SP-8 & LNY 2025

Meet SIDE PIECE, our 8% keyboard.

We're celebrating the LNY 2025 by bringing back SP-8 with a special snakey touch.

If you're here because you missed out on the first run - don't make the same mistake again. Production will be EXTREMELY limited.

(AKA 'SP-8')

SIDE-PIECE is HIBI's long-sold-out macropad, featuring a contactless rotary encoder for that free-spinning feel. 

Don't let the name fool you; SIDE-PIECE might sit beside your favourite keyboard - but it's designed to be the main character in your workflow.

BUILD GUIDE:

INTERNALS

Featuring a wilba.tech PCB, SP-8 features eight programmable keys, ready to serve at your command. When it comes to our products, no details are spared, and the PCB is no exception. SP-8 comes with translucent keycaps, so naturally, our PCB had to have in-switch RGB.

Although our parts department refers to it as WT8-KH-HIBI - we like to call it 'Cookie'. To keep things fun and easy, Cookie is a hot-swap PCB. 

This isn't your standard knob, and the contactless rotary encoder requires a custom subassembly, or ‘cradle’. Aside from adding to the build experience, this assemble has been tooled from ABS and contains a mixture of CNC'd aluminium and magnets.

EXTERNALS

It's hard to miss the snake design knob sitting north of SP-8, which controls the contactless rotary encoder.

Aside from being shiny and fun to spin, the knob and eight keys are already programmable in VIA. All you need is a few clicks and some creativity.

For the base, we've opted to custom-make a silicone foot. The result is both visually beautiful - and functionally important - as the base piece improves the sound and grip of SP-8.

We're excited to share that all plastic parts have been fully tooled and are ready to go. We've spent over 12 months prototyping SP-8, iterating until we reached the final form, feel and function. We can't wait to deliver this limited run!

The encoder subassembly can also be used to fit regular ⌀19mm knobs.

Knob and BLOCK Caps are included.

We have also launched four new colours in our BLOCK caps to celebrate the launch of SP-8. These can be added to your order, as well as existing orders!

SP-8 CONTENTS:

• 1 x Top Piece (Aluminium, anodised)
  
• 1 x ⌀28.50 mm Snake Knob (Brass with PVD finish)
• 1 x WT8-KH-HIBI PCB (AKA 'Cookie')
• 1 x Black Custom Silicone Base
• 8 x 1U BLOCK Caps (matching, as shown in renders)
• 6 x Base screws
• Contactless Rotary Encoder Subassembly:
  • 1 x Cradle (ABS)
  • 1 x Shaft (Aluminium)
  • 1 x Magnet Holder (Aluminium)
  • 1 x Magnet
  • 4 x Cradle Screws

PRODUCTION STATUS

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Purchase all (one of everything) LNY 2025 products together and save 10%. Discount automatically applies at checkout.