Luxeed's Dynamic Pixel LED Keyboard fills a void for under two bills
By Darren Murph 
posted August 6th 2008 8:54AM
posted August 6th 2008 8:54AM
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posted August 6th 2008 8:54AM
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Very pretty, though for $200 I would expect the shiny bits to glow under every OS, not just XP and Vista. Surely they could have integrated an on-board controller for that kind of dough?
i would get this if it survives coffee or not
and what void would that be that this thing fills? Maybe the "I haven't had my ass kicked in a long while" void? :)
i for one have been waiting for this kind of keyboard, which has led lights like cellphone keypads. now it will be easier to use the PC in the dark.
You still look at the keys when typing?
And I want this keyboard minus the rainbow lights. And only if the keys are weighted.
It needs wide-open support; just specs, even, so we can write our own drivers for other OSes.
I can see so many cool things you can do with this.
Marquee display (I wish the spacebar was divided into key-sized pixels, but even a 4px high font can be designed for good readability in a single-case system. Experiment with anti-aliasing and sub-pixel scroll intervals.)
Spectrum analyzer (with frequency bands matched to winamp equalizer bindings)
Weapon signification in FPSes (most of the keyboard shifts color to match current selected weapon, with the weapon-selection keys keeping the color of the weapon, if it exists, and blacked-out otherwise. Health status, also...)
Syncronous display with screensavers. Think of flurry and GLblur; maybe even sonar.
You can do color schemes other than Pride, right?
Your shortsitedness is shocking. Gay people didn't invent the rainbow.
It looks like you can change the color of each key to whatever you'd like... so yes!
@ Samboini
Your misspelling of shortsightedness is shocking. And your comment was basically pointless. Did you really need to get your undies in a bundle over a joke?
@ TheGasMan
Your response incited by his response, indicating the misspelling, is shocking. He stated a valid point as anti-homosexuality is a bigger issue than what may have been a simple joke!
They sold me on 'spark mode' where the keys light up when you press them... it's like you're in a cheesy 80's movie featuring FUTURE COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY!
Call me crazy, but I like this keyboard better than the Optimus Maxiumus... and I like the price a lot better too.
I prefer it to the maximus as well.
I'll keep my G15
Backlit keys, check
LCD Monitor, check
Numberpad with backlit keys, double check
2x USB Ports, check
Multi Colored Backlit Keys, no check =/
No no noooooooooooooo,
why is the Del key fucked up Logitech style?! I want my Insert back. And what about the annoying crop of tiny buttons around the arrow keys, no no no no. And it looked so damn good at first sight...
This could be really cool for audio and video editing applications (among other things).
Specialized keyboards with color coded keys have been out for a number of years but being able to change them dynamically depending on the application would be very helpful.
That's really pretty cool. I could go for a simple pattern of lights across me board.
Has anyone with low vision tested this keyboard? My brother has 20/200 vision, and I would be interested in feedback from low vision users before recommending that he try out this keyboard. Comments on its use with applications designed for legally blind persons would be appreciated.
"We'll spare you the completely irrelevant Optimus Maximus links"
...but you didn't, did you?
At least its less than the Maxiums Keyboard...But still, Im not that keen on paying that much for a keyboard. Coffee will turn that into an expensive mistake in a hurry.
The black version looks to be nicer than the white glowy version
I like the look of it, but it would NEVER survive my Team Fortress 2 rage-fits when I get nailed by a spy or a pyro... youtube search "angry german kid"
Great keyboard, been available here in the UK for a while now :)
Funky lightshows when listening to music, and very useful for specific apps e.g. Sibelius, SONAR etc by creating colour profiles.
Compared to the Optimus, its a bargain, and if you're stupid enough to put a beverage within 1 metre of an expensive keyboard, you deserve to be beaten half to death with it before having it forcefully inserted up your anal canal.
One question: The beverage or the keyboard?
If someone can afford an Optimus Maximus, then they can afford a sippy cup.
Can someone explain why someone would pay so much for a keyboard with such a useless function?
because it's fun
This is for Apple user to match with their gay rainbow logo.
the year was 2008 and a young man was un-frozen from his cryogenic chamber, only to discover that the whole world had gone on without him.
i'm still not sure why it doesn't have a built-in numpad
Good but not the rainbow style