[albert_e]

Wow!

I had dreamed of physical "analog" controls as a standard feature on keyboards and input devices for various applications -- would be great productivity booster for power users.

I wish this catches on and gets mass adoption.

[auc]

The Das keyboard has a volume knob that’s pretty nice

[hyperman1]

Dell had this. Also a button to get instant silence, and an USB port for the mouse.

https://universaldatasystems.org/shop/wp-content/uploads/201...

[netsharc]

Logitech has such a keyboard: https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/keyboards/craft.920-...

[vunderba]

Nice - be interesting to see what kind of integrations they have for the knob (at a bare minimum I better be able to play break out and scrub video in da Vinci).

I use a Keychron Q2 which has a dial at the top-right - it's mostly pretty good though I wish it were a little bit easier to program and of course it doesn't have haptic feedback.

https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-q2-pro-qmk-via-wi...

[laurencei]

Yeah - me too - I dont have the time/tools to build these myself - but would happily pay for them as a product.

[albert_e]

Same

While I wish I had the time and talent to pursue this as a hobby - and I dabbled in PCBs and DIY electronics in youth - life has other plans.

I see some sibling commenta that link to keyboards with a knobs-- that is cool - but I am imagining having access to more than one knob so I have a bank of at least 5-6 knobs, slightly smaller than the DIY project, so I can program them for multiple uses like we do for Function Keys today.

Imagine stream deck with knobs instead of buttons - and available either as a separate USB/wireless device or as a simple "nuneric keypad" / "function keys /media keys" kind of addition to keyboards