The dancing keyboard

You have certainly heard about the much talked about keyboard Optimus-103 created in the Lebedev studio. Just to refresh your memory: the Optimus-103 is the keyboard with small displays on each button. The catch in that concept keyboard was not the mere fact that the displays showed the buttons' standard values, but they changed in accord with other control and/or function buttons pressed at the moment (Shift, Control, Alt). For example the standard value of the "C" key is, apparently, typing the small letter "c"; when the 'Ctrl' button is pushed, the display on the "C" button shows the current value of the key, i.e. "Copy" (depending on the software and the OS).

The Optimus-103 is actually not the point of this post. I just wanted to prepare you a bit for the gadget I wanted to talk about. It is the another keyboard concept, but this time no Russian names; this time it is from the Korean company Luxiium Lighting & Technology. This version of keyboard is based on the idea of a gadget with colored buttons.

This conceptual gadget was named Luxeed. It will not inherit the button displays of the Optimus-103, but it will get another interesting feature: the symbols on the buttons are capable of changing their color. The total number of colors is of 512 and I think this would be enough to spice up the appearance of any workplace.

The most interesting thing about this gadget, I think, is it's 'dancing' ability. The software supplied with the gadget, enables the user to set it in such a way that the colors on the buttons change in the rhythm of the music, which is currently being played.

I guess this dancing keyboard would look very pretty at a party or in a . I mean, you turn on some dancing music, and you see that not only your guests are dancing, but your keyboard does too.

There was no information given about the date when the Luxeed will become available in stores. The same is with its price - it is absolutely unknown.

These black holes in the history of the Luxeed should not be an obvious obstacle for those, who are already sick of their black, white or gray keyboards. I guess this is the perfect gadget to color up the lives of those geeks, who spend night and day at their computers, at programming, gaming or hacking the FBI database (though I can't picture this: a hacker with a multi-colored 'dancing' keyboard and a classic black console on the screen).

If I find out more on the gadget in the nearest future, I'll try to inform you at once. Cheers!