The #ploopy adept #trackball has just the size of a snooker set (45mm). So now I have lots of balls

Just received my Adept Trackball from #Ploopy. Initial impressions are good. I bought this to support #Canadian business.

Ploopy Classic 2 open source trackball

https://blog.ploopy.co/the-classic-2-is-here-186

#HackerNews #Ploopy #Classic #2 #open #source #trackball #open #source #Ploopy #trackball #tech #news #hardware

Ploopy Classic 2 is an upgraded trackball mouse available as a DIY kit or fully assembled

Ploopy has made a name for itself over the past few years by offering a line of customizable trackball mice with open source designs that allow you 3D print or modify your own device.

Since launching its first trackball in 2019, Ploopy has followed up with several additional designs for different trackball styles. Last year the company even introduced a TrackPad. Now Ploopy is going back to […]

#3dPrinted #inputDevice #openHardware #openSource #ploopy #ploopyClassic2 #trackball

Read more: https://liliputing.com/ploopy-classic-2-is-an-upgraded-trackball-mouse-available-as-a-diy-kit-or-fully-assembled/

This great #Ploopy Adept build is from r/hainguyenac on Reddit. It's a custom wireless build, with a custom printed case.

r/hainguyenac also designed and made the red macropad - it's got an aluminum case. Great work!

Original post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ploopy/comments/1jijw95/i_made_the_ploopy_adept_wireless/

r/hainguyenac's Reddit profile here: https://www.reddit.com/user/hainguyenac/

I recently spent some time trying to figure out which NAICS code best describes what #ploopy does, and I'd say the result rated a "passed because the prof couldn't be arsed to deal with failing me" grade.

Then I read a piece about how NAICS codes get used in census data, and now I'm concerned.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Industry_Classification_System

The #raspberrypi RP2040 is a great chip. We use it in our #Ploopy Headphones. If you've ever wondered why we use it, or how such a cheap chip can produce a 20-band EQ, here's a primer on the RP2040 and how it makes the Headphones go:

https://blog.ploopy.co/rp2040-the-little-engine-that-could-96

@ploopy only using it for a day, but ... the #ploopy adept is really great and one of the best trackballs I have ever used (and I have a lot of them) :)
The buttons are perfect and the sensor is great. :)
qmk support is great. I already switch the whole button layout to my personal favour :)

This is a great build from ianm, a member of the #Ploopy Discord server.

They also shared the following: "just want to give the community thanks for making the adept opensource and also the modding team. finally finished my wireless adept now trying to figure out how to make the 2 halves act as peripherals of the trackball."

Thanks, ianm!

Original message link here: https://discord.com/channels/1119347467545219143/1138670557638971433/1348583735188127756

This great #Ploopy Adept build was put together by u/brother_bean on Reddit! They combined u/take-motto-'s AdeptBLE project with work from u/No_Pilot_1974's Anyball work to get this great build. Very nice work!

Links:

Original post on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ploopy/comments/1j62mwi/wireless_bluetooth_ploopy_adept_adeptble_with_a/

AdeptBLE Github: https://github.com/taichan1113/AdeptBLE

Anyball Github: https://github.com/adept-anyball/mod

Any #3dprinting folks have a source for a DIY computer speaker set? Just small and ideally usb powered. Don’t need anything monster sized, just enough to cross the “better than built-in monitor speakers” line. If it will support a small company like #ploopy #headamame even better!

We've been experimenting with a new process to insert chips into PCBs. Here's a full technical writeup on our process and how it impacts the #Ploopy kits that we ship out:

https://blog.ploopy.co/using-spring-contact-principles-with-chip-pcb-interfaces-170

Finally, an external trackpad that's not from Apple

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://b.yuxuan.org/ploopy-trackpad

@PKL does #Ploopy plan to make left-handed mice?

These amazing #3dprint mods for the #Ploopy Adept were made by @Magas_Corada! The pattern on the face of the purple Adept was made using a holographic print sheet. The more exotic-looking Adept is a BTU-mod print, made using multi-colour filament with a steel ball bearing.

Thanks for sharing, @Magas_Corada!

@ploopy Had a ploopy on my wishlist for a long time. Finally giving up on finding my old (lost) mouse and ordering a ploopy adept trackball kit for my bday.

I had no idea you guys were Canadian too! Should have read the about us earlier :p

Any chance we can have a BUYCANADIAN coupon for orders shipped within Canada?

Could be a good opportunity to cash in on the current push to buy Canadian ;)

This is an unvarnished look at the process of getting a kit from us, posted by r/slipperyp on the #Ploopy subreddit.

The box itself was in rather poor condition and took a roundabout way to get to their house, but it made it!

Full post from r/slipperyp is here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ploopy/comments/1ir2p4h/comment/mdjqy9t/?context=3

There's a lot of noise in the news about #Canadian inter-provincial #trade barriers right now.

#ploopy ships anywhere #CanadaPost will deliver, and we haven't seen any of these alleged barriers. Maybe there's some in Nunavut--we haven't sent anything there (yet).

So maybe this? https://breachmedia.ca/freakout-about-canadas-internal-trade-barriers-a-corporate-scam/

Here's an incredibly practical and accessible mod for the #Ploopy Adept by @ddrake: grip tape on the buttons, and a nice piece of oak wood to use as a wrist rest to match the logo!

Thanks, Dan!

Here is a great mod for the #Ploopy Headphones that uses a metal headband: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6945211

Thanks to MrRoomba for their great design! You can find more about them here: https://mrroomba.neocities.org/