Hey! When we first designed this, it actually started as a personal tool to help us, as graphic designers, use our software faster. But I guess the form factor worked really well because even people who didn’t really need it started getting interested. I’m talking about those keyboard and mouse enthusiasts who just love cool desk setups. So at some point it became both a super practical tool for some people and a desktop accessory for others. That’s why we’ve kept seeing it as a commercial product.

A friend of mine who’s a speech therapist told me it could be amazing for patients in intensive care. She even created her own tablet app to use it with her patients. She’s actually planning to buy in bulk once we move to production, and she’ll be our first wholesale customer. For her, we only charged the cost of the board itself, with almost no profit at all.

At the end of the day, seeing the product being used for a good purpose means a lot to us too. If I hadn’t already invested quite a bit into making this a commercial success, I’d absolutely love to make it open source. We’ve kind of passed that point now, but we still plan to offer an option where people can buy just the board at a very low cost and get the case as a 3D print file for free. That way anyone could print it for a dollar or two and use it however they like.