Backlit keyboards

does anyone have any suggestions for a keyboard which lights when a user types and dims when there is no activity?

optimus :)

try it with a keyboard with transparent keys like the mac keyboard with the black keys… and then… “just” put “some” tiny leds to each key! i guess this could be a “lot” of fun to build it :)

ampop should have given you a link: http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/

@kalle: everybody knows optimus. plus: link is useless because it’s just vaporware…

@Ampop: The optimus will go in production later this year and it will be available around nov/dec according to Art Lebedev. The only downside is the pricetag: $1500 :’( Would be fun to have VVVV control it though…

For the non-bilionaires among us there will also be a version with a variable amount of OLED keys that can be replaced by the user. The price of the keys are estimated at $10 each…

http://community.livejournal.com/optimus_project/23885.html