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.
** UPDATE:
Group Buy is now live.
( If you don’t necessarily follow GH threads
religiously, you can also
sign up on my email list
to be notified when this product (and others I make) becomes
available.)
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.