00 EST
GB end time is 23rd July 2023 23:59 EST
This groupbuy will be unlimited!!
Shipping date is estimated to be Q4 2023

Please read the entire post before purchasing.

Kindly understand that these are estimates and there can be delays etc that will slow down the process.

Cancellations of GB items are NOT ALLOWED.


Please join our discord if you're looking to get more information regarding the progress of the GB: HERE

Specification

  • Typing angle: 6°
  • Front Height: 20.5mm
  • Package Size: 385x155x75mm
  • Mount: Gasket

What’s included:

  • Case*1
  • Weight
  • Hotswap PCB*1
  • Aluminum Plate
  • DB and JST cable *1
  • Silicon plate foam
  • Silicon gaskets
  • Scarab
  • Screws
  • Bumpons

Note: Case foam and PE foam is not included, please purchase the Foam Kit if you need.

Foam Kit: Case foam, Plate foam and IXPE Foam(Under Switch)

Scarab Weight:

Aten Weight:

Short background information!

Spectacle 60 is designed and produced by Stilou Studio and Kezewa Studios, we're bringing this to you due to our great relationship with Kezewa Studios.
Definitely be on the lookout after their initial release: Enter67. 

 



How to place your order

Things are now made easier with our configurator 😉

Step 1: Choose the color of the top case [This is available in 9 colors]
Step 2: Choose the color of the bottom case [This is available in 8 colors + Brass]
Step 3: Choose the layout [WK/WKL/HHKB]
Step 4: Choose your PCB [Thickness, Flex cuts, Soldered/Hotswap]
Step 5: Choose your add-ons

 

More about Aaru65

The main inspiration for this board comes from ancient Egyptian mythology.

Design


▲ The embossment on the Aaru65 continues after the Aaru TKL and Ankh Numpad projects as well, this time embossing the 6th and 7th row of the Rosetta Stone onto the keyboard.

 

▲ The weight and slider cap for this board are designed around the Egyptian Scarab, the dung beetle, a famous figure that has featured a lot within Egyptian culture and mythology. Its popularity comes from the dung beetle’s rolling of dungballs that had a symbolic likeness to the sun god Ra, who rolled the sun across the sky. Hence the board is named “Aten”, the name of the disk of the Sun in ancient Egyptian.



▼ The weight is surface treated with PVD coated and mirror polished. Two different weight designs will be offered to choose from in the GB. (Due to the low weight production yield for dual process weight, the entire weight piece will be PVD Mirror.)
▲ The back side, where the type-C port is located, consists of two frames, decorated uniquely. The upper one is engraved with the same hieroglyphs as on the Aaru TKL – a nod to our old project. The lower bar is PVD coated, with an engraved "Aaru" logo.

Structure

 ▲ Aaru65 uses a gasket mount, using custom-made silicon foam and pre-cut holes to align the plate as well as mitigate sideways movement.

 

Layouts

 

 └ Hotswap: ANSI layout, 6.25u spacebar, per-key RGB, supports SignalRGB (https://signalrgb.com/)
└ Soldered: ANSI and ISO layouts, split backspace and left shift support, stepped caps support, 7u spacebar support

 

Slider Module

The slider module, in the top right of the keyboard, transmits MIDI input, so by default it controls volume. With additional software, it transmits data through channel 1 and cc0 by default and can be programmed through the software – more on how to use and customize the sliders will be included in the product manual. (N.B. slider volume control is not natively supported on Mac; however other functions may be possible to program for Mac.)

Colorways

There will be two editions:
└ Standard Edition: with embossed hieroglyphs on the top case
└ Divine Edition: with double-anodized hieroglyphs on the top case in gold color