FunKey S: Difference between revisions

After the positive reception to their initial [[Keymu]] showcase video in 2017, the FunKey Team grew to include three members as they sought to create a mass-producible version of the Keymu. To test the hardware that they planned to use in the Keymu successor, the team created the [[FunKey Zero]] in 2018. The FunKey S would use elements from both of the team's prior systems, having athe clamshell form factor similar to, albeit slightly thinner than,of the Keymu, inand additionthe toimproved technicalsystem specifications that were very similar to those of the FunKey Zero. Unveiling the FunKey S for the first time in April 2019, the FunKey Team continued to improve the system in the following months, initially expecting to launch a Kickstarter campaign for it in late 2019. Around this time, the fourth member of the FunKey Team, Killian, was brought on board to assist with marketing the device and building the community surrounding it in preparation for the Kickstarter campaign.

Due to continued improvements being made to the device, the Kickstarter campaign was delayed to July 2020, with the initial funding goal set at €30,000. Since this goal was met in only three hours, several stretch goals were set and subsequently reached, with the campaign ending with €165,760 raised in total from 2,046 backers. After the campaign, the FunKey Team began preparing for the manufacturing of the devices at a factory in China, a process that included the making of a mold to manufacture the device's exterior plastic shell and the adjustment and improvement of several of the device's components. After several unforeseen delays, device shipments initially began in late December following the completed assembly and packaging of the first batch of devices. Due to a quickly discovered defect in the included MicroSD cards, however, shipment of the majority of these devices was delayed until February 2021.