My partner tried out her #Ploopy dial and immediately said she wanted to be able to click with it. Considering they already run QMK, I really do think @ploopy's next move should be a Knob Plus or something with at least one clicky button - "being able to change the direction of scrolling from portait to landscape in Excel would be fucking mint!" is a direct quote here.

As it is, I might build a little platform for mine with tactile buttons underneath, to see what I can do on my own.

I wonder if a #Ploopy knob could be configured to tune a Software Defined Radio?

Okay, maybe that's the in-depth review.

Not much to it.

High-precision scrolling is wonderful, it's as satisfying as touching the screen and moving things where you want them. The #Ploopy Knob is a lovely, high-quality solution for it, available at a pretty good price (CAD$50) that supports open source hardware and software projects.

If you're reading this thinking you might like one - I promise you you're right, and you should just go buy one. Recommended. https://ploopy.co/shop/knob/

Knob – Ploopy

Photo of the #Ploopy Knob in situ because I forgot to attach it to the earlier post about the 3D printed finish.

The design is great, and a lot of care was taken in printing it - the concentric finish on top is lovely, and I can tell they randomised the layer seams so there wouldn't be one big scar up one side of it somewhere. The slot for the USB socket is perfect.

I don't often see someone else's #3DPrinting up close, but I'm impressed with this. It definitely belongs on my desk.

Meet the #cats of #ploopy (they're in a lot of our product photos) on their day off. #caturdayeveryday
Tidied desk up for a picture because I got my Knob from @ploopy. I printed a new dial to match my #ploopyadept and Streamdeck. Really loving my #Ploopy hardware!
Pulling together the #shownotes in #ChapelHill for Monday’s posting of @gamesatwork_biz episode e555 with @andypiper, @michaelrowe01 and yours truly. Stories and discussion on #Ploopy’s #TheBean and #Lenovo’s #TrackPoint, #TheGuild, The Movie, #AI in #commencement speeches, #AI in #podcasts, #VirtualWorlds and #VirtualOS #museums and a whole lot more! Check out earlier episodes, chock full of #AI #metaverse #AR #VR #gamification and so much more on https://www.gamesatwork.biz

My first impressions of the #Ploopy Adept #trackball are very good.

https://ploopy.co/adept-trackball/

I was able to tune it with a nice balance of speed and accuracy for pointing.

For the six buttons, I besides the left/middle/right mouse buttons, I bound one to "hold to scroll" the trackball.

The other two I bound to copy/paste for single click and browser forward/back for double-click.

I published my QMK customizations here:

https://github.com/markstos/qmk_userspace

@ploopy

Adept Trackball – Ploopy

the #ploopy #bean is really interessting. the #trackpoint is moving a litte dice, so the hapics are new and different. Really like it for scrolling
My #ploopy #bean arrived. Feels so weird and great at the same time. Different hapics than a #trackpoint, because you can feel the mechanics moving. Feels great!