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【IC】Galaxy Class: Star Trek TNG keyset|artisan by Roddenberry Entertainment

类型: IC
作者: norbauer
发布时间: 2017-05-20 12:22:03
更新时间: 2017-11-01 13:51:24
原链接: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=89651.0




Roddenberry Entertainment, the creators of Star Trek, have recently asked me to work with the keyboard hobbyist community to design and bring a licensed Galaxy Class keyset into being, with its design inspired by the in-universe “LCARS” computer graphical interfaces used in Star Trek: The Next Generation. This new set will include trademarked Star Trek insignia keys, custom Roddenberry collector’s packaging, and a special artisan keycap. Roddenberry has a long tradition of making Star Trek-branded desk/office accessories, stretching back into the 1960s and 1970s, so they’re very eager for this to be a new evolution of a category of product that they have long supported. The fact that we’re doing this during TNG’s 30th anniversary is a fortuitous bonus.
**Firstly, if you’re interested: please fill out this quick survey. ;D
** UPDATE: Group Buy is now live.
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More details
The current plan is to offer the set first through MassDrop as a group buy with an exclusive artisan keycap, and at some point subsequently through Roddenberry.com after the GB has shipped. (Note that Roddenberry will actually be producing the sets, packaging, etc., and shipping the product to group buy participants from its facility in Los Angeles.)
Roddenberry is a company that has a long history of profound respect for the fans, so they’re not just willing but eager to incorporate input and feedback from the community on what this set should include. Hence this IC thread. :)
We’ve added Starfleet and United Federation of Planets insignia to the Print Screen / Num Lock / Pause buttons. And we’d like to do a special artisan.

Because we’d like to include some nice custom collector’s packaging for the set, we’d ideally like to have a single set for sale, not lots of different sub-sets. My current thinking is therefore that the core, numpad, and ISO sets from previous group buys would be included. We’ll probably also do a smaller “upgrade” set to include the logo keys and the artisan for those who want to add those special trademarked keys to existing sets.
Pricing is still uncertain, but expect it to be fairly standard for keysets manufactured at Signature Plastics, with some extra to cover the add-ons discussed above, such as the artisan, fancy packaging, etc. Of course, as usual, everything depends on quantities.
These are just some tentative/preliminary ideas. I look forward to hearing what you think!
Roddenberry Entertainment Inc: Star Trek and related marks and logos are Trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. All rights reserved.
PS: Thanks, as ever, to community member moz for originally long ago suggesting the concept of a TNG-inspired set here on GH.

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