Blog by Matteo Spinelli (matt3o) on custom keycap profiles (MT3, MTNU, PBS, PFF), mechanical keyboards, 3D printing, Linux, open source and other nerdy stuffhttps://matt3o.com/https://matt3o.com/installing-nzbget-radarr-sonarr-on-rootless-podman/https://matt3o.com/installing-nzbget-radarr-sonarr-on-rootless-podman/Time for some geeking out. I'm one of those fools who like to run their own local server with not cloud shenanigans. I've been running an Ubuntu server for a while with a bunch of individually installed services, but I…Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTDIYlinuxhttps://matt3o.com/pff-and-pbs-its-a-penguin-party/https://matt3o.com/pff-and-pbs-its-a-penguin-party/Took a bit longer than expected, but PFF is finally ready for production! If you are living under a rock, PFF stands for "Penguin Flat Feet" and it's one of the few keycaps designed specifically for low profile…Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewsPFFPBSkeycapshttps://matt3o.com/endgame-trackball-assembly-and-review/https://matt3o.com/endgame-trackball-assembly-and-review/I’ve always had a bit of a love-hate relationship with trackballs; I started with a Kensington, which is probably the worst peripheral I’ve ever owned, and eventually settled on an Elecom Deft. But when I saw the…Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTReviewsmicevideoshttps://matt3o.com/concept3d-athena-2-review/https://matt3o.com/concept3d-athena-2-review/This won't be an easy review to write. The Athena II is probably the best SLA 3D printer money can buy... For all the wrong reasons. I wanted to buy the Athena 1 when it was released a few years back, but it was the…Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTReviews3D printhttps://matt3o.com/gateron-melodic-on-a-neo65/https://matt3o.com/gateron-melodic-on-a-neo65/I'm a sucker for clicky switches. I try any new clicky that is released and every time I get burned, sorely. Building clicky switches is a lost art that gives very little gratification, as in: not many like them…Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTReviewskeyboardsswitcheshttps://matt3o.com/introducing-pff/https://matt3o.com/introducing-pff/Since the introduction of PBS I was asked about low profile switch compatibility. While it would be easy to make a new stem for PBS the result would be less than ideal. A low profile keycap has to be crafted for low…Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTKnowledge BasePFFkeycapshttps://matt3o.com/mtnu-granite/https://matt3o.com/mtnu-granite/Believe it or not it's exactly 10 years since the first Granite came to life. It was June 2014 and DSA Granite took its first breath into the world. It was a set designed to meet the need of custom keyboard makers…Sun, 23 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMTNewsMTNUkeycapshttps://matt3o.com/whitefox-eclipse-matt3o-edition/https://matt3o.com/whitefox-eclipse-matt3o-edition/About a year ago InputClub/Alpaca announced the WhiteFox Eclipse that is their take on the original WhiteFox that I designed 10 years ago now. As I anticipated back then I was not involved in the project but they asked…Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMTReviewskeyboardshttps://matt3o.com/mtnu-out-in-the-world/https://matt3o.com/mtnu-out-in-the-world/It took little more than a year from concept to production but MTNU is finally out! All sets have been shipped to vendors and a few lucky EU customers already got their copy! It's time to review what we've done so far…Mon, 30 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMTNewsMTNUkeycapshttps://matt3o.com/sa-retro-is-finally-back/https://matt3o.com/sa-retro-is-finally-back/It took over 2 years but SA Retro is finally back on PMK! The DSA version of Retro was my first ever designed keycap set and I bring it in my heart. It was clearly inspired by the Commodore64 (with the added burgundy…Sat, 23 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMTNewskeycapshttps://matt3o.com/son-of-a-doubleshot/https://matt3o.com/son-of-a-doubleshot/SOD is the original typeface designed specifically for MTNU. The idea was to revisit old IBM and RadioShack keyboards font under a modern light. The defining characteristics are an off-center mid line (that you can see…Wed, 14 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMTKnowledge BaseMTNUkeycapshttps://matt3o.com/kitty-cap-goes-charity/https://matt3o.com/kitty-cap-goes-charity/It took ages but I was able to convince Drop to salvage the Jiji's keycaps that otherwise would have gone destroyed. They kindly agreed at using them for charity, so yeah, I understand that $29 is steep for 4 keycaps,…Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMTNewskeycapsMT3https://matt3o.com/mtnu-pre-order-phase-starts-now/https://matt3o.com/mtnu-pre-order-phase-starts-now/Ohboy! It has been a long journey... The official announcement of my collaboration with GMK is dated 2022 May 25. Almost precisely one year later MTNU finally goes into pre-order phase, but the work for me (and GMK) is…Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMTNewsMTNUkeycapshttps://matt3o.com/dev-tty3-is-finally-here/https://matt3o.com/dev-tty3-is-finally-here/It took some time but the forth revision of /dev/tty is finally available and ready to ship at Drop! Apart from minor changes to the base kit (yeah there's an uwu key) and "Lost+Found", the most important update is for…Wed, 24 May 2023 00:00:00 GMTNewsMT3keycapshttps://matt3o.com/mtnu-pre-release-update/https://matt3o.com/mtnu-pre-release-update/An update about the MTNU profile was long overdue. Let me start by stating the obvious: it is taking more than expected... but less than I feared. I have a little experience in manufacturing by now and a couple of weeks…Sat, 20 May 2023 00:00:00 GMTNewsMTNUkeycapshttps://matt3o.com/drunkdeer-a75-a-hall-effect-keyboard-for-the-masses/https://matt3o.com/drunkdeer-a75-a-hall-effect-keyboard-for-the-masses/I'm not a huge fan of making keyboard reviews but when a company named DrunkDeer contacted me with a "new" hall effect switch I had to know more about it. I warned them that my reviews are brutal and they agreed on…Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMTReviewskeyboardshttps://matt3o.com/the-new-whitefox-eclipse-is-not-my-whitefox/https://matt3o.com/the-new-whitefox-eclipse-is-not-my-whitefox/A few weeks ago it came to my attention a new project by Kono involving the Whitefox. I need to put the record straight here once and for all: I am NOT involved in any way with the new Whitefox Eclipse. I wasn't part of…Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMTReviewskeyboardshttps://matt3o.com/pbs-the-penguin-slides-fast-on-his-belly/https://matt3o.com/pbs-the-penguin-slides-fast-on-his-belly/In my last update I anticipated a long and difficult journey for PBS. Well, things took an unexpected turn and production will start sooner rather than later. If you don't know already PBS (Penguin Belly Slide) is my…Mon, 13 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMTNewsPBSkeycapshttps://matt3o.com/2022-23-projects-status-update/https://matt3o.com/2022-23-projects-status-update/It has been a pretty hectic year and as always I've dip my toe in way too many waters. I don't blame you if you lost count, I did too, so as a sort of note-to-self let's review past, current and future projects with…Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMTNewskeycapskeyboardshttps://matt3o.com/black-speech-is-finally-here/https://matt3o.com/black-speech-is-finally-here/When I first announced the Elvish and Dwarvish sets I got inevitably asked about a Black Speech version. That is something that I always wanted to do and in my mind there was only one color way for such a nefarious…Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMTNewsMT3keycapshttps://matt3o.com/mtnu-october-update/https://matt3o.com/mtnu-october-update/This is probably one of the most important updates I'm going to do about MTNU (excluding the final release announcement of course). There's a lot to cover so buckle up and let's get started! Last week I've finally met…Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMTNewsMTNUkeycapshttps://matt3o.com/mtnu-september-update/https://matt3o.com/mtnu-september-update/Time flies when you are designing keycaps! 3 months have already passed since the announcement of my collaboration with GMK and MTNU has already gone through multiple revisions. I think it's time for a well due update.…Fri, 16 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMTNewsMTNUkeycapshttps://matt3o.com/building-a-commodore-64-inspired-keyboard/https://matt3o.com/building-a-commodore-64-inspired-keyboard/Few years ago we run the wonderful SA Retro keycap set, it was quite a small group buy but a few vintage computing addicts were able to grab what it is now a very unique and rare set. I used the keycaps on a 60%…Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMTDIYkeyboards3D printhttps://matt3o.com/opk-open-programmatic-keycap-in-cadquery/https://matt3o.com/opk-open-programmatic-keycap-in-cadquery/It's a long time I wanted to release a fully open source keycap profile that is easy to customize and pleasing to the eye. It's relatively easy to create a keycap with a parametric CAD software like Fusion 360 or…Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMTDIYkeycapscodinghttps://matt3o.com/gmk-matt3o/https://matt3o.com/gmk-matt3o/By now the news is out but it's time to make it official. If you follow my Discord you know that MTNU (pronounced emty-new) is the code name of the new profile I'm working on since a few months. You haven't heard much…Wed, 25 May 2022 00:00:00 GMTNewsMTNUkeycapshttps://matt3o.com/diy-doubleshot-with-3d-printing/https://matt3o.com/diy-doubleshot-with-3d-printing/By now you know that I'm a 3D printing freak. The evolution of resin 3D printers in these last few years has been exponential, not only from a technological point of view but also for accessibility and resin…Thu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 GMTDIYkeycapshttps://matt3o.com/a-new-keycap-profile-is-in-the-work/https://matt3o.com/a-new-keycap-profile-is-in-the-work/After 5 years from MT3 I'm finally working on a new keycap profile. It's still spherical top and sculpted but medium height. In many ways it's an evolution of the MT3 design but they are different enough to coexist. I'm…Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMTKnowledge BaseMTNUkeycapshttps://matt3o.com/mt3-keycap-profile-a-brief-history/https://matt3o.com/mt3-keycap-profile-a-brief-history/I realized that 7 years have passed since we started working on MT3 and many might not know the story behind this profile. Also information is scattered on this blog and various forums and it's not easy to find, so I…Mon, 11 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMTKnowledge BaseMT3https://matt3o.com/the-mt3-mt2-drama-not-drama/https://matt3o.com/the-mt3-mt2-drama-not-drama/Let's start from the main announcement and reason for this post: I am not collaborating with Drop anymore. You'll still see some of my products on their website, that's because they are already produced, but they will…Sat, 09 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMTNewsMT3keycapshttps://matt3o.com/what-the-hell-is-mt2/https://matt3o.com/what-the-hell-is-mt2/What the hell is MT2? Great question, thanks for asking. Drop announced a fancy new keycap profile, truth is that I don't have a clue what that is! My guess is as good as yours because Drop dropped this bomb out of…Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMTNewskeycapshttps://matt3o.com/what-a-great-start-for-2022/https://matt3o.com/what-a-great-start-for-2022/I tried to have SA Retro re-run with Signature Plastics since forever but apparently that is not going to happen any day soon... Fortunately we have a far superior keycaps profile, I'm talking about MT3 of course! A…Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMTNewskeycapshttps://matt3o.com/how-to-write-in-sindarin-an-introduction/https://matt3o.com/how-to-write-in-sindarin-an-introduction/This is the video I wanted to do since a long time. The Tolkien sets are not just fancy gimmicks, they can be actually used to write in Sindarin and Khuzdul. All you need is to install the right font and a little…Tue, 16 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMTKnowledge Basekeycapshttps://matt3o.com/the-tolkien-keycaps-are-finally-live/https://matt3o.com/the-tolkien-keycaps-are-finally-live/This will be a very quick update, but an important one. After months of work and tribulation I'm cautiously proud to inform you that the official Elven and Dwarven keycaps are finally up for pre-order at Drop!Wed, 10 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMTNewsMT3keycapshttps://matt3o.com/the-lore-behind-the-tolkien-keycaps/https://matt3o.com/the-lore-behind-the-tolkien-keycaps/The Tolkien keycaps are being produced as I write and I think this is the right time to talk about the lore behind this keycap set. I'd like to stress on the fact that this is more than just a fancy LoTR set to dress…Wed, 27 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMTKnowledge BaseMT3keycapshttps://matt3o.com/keycaps-update/https://matt3o.com/keycaps-update/Time for a much needed keycaps update. As you know by now I'm working on Elven/Dwarven keycaps, the colors are finalized --which is a big achievement-- but dye-sublimation is proving more difficult than anticipated. I…Tue, 13 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMTNewskeycapshttps://matt3o.com/building-a-60-with-arrow-cluster-and-split-spacebar/https://matt3o.com/building-a-60-with-arrow-cluster-and-split-spacebar/I like compact keyboards layouts but I need my arrow cluster, that's why I never adventured in sub 65%... until now. I tried to find a PCB that supported all the features that I wanted but couldn't find one, so had to…Sun, 11 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMTDIYkeyboards3D printhttps://matt3o.com/mt3-row-5-spacebar-stls-all-of-them/https://matt3o.com/mt3-row-5-spacebar-stls-all-of-them/I hate it when you have that great idea for a new keyboard layout but you can't make it because you miss that weird spacebar size. So here they are, MT3 spacebars in all shapes and form. Please note: these are not the…Fri, 09 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMTKnowledge BaseMT3keycapshttps://matt3o.com/the-dwarves-have-arrived/https://matt3o.com/the-dwarves-have-arrived/We gave too much attention to the Elves recently. We all love them, but we know how pain in a$$ they could be. The previous batch of prototypes for Dwarvish was all messed up so I haven't showed you anything... until…Tue, 11 May 2021 00:00:00 GMTNewsMT3keycapshttps://matt3o.com/mt3-stl-files-for-artisan-keycap-designers/https://matt3o.com/mt3-stl-files-for-artisan-keycap-designers/Ever wanted to create a custom keycap to match an existing MT3 set? Of course you can make a mold out of the original but what if you could work directly on a high resolution 3D model? Well wait no more, STL for ROW 0…Mon, 05 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMTKnowledge BaseMT3keycapshttps://matt3o.com/tolkien-keycaps-first-prototype-and-a-surprise/https://matt3o.com/tolkien-keycaps-first-prototype-and-a-surprise/Very quick but very juicy update. I got the first batch of prototypes for the Tolkien sets and they are lovely! There are still a few issues to solve and I had to update a few legends but all in all I'm very happy with…Fri, 19 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMTNewsMT3keycapshttps://matt3o.com/tolkien-kits-beta-1/https://matt3o.com/tolkien-kits-beta-1/Tolkien sets development proceeds at a steady pace. All colors have been finalized and they are delicious! Legends should be final; for the Elvish set most of the work was already done (from previous Sindarin keycaps),…Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMTNewsMT3keycapshttps://matt3o.com/developing-a-tolkien-keycap-set/https://matt3o.com/developing-a-tolkien-keycap-set/Development of the Tolkien sets is proceeding at a steady pace. The colors are pretty much final and the manufacturer has already produced a few test keycaps. This is just a quick update before the Holidays. A few…Mon, 21 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMTNewsMT3keycapshttps://matt3o.com/middle-earth-is-coming-soon-on-a-desktop-near-you/https://matt3o.com/middle-earth-is-coming-soon-on-a-desktop-near-you/It took forever but it's kinda sorta semi-official that we will soon™ release license Tolkien keyboards, keycaps, desktop mat, ... It's not clear yet how much stuff we are going to do, but I would like to start from a…Tue, 27 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMTNewsMT3keycapshttps://matt3o.com/3277-finally-the-keyset-mt3-was-designed-for/https://matt3o.com/3277-finally-the-keyset-mt3-was-designed-for/When we designed the MT3 keycap profile we had very specific vintage keyboards in mind. One of them was the IBM 3277 (and the whole 32xx series). So before venturing any further in colorful and extravagant color schemes…Tue, 08 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMTNewsMT3keycapshttps://matt3o.com/susuwatari-production-prototypes-tldr-they-are-awesome/https://matt3o.com/susuwatari-production-prototypes-tldr-they-are-awesome/It was March 16th --basically 12 years ago in the time of covid-- when I first told you that Susuwatari was going production. I was not happy about it, we weren't ready and I had no trust in a factory that to that point…Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMTNewsMT3keycapshttps://matt3o.com/keycaps-news-dev-tty2-and-susuwatari/https://matt3o.com/keycaps-news-dev-tty2-and-susuwatari/Let's start with the good news. /dev/tty2 is finally live! I thought it was "ready to buy" but it turned out Drop started with a preorder page. But there shouldn't be delays, this is the third time we make these and the…Wed, 06 May 2020 00:00:00 GMTNewsMT3keycapshttps://matt3o.com/susuwatari-goes-production/https://matt3o.com/susuwatari-goes-production/This is a kind of good-news-bad-news situation. The good news is that Susuwatari is going production. The bad news is that Susuwatari is going production.Mon, 16 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTNewsMT3keycapshttps://matt3o.com/susuwatari-got-virus/https://matt3o.com/susuwatari-got-virus/There's no sugar-coating, everyone knows what is happening in China (and in the rest of the world). Factories are requested by law to stay closed and they need special permits to re-open. As far as I know until last…Mon, 24 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTNewsMT3keycapshttps://matt3o.com/getting-ready-for-dev-tty2/https://matt3o.com/getting-ready-for-dev-tty2/While waiting for the next round of prototypes for Susuwatari, what better than prepping the next round of /dev/tty? The first original MT3 keyset! Drop is releasing /dev/tty every now and then but rarely with the…Mon, 20 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTNewsMT3keycapshttps://matt3o.com/happy-new-year-susuwatari/https://matt3o.com/happy-new-year-susuwatari/I said we needed half a miracle to have Susuwatari ready before year's end... well, apparently we've been naughty and Santa gave us coal... or rather he didn't (coal. Susuwatari. Got the pun?). Since last time I've…Tue, 14 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTNewsMT3keycapshttps://matt3o.com/susuwatari-prototypes-at-last/https://matt3o.com/susuwatari-prototypes-at-last/I finally got the first batch of Susuwatari prototypes in my hands. Of all the sets I've designed this definitely has proven the most complicated. Injection molding is no joke, a lot of variables are at play and if you…Thu, 10 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMTNewsMT3keycapshttps://matt3o.com/susuwatari-where-are-you/https://matt3o.com/susuwatari-where-are-you/An update on Susuwatari was long overdue, I wish I had better news to give you but I wanted to bring you guys up to speed on the development since (Mass)Drop is not going to (in a timely manner). Please bear in mind…Fri, 12 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMTNewsMT3keycapshttps://matt3o.com/hand-wiring-a-custom-keyboard/https://matt3o.com/hand-wiring-a-custom-keyboard/It’s finally time to get our hands dirty. For the sake of this tutorial I designed and 3D printed a small case that will serve as the base structure for my handwired keyboard. It doesn’t matter what case you use anyway,…Wed, 13 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMTDIYkeyboardshttps://matt3o.com/susuwatari-dev-log/https://matt3o.com/susuwatari-dev-log/It has been a while since the last update on the Susuwatari keyset. The drop for the double-shot MT3 profile set ended few months ago and development is proceeding at a slow but constant pace. It is incredible the…Fri, 08 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMTNewsMT3keycapshttps://matt3o.com/midnight-love/https://matt3o.com/midnight-love/Few days ago I got a copy of my Midnight Set produced and sold directly by Signature Plastics on Pimpmykeyboard. It's an old keyset of mine, one of the first I've designed and that I'm particularly fond of. It has been…Tue, 13 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMTNewskeycapshttps://matt3o.com/peopoly-moai-an-honest-review/https://matt3o.com/peopoly-moai-an-honest-review/I've always looked with awe at the whole 3d printing phenomenon. I believe something clicked in my mind with the Star Trek replicator and 3d printers are the closest thing to it we have nowadays. I waited long enough to…Sun, 04 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMTReviews3D printhttps://matt3o.com/moree-nerd-sets/https://matt3o.com/moree-nerd-sets/I'm still working on Susuwatari, but more sets are coming out soon. Long time ago I was contacted by a manufacturer that wanted to release some of my designs. They asked what could be our first project together and I…Fri, 21 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMTNewskeycapshttps://matt3o.com/susuwatari-beta-1/https://matt3o.com/susuwatari-beta-1/In just a couple of days I've got dozens of comments, emails and people reaching out on reddit/skype/slack. Thanks everybody for the great support and feedback! So, it looks like I've been a little selfish and I didn't…Sat, 15 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMTNewskeycapsMT3https://matt3o.com/susuwatari-the-first-double-shot-set-on-mt3/https://matt3o.com/susuwatari-the-first-double-shot-set-on-mt3/So /dev/tty1 is finally out into the wild, round two is going nice and smooth and it's time to move on to the next project. It's some time we are toying with the idea of a double-shot version of the MT3 keycap profile…Wed, 12 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMTKnowledge BasekeycapsMT3https://matt3o.com/dev-tty-round-2-harder-better-faster-sharper/https://matt3o.com/dev-tty-round-2-harder-better-faster-sharper/Long time I haven't posted an update about the second round of /dev/tty. As you all well know I wasn't very happy with the dye-sub quality of the first drop and --honestly-- how Massdrop handled the whole development…Sat, 07 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMTNewskeycapsMT3https://matt3o.com/device-terminal-round-2-aka-dev-tty1/https://matt3o.com/device-terminal-round-2-aka-dev-tty1/Some of you may have noticed that /dev/tty has dropped again. Waaaay sooner than I expected actually. As you know by now I don't like to rush a product release and considering the round 1 hiccups, I would have liked a…Thu, 08 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTNewskeycapsMT3https://matt3o.com/the-cost-of-perfection/https://matt3o.com/the-cost-of-perfection/Important: the following reflects my opinion and my opinion only. I report the facts at the best of my knowledge/understanding but they are not necessarily accurate. Of course I'm going to talk about /dev/tty keycaps…Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMTNewskeycapsMT3https://matt3o.com/dev-tty-keycaps-in-all-their-glory/https://matt3o.com/dev-tty-keycaps-in-all-their-glory/It has been a long journey but it was well worth the wait. I'm usually very critical with my own work but this time we are pretty much close to perfection. Let's start with the keys layout. The most avid of my followers…Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMTNewskeycapsMT3https://matt3o.com/devtty-even-more-prototypes/https://matt3o.com/devtty-even-more-prototypes/I just received a new batch of prototypes. These hopefully are the very last prototypes I'll see before the pre-production samples. We had some issues selecting the --hell too many-- colors present in the /dev/tty set…Wed, 11 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMTNewskeycapsMT3https://matt3o.com/devtty-prototypes-take-1/https://matt3o.com/devtty-prototypes-take-1/It has been a quiet couple of months but the work on MT3 profile and /dev/tty keycaps is proceeding at a steady pace. The first step was to 3D print a full set of keys to check the ergonomics of our new design. We made…Wed, 09 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMTNewskeycapsMT3https://matt3o.com/whitefox-heart-kickstarter/https://matt3o.com/whitefox-heart-kickstarter/Massdrop is a great platform with a huge user base but of course you have to compromise when dealing with big companies. BUT. The WhiteFox is our baby, Input Club and I felt that we couldn't keep compromising and we…Tue, 20 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMTNewskeyboardshttps://matt3o.com/about-mt3-profile-and-devtty-set/https://matt3o.com/about-mt3-profile-and-devtty-set/By now you should know that I'm a retro-junkie. Signature Plastics SA keycaps are the closest we can ask to a vintage looking set but I've always seen it as an "hack", not to mention that it is mostly an ABS set. Few…Thu, 20 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMTKnowledge BasekeycapsMT3https://matt3o.com/high-contrast-granite/https://matt3o.com/high-contrast-granite/Did you think Granite had nothing more to say? Well, think again :) With the collaboration of Signature Plastics I'm happy to announce the immediate availability of Granite High Contrast. All kits from the previous…Fri, 16 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMTNewskeycapshttps://matt3o.com/first-steps-in-3d-printing-with-an-original-prusa-i3-mk-ii/https://matt3o.com/first-steps-in-3d-printing-with-an-original-prusa-i3-mk-ii/I've been skeptical about consumer grade 3d printers for long time. They were expensive, slow, required a lot of maintenance and quality was less than optimal. Things are moving rapidly, though and we’ve reached such a…Sat, 12 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMTReviews3D printhttps://matt3o.com/the-cardboard-keyboard-case/https://matt3o.com/the-cardboard-keyboard-case/How much does a custom keyboard cost? That is one of the most common questions I'm asked. There's definitely a lot of interest around DIY keyboards and the main concerns are: 1) the technical/practical aspects, 2) costs.Tue, 27 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMTDIYkeyboardshttps://matt3o.com/whitefox-take-two/https://matt3o.com/whitefox-take-two/You never know when a WhiteFox is going to strike! Stealthy and deadly she comes unexpected and hits with no mercy. Honestly I myself wasn't expecting her for another couple of months, but --you know-- you can't really…Fri, 22 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMTNewskeyboardshttps://matt3o.com/how-to-build-your-whitefox/https://matt3o.com/how-to-build-your-whitefox/I just got a final sample of the WhiteFox and it's simply fantastic. The barebone kits will start shipping in a few days and I'm so excited to get your feedback. I hope you'll like it as much as I do, it has been a long…Thu, 19 May 2016 00:00:00 GMTDIYkeyboardshttps://matt3o.com/the-many-faces-of-granite/https://matt3o.com/the-many-faces-of-granite/Granite Round 4 has finally started shipping to its final destinations, I've already seen some nice pictures and I'm glad people are enjoying it. During the last few years we had quite some iterations of this set and I…Thu, 12 May 2016 00:00:00 GMTKnowledge Basekeycapshttps://matt3o.com/whitefox-the-making-of/https://matt3o.com/whitefox-the-making-of/The WhiteFox is the first A-grade mechanical keyboard I designed to be commercially available to the public. In the last few years I worked on many iterations of the same compact layout and the WhiteFox is the result of…Fri, 22 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMTKnowledge Basekeyboardshttps://matt3o.com/granite-elven-kit-explained/https://matt3o.com/granite-elven-kit-explained/Granite Round 4 includes a geeky new kit called "Elven Tongue". It was gestating in my head since a couple of years now and today finally comes to life thanks to the Granite keycaps set success. First of all a quick…Thu, 14 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMTKnowledge Basekeycapshttps://matt3o.com/granite-turns-4/https://matt3o.com/granite-turns-4/When I first released the Granite set a few years ago I never would have thought I would have seen a Round 4. I actually wanted to make the first round a limited edition --like all of my designs-- but I've been accused…Tue, 12 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMTNewskeycaps