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Hesper64(100) Dual-Action Low-Profile Keyboard

Hesper64(100) Dual-Action Low-Profile Keyboard

Regular price $279.00 USD
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Color: Sand Beige
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Note: Official Website will open for purchases in October.

 

Experience the world's first Dual-Action low-profile keyboard
that expands a 64-key design into 100-key Functionality.
Perfectly blending soothing aesthetics with groundbreaking technology.

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The World's First
Dual-Action Low-Profile Keyboard

Experience the world's first Dual-Action low-profile keyboard
that expands a 64-key design into 100-key Functionality
Perfectly blending soothing aesthetics with groundbreaking technology

Compact Without Compromise

No matter your workspace or how often you’re on the move - whether for work or play, Hesper64(100) fits seamlessly into your routine.
It meets both your daily typing needs and your desire for customization, offering a range of flexible options.
With Hesper64(100), you enjoy both elegance and versatility in one refined keyboard.

Boost Productivity by 20%

Whether you’re sending the same emails at your desk every day, navigating complex shortcuts in design software.
Routinely pressing 2 or 3 keys' combo to trigger your most-used functions without complaint.
Why not try a simple change?

Faster Combo Triggers

Have you ever had to take your eyes off the action during intense gameplay just to locate a specific shortcut key?
Or wished you didn’t have to stretch your hand to reach keys placed far away because your shortcuts are already occupied?
With Hesper64(100), no matter how you configure it, you’ll unlock new inspirations and possibilities for your gaming experience.

Dual-Action Key Innovation

Our innovative Dual-Action technology allows seamless expansion tailored for professionals and gamers alike. Allows Certain Special Keys to be easily activated without requiring significant hand movement.
The Differentiated Travel Design, along with the Self-developed Anti-typo Assistance Feature integrated with the keyboard chip, ensures that you don’t need to worry about finger positioning during regular typing.

Exquisite Lighting Atmosphere

Supports over 15 unique RGB Backlits, with a rare and technically challenging Floating RGB Cycle design on the keyboard's base.
The entire keyboard offers two independently customizable backlit zones, creating an immersive atmosphere during use.

Thoughtful Design
Aesthetic Appeal

Keyboard body is crafted with 90% aluminum alloy, accented by brass as the material for external function buttons, adding a touch of sophistication.
This gives the compact and lightweight keyboard a sense of stability and maturity.
Keycaps are made of single-color injection-molded PBT, ensuring a comfortable fingertip touch and precise color matching.

Innovation Built on
Proven Technology

Featuring Tecsee Low-Profile Linear Switches with 1.7mm Actuation。 Pointand 40gf Actuation Force - engineered for gaming speed and typing precision.

(The Dual-Action Switch is, for the most part, similar to a standard low-profile switch and can even be used directly with low-profile keycaps.
However, when paired with an Upper Keycap, it effectively adds an additional key with a linear feel.)

Fully QMK / VIA Supported

Fully customizable with QMK/VIA, empowering you to redefine your input experience.
Dual-Action Keys are included as well - no matter how imaginative you get, almost anything can be achieved.

Hot-Swappable For All

Allowing you to freely switch between standard low-profile switches and Dual-Action switches.
Dual-Action Key can be easily removed, just like standard keycaps and switches.
Feel free to DIY your layout to suit your preferences.
  • Keyboard

  • USB-C / USB-A Cable

  • 2.4GHz Receiver

  • EX Standard Switches
    EX Dual-Action Switches

  • Keycap / Switch Puller

  • Height-Increasing Pad

  • Dual-Action Keys Kit (Included in full version or purchase separately)

Pioneer Unboxing Hands-On Review

Design Story

Over more than a decade of using all kinds of keyboards, we've witnessed their evolution from occupying two-thirds of the desk to becoming increasingly compact.
The advent of low-profile keyboards further reduced their vertical footprint. As technology and times advance, people increasingly desire to have their personal space under their own control.
However, the more compact a keyboard becomes, the more it relies on multiple layers to compensate for the keys omitted by its layout. Having more layers doesn’t necessarily make things more convenient; on the contrary, it often adds to the user’s burden. Typing can be interrupted by the need to recall which function key combination - such as Fn plus another key - triggers a certain shortcut.
This led us to wonder: what if we could fundamentally change each key, allowing every seemingly identical key to do more - just like the virtual keyboards on smartphones, where a single character can output different commands through upward or downward swipes?

While studying many similar products in real life, we found inspiration in the multimedia buttons on car steering wheels. At the same time, we clearly recognized that the act of pressing a key is a precise collaboration between the keycap, switch, and PCB, all working together in an instant - no idea can bypass these fundamental elements.
Innovative PCB design is also an indispensable part of this process. Supporting a greater number of Dual-Action Keys naturally brings new challenges, such as considerations around assembly, voltage, and wiring, all of which must be carefully addressed.
After going through at least three completely different concept experiments, and even creating a prototype keyboard prior to the Hesper64(100) to test overall feasibility and feel, we finally managed to realize our solution within the limited space available in a mechanical switch, and thus the Dual-Action Key you see today was born.