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Pet_Ant ◴[] No.45015620[source]
I wonder if there is a way to crowdfund actually producing a batch of these? I mean you'd need to redesign the shell and a few more things, but ought to be doable. Either as printable STLs in TEP or as a group-buy.

Also, I think it's criminal for any USB chargeable mouse to not just work as a regular corded mouse when plugged directly into a PC.

PS - would it be possible to make a mouse use Cherry MX hotswap switches so that people could customise their clicks?

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nemomarx ◴[] No.45015681[source]
We used to do group buys of custom keyboards like that. Generally the organizer finds a factory or etc willing to do it for a certain volume and then you see if that many people are interested and will put down the money.

It's a lot of organizing work mostly if you have the design ready for a factory

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1. ibaikov ◴[] No.45016051[source]
Its called dropshipping and there are dedicated sites to make the process easier, however I never used one.