Interview with CEO Luis Sevilla, Beyond Keyboard Ergonomics
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- Опубликовано: 30 июн 2024
- Six years after Dygma launched the crowdfunding campaign of the Dygma Raise back in Dec 2017, we went beyond keyboard ergonomics as
Luis talked us through what he had envisioned for Dygma all these years.
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00:00 Vision for Dygma
02:23 The future of office ergonomics
05:43 Your this-is-not-gonna-work moment
07:04 Hardest decisions
12:04 What you'd have done differently
16:48 CEO-Coach balance
18:34 Hobbies in personal life
21:36 What drives you
25:40 What would you do if Dygma didn't exist
26:57 Advice to younger Deilor
29:48 Defy vs Raise
31:44 Transitioning from a staggered to a columnar keyboard
33:18 Wish for Christmas
33:44 The real reason for the delivery delays of the Dygma Defy
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▶️ I REGRET Buying an Ergonomic Keyboard...
• I REGRET Buying an Erg...
▶️ 28 prototypes later: the Dygma Defy 60º tenting story
• 28 prototypes later: t...
▶️ The benefits of tenting your keyboard ⛺ 👍
• The benefits of tentin...
▶️ The 7 things that make a keyboard ERGONOMIC
• The 7 Things That Make...
▶️ The secret to sitting straight is your keyboard
• The secret to sitting ...
▶️ The new Dygma Defy
• The new Dygma Defy - T...
▶️ Benefits and features of the new Dygma Defy ergonomic keyboard
• Benefits and features ...
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If you want to know where's your Defy, check dygma.com/blogs/product-development/all-keyboards-from-china-shipped
I am just wondering why your channel has so little subscribers and videos so little views.
Your videos are awesome even few years back. You are a great example how videos should be made to be informative, fun and enjoyable.
I hope that you will gain a lot more viewers.
Thank. you! We wonder the same 😅
Well, their topics and products are quite niche. Let's hope that changes with time!
@DygmaLab I don't have a dygma but now I want one
@@robbyjvc i have one since 11.2023 and it is fabulous. It has some bugs as it is still new thing but they fix them.
I use only this keyboard since I got it and I love it. But first few weeks were hard, especially to type passwords that are mix of chars and symbols.
I was modifying layout many times a day but now I have stable layout and modify it few times a month.
Typing with all fingers os required on this type of keyboard so learning apps how to touch type with all fingers were very helpful for me.
I wasn't expecting it, but there were some very valuable insights about life balance, digital (and vital) minimalism, mindfulness and well being in this interview.
Like you enjoyed it 😊
We need a vertical gaming mouse
Vertical mice are ridiculous. MX master 3 is the best ergonomic mouse
😊📝
Always great to hear from Dominique and Luis! Congrats on a great year, looking forward to Dygma's 2024! I'm going to try the tricks Luis recommended for the Defy, I've been having trouble getting used to the columnar layout.
2024 looks promising 😊
Very interesting interview. I loved him saying that work and non-work (exercise and gaming) can keep you performing at an optimum level. Many people today forget this and burn themselves out, sometimes even encouraging others to do the same.
The best approach is generally a balanced one.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm looking forward to seeing the future of dygma and happy new year dygma team :)
Happy New Year to you too! 🍾
EXCELLENT interview and conversation!!! I appreciate the question/answer session regarding switching from a staggered layout to a columnar layout (I will be in this situation...).
I hope that the simplificaiton of SKUs and choices leaves at least ONE additional color option besides silver and black! I wonder if in the future that you could switch to an order-on-demand type of system for customers who want more color options.
Naturally this will take time to be received, manufactured, etc. but it still gives customers options for having a unique keyboard (color-wise anyway) 😁
For now, limited edition colors will remain limited... but we might come up with something in the future 😊
Would you mind adding timestamps for each question? It would help when referring back to this video.
We added them in the description, but for some reason RUclips was not picking them up. Fixed! 😊
Thanks Dygma! I’m happy to say that I was able to switch from a regular keyboard to using the Defy full time within a mere 2 weeks. I’m still making some mistakes, but there is significant daily improvement.
Two small issues I’ve encountered: When my Windows 10 laptop from 2015 wakes up (both from hibernation and also from a complete cold start) with a wired keyboard connection, the keyboard doesn’t connect properly. The number row lights up blue. It’s only a minor nuisance, since pulling out the cable from the USB port and reconnecting it fixes the problem.
Another thing I’ve noticed is that when you disconnect the cable from one half, the key LEDs of the other half seem to switch to full brightness. (I’m using the latest firmware.) This is no problem for me, but I though you’d like to know.
Happy new year to everyone!
Hi!! Thank you!
For the first issue, try pressing ESC. The blue number row means you're using Bluetooth (yes, you can do that with wired too).
For the second, check the LED brightness in the wireless menu. When you disconnect one side, the keyboard switches to wireless LED brightness.
@@DygmaLab Thanks. Pressing ESC worked to switch from bluetooth to wired on startup. However, the keyboard should not be switching to bluetooth in the first place, since the wireless switches of both halves are set to off. (The help article on your website titled ‘How to connect to RF or Bluetooth on the Defy’ uses the term ‘wireless switch’ and not ‘battery switch’. This difference is important in this discussion.)
I think that both wireless switches in the off position should put the whole keyboard in airplane mode. That does not seem to be happening at the moment.
I’m quite familiar with Bazecor and using version 1.3.9, but can’t find the wireless menu you are talking about.
@FrankPloegman yes, that was UX mistake on our side. Those switches are really on/off switches for the battery. We'll review our website. Thanks.
Being able to use Bluetooth wired is a feature that many people have requested. We could disable it, but it's useful if you want to connect to your laptop or ipad while using the keyboard wired.
@@DygmaLab I understand it better now after more thought. The wireless switches really are wireless switches, but only for the communication between the segments and the neuron, not between the neuron and other devices. Having the ability to use Bluetooth over a fully wired connection is non-obvious but desirable. I would suggest the following:
1. Especially for brand new users, it’s a bad experience if their fully wired keyboard doesn’t connect properly to a device that is starting up. The neuron should have a longer time-out in waiting for a response from the connected device. It could go to Bluetooth in the meantime, but as soon as the wired connected device responds, that should become the default connection.
2. It would be nice to have airplane mode available (which would switch off wireless functionality of the neuron). This could be achieved through Bazecor or a command that could be programmed onto the keyboard. Preferably this state would persist: If the keyboard shuts down in airplane mode, it should go back to airplane mode after startup.
Thanks for all your hard work. I’m loving my Defy.
It would be nice if you could sell a longer warranty(something like 10 years), since two years are a bit short for something costing a lot of money.
That would double the price. In those 10 years there will probably be a Defy 2 or 3 or 4...
We sell spare parts after the warranty has expired and the keyboard is very easy to repair 😊
Just received my Dygma Defy and it´s awesome.
One question thou:
Can i remap a key on the Bazecor to turn the Defy On/Off so it can safe Battery? Or does it automatically turns itself off after some amount of time?
You can customize the amount of time it takes to turn off automatically. You can configure that in the preferences menu for wired, and in the wireless menu for wireless 😊
As a user I'm kind of glad you have been ambitious with your products (less releases, more features and polish) even if that has made the production more difficult to manage. Not sure that going the "release often with smaller increments" way is more desirable and sustainable if you look beyond the management perspective. There's probably a balance to be achieved there.
I think Luis' and our point is that maybe we bit more than we could chew: the Defy was a huge leap forward in many ways: mechanical, electronics and firmware. Maybe it could have been a bit less revolutionary in some aspects. Like maybe we didn't need RGBW LEDs, or reverse-tilting + tenting combinations...
Simplifying to reduce the unsustainable number of SKUs is really inspiring
“Let’s keep our company alive!” Good idea 👍
And realizing that the Defy had too many big technological leaps in it, which probably led to a lot of the delays
(And many fun videos about the features causing delays: Tenting, RGBW, Wireless/Underglow…)
That’s a wiser person talking after hard lessons
I see a lot of those same technologies in the Raise 2. But, I guess if you’ve got them all in the Defy, putting them into an updated Raise may not be so much of a leap
Also, thanks for the advice about temporarily removing the inner column of Defy keycaps. That’s a clever idea, as my hands have been settling on the wrong row getting started💡
The Defy has been a tough journey both in design and manufacturing. The Raise 2 shouldn't, as all the big leaps and learnings have already taken place, but manufacturing always finds a way to proving itself hard 😅
I need the raise 2 Trackball! When?
That'll be revealed at due time 😊
Ok, LOVE the iterative approach and faster time to market. DON’T love the thought of buying a $400+ keyboard every year (and your iPhone example is great…upgrading an iPhone every year sucks and is so expensive!!! Don’t do that!!!)
We only do very small incremental improvements in each production batch, but they are normally not worth changing your keyboard. Our goal is that you can buy a keyboard that you enjoy for years to come. And every now and then we do a big revision or new product, like the Dygma Raise 2 (the OG was from 2017).
trackball and / or mouse for very large hands please
I second this (more trackball, less mouse LOL). I would also prefer if the trackball had a STEEP angle (say 40 - 60 degrees)
We have something in the works, but you'll have to wait a few months 😅
@@DygmaLabAwesome! I am sure it'll be worth the wait! If the attention to detail that was paid with the Raise, Raise 2, and the Defy are any indication - then I know that a trackball from Dygma will be one of the best!
@@DygmaLab how dare you
😅
I'd say create a budget ergo keyboard around 150€$ with thumbkeys.
The gap to jump to +400€$ is to big imo.
You can get a base Defy for 329, but yes, making a smaller, travel and budget friendly keyboard is in our plans 😊
@@DygmaLab Great. Please make it wireless 😊😇
@@DygmaLab If I could choose, I would start with the ms sculpt model... I think it's the best budget ergo keyboard.
And then add extra layer functionality + thumb keys.
That's it... no lights... no swapping keys.
Just pure comfort.
Maybe a columnar design.
I wouldn't agreed on the "What you'd have done differently" chapter. Having a small improvement on early stage for a newly establish company won't be success. What apple did now was small hardware improvement because they have build a strong reputation with a strong software ecosystem. Back those days, Apply was aggressive on hardware and software innovation. Another example was Nokia. Dygma's success was due to the huge innovation between Raise to Defy. In short, pumping a huge money into R&D for a company success.
PS: What i would have done differently? Cutting down customization choices to increase production rate while continuously creating innovation.
That's an interesting point you make, one that we've discussed through and through. Innovation will continue to be a core value of Dygma, but we need to be careful that we don't bite more than we can chew (like with with the Defy 6048 customization options 😅).
I would kill to get a travel Defy with no built in wrist guard! We need something smaller to be able to throw into a bag easier.
Defy Mini - interesting!
The Defy is thin enough to transport without issue. You don't need "something smaller"
We like that idea 😊