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lpkbv1 - my first low profile, wireless keyboard

This time, for Hack Club Blueprint, I wanted to make a keyboard that had features I had never experimented in the past with. I have worked with RGB, adding an OLED, Complete QMK-Vial support, yet I wanted the challenge of something new. This time, I could've either made a Split keyboard, or something different. I prefer my keyboards staggered, and the idea of using a split or olkb freaks me out. That's why this time, I decided to make a low profile wireless keyboard. The keyboard itself is quite simple. It has a 4000mAh battery, which should hypothetically last around 40hrs of use with BLE. Like my previous designs, it's built on the Raspberry Pi Pico, which I am definitely not short of. The RP2040 chip has served me quite consistently, and is extremely easy to code for in almost all major firmwares. I plan on using KMK for this design rather than QMK like my previous designs. This is mainly because QMK kind of sucks when combined with a wireless keyboard, especially since it doesn't even support the Pico W's BLE capability. KMK however, is built on Circuitpython and has vast support for basically anything I want to do. The OLED on the keyboard is also a necessity this time, since I need to know the battery percentage and the connection status without using any cables. The battery charges directly through VBUS with the flick of a switch, so I don't think there is any issue in that either. I am currently waiting on all the parts to arrive before I finish building this keyboard, so check back in a week or two! ek or two!