Editing Kinesis Contoured (section)

==Current Models==
===Kinesis Advantage2===
The current generation of Kinesis' contoured keyboards is the '''Kinesis Advantage2''' family.
The first keyboards became available to beta-testers in August 2016.

The function keys rows look the same as on previous models but are now plastic and use mechanical [[Cherry ML]] key switches.

The keyboards use an updated controller with a new ''SmartSet''<sup>TM</sup> firmware with many improvements over the [[#Kinesis Advantage|Advantage]].
The on-board memory is 2MB in all models (previously 2KB, or 4KB in the Advantage Pro).
It supports macros and multiple custom-programmable layouts that can be brought forward through programmable hotkeys.

Unlike the previous controller, it is able to switch between [[QWERTY]] and [[Dvorak]] without forgetting settings.

Besides being able to remap and assign keys on the keyboard on-the-fly the keyboard also acts as a USB storage device, exposing each layout as a text file allowing layouts to be backed up and shared.

{|class="wikitable"
! Model name !! Model no !! Case !! Layout !! Primary key switch
|-
| Advantage2
| KB600
|rowspan="3"|Black plastic
| US, UK, SE/FI, DE
|rowspan="2"|[[Cherry MX Brown]]
|-
| Advantage2 QD || KB600QD || QWERTY/Dvorak (US)
|-
| Advantage2 LF || KB600LF ||rowspan="3"| QWERTY (US) || [[Cherry MX Red]]
|-
| Advantage2 Silver || KB605 || Silver-painted, black bottom ||rowspan="2"|[[Cherry MX Brown]]
|-
| Advantage2 Graphite || || Graphite Hydroskin<sup>TM</sup>, black bottom
|}

All models have USB and come with keycaps for both PC and Mac and a keycap puller.

===Kinesis Advantage360===
Unlike other contoured keyboards, the '''Kinesis Advantage360''' and '''Kinesis Advantage360 Pro''' are fully split into two modules.
They became available for pre-order on [[Drop]] on Dec 20, 2021.

The function key row is omitted. [[Fn key]]s have been added to the bottom row, and three keys in a new inner columns on each side.

The "Pro" model is wireless using [[Bluetooth Low Energy]] to connect the two halves and talk to the host. It uses the [[ZMK]] open-source firmware.
Both halves charge over USB but only the left side can use USB to connect to the host.<ref name="a360tweet2112">Kinesis Keyboards on Twitter—[https://twitter.com/kinesisergo/status/1471198843635073028 Tweet dated 2021-12-15]. Retrieved 2021-12-16</ref>.