It was an issue with Firefox and the codec we use for the audio samples. I just changed the codec for the audio to something that works on all browsers.
Yes the butterfly switches were pretty bad. Superficially ours are similar but there are a few key differences:
- Ours has an actual mechanical switch (with a spring and contact leaf) that is pressed, the butterfly switches were a metal dome
- Our switches have much more vertical travel (1.8mm) compared to the butterfly switches (~0.5mm). A big part of the issues with the butterfly switches was they had tiny tolerances, so specks of dust or dirt could jam them. Since our switches are so much larger, this is less of a problem
- Butterfly switch arms were made from plastic, our arms are made from steel.
Firstly it makes no sense for a backlight to be anything but a warm colour at night because it strains your eyes exactly when they are most prone to it (at night, in the dark).
And secondly because it allows us some modest power savings. The chemistry used in our red LEDs (AlGaInP) is more power efficient than that used in other colours. Being a very thin device, we have a small battery, and therefore need to save power wherever we can.
The final weight has not been determined yet as we are trying out different materials, internal designs and components. But the final weight will be 300g-400g or so.
Fitting the USB-C port into it was actually a real challenge. We also have custom made USB-C housing because all the off the shelf ones were thicker than the keyboard!
Thank you so much. It means a lot to hear that. We're a very small team (1 full time, 3 part time) so going up against a company worth five trillion dollars is quite daunting!
It was an issue with Firefox and the codec we use for the audio samples. I just changed the codec for the audio to something that works on all browsers.