Skip to content
Logo

Hackaday

  • Home
  • Blog
  • Hackaday.io
  • Contests
  • Submit
  • About

Day: January 11, 2007

USB Keyboard Swap

January 11, 2007 by Will O'Brien 15 Comments


Laptops aren’t always the bomb/drool/mountain dew proof machines we wish they were. [TomTheGeek] was suffering from a loss of his I, 8 and K keys. Like a laptop Reaver, he sliced out the old keyboard and spliced in a compact USB keyboard. He likes the look, I’d probably whip up some acrylic spacers at the least and fill the exposed areas.

Posted in laptops hacks

Search

Never miss a hack

Follow on facebook Follow on twitter Follow on youtube Follow on rss Contact us

Subscribe

If you missed it

  • From A Ten-Line Script To A Real Utility With Codex

    67 Comments
  • “I’m Not Dead Yet!” Reverse Polish Notation Calculators You Can Still Buy

    72 Comments
  • Hackaday Europe 2026: Playstation 4 To Psychometer

    No comments
  • What’s Mu Metal?

    28 Comments
  • Australia’s Nationwide Phone Outage Was An Embarrassing Failure

    29 Comments
More from this category

Our Columns

  • Hackaday Links: September 6, 2026

    3 Comments
  • Hackaday Podcast Ep 385: 3D Printers With Lasers, Wicked RAM Prices, And Reverse Polish Notation

    3 Comments
  • This Week In Security: Baked-in Malware, Freezers Not Freezing, Zoom Snoops Clipboards, And AI Makes Things Worse, Faster

    17 Comments
  • Hackaday Europe 2026: Fluid Kernels And Optimizing C++ For MCUs

    6 Comments
  • FLOSS Weekly Episode 880: The Two Wolves

    2 Comments
More from this category

Search

Never miss a hack

Follow on facebook Follow on twitter Follow on youtube Follow on rss Contact us

Subscribe

If you missed it

  • From A Ten-Line Script To A Real Utility With Codex

    67 Comments
  • “I’m Not Dead Yet!” Reverse Polish Notation Calculators You Can Still Buy

    72 Comments
  • Hackaday Europe 2026: Playstation 4 To Psychometer

    No comments
  • What’s Mu Metal?

    28 Comments
  • Australia’s Nationwide Phone Outage Was An Embarrassing Failure

    29 Comments
More from this category

Categories

Our Columns

  • Hackaday Links: September 6, 2026

    3 Comments
  • Hackaday Podcast Ep 385: 3D Printers With Lasers, Wicked RAM Prices, And Reverse Polish Notation

    3 Comments
  • This Week In Security: Baked-in Malware, Freezers Not Freezing, Zoom Snoops Clipboards, And AI Makes Things Worse, Faster

    17 Comments
  • Hackaday Europe 2026: Fluid Kernels And Optimizing C++ For MCUs

    6 Comments
  • FLOSS Weekly Episode 880: The Two Wolves

    2 Comments
More from this category

Recent comments

  • Reggie0 on The First Spacecraft Launched To Orbit From Europe
  • JohnU on The Helicopter With Radioactive Blades
  • Stephen Casey on WordStar Lives Again (and Again)
  • Nathan on Comparing PETG And PCTG Filaments
  • ret on The First Spacecraft Launched To Orbit From Europe
  • Matt on How To Talk To A Machine Without Anthropomorphising It
  • BT on How To Talk To A Machine Without Anthropomorphising It
  • kgsws on Can AI Now Design PCBs That Just Work?
  • tyler on The First Spacecraft Launched To Orbit From Europe
  • Mark Topham on How To Talk To A Machine Without Anthropomorphising It
Logo
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Hackaday.io
  • Video
  • Submit A Tip
  • About
  • Contact Us

Never miss a hack

Follow on facebook Follow on twitter Follow on youtube Follow on rss Contact us

Subscribe to Newsletter

Copyright © 2026 | Hackaday, Hack A Day, and the Skull and Wrenches Logo are Trademarks of Hackaday.com | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Digital Services Act | Do not sell or share my personal informationCookie Management
Powered by WordPress VIP