LED Laptop Keyboards?!?!?

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Feb 20, 2007 | 08:20 PM

Sly Raskal

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LED Laptop Keyboards?!?!?

With so many LED products on the market, why haven't laptop manufacturers jumped onboard and starting making LED backlit keyboards?

If anything, that is one feature I think would be awesome to have on my laptop.

Feb 20, 2007 | 08:26 PM

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Mac laptops have had them for some time.. Mine is lit up right now...

- Backlit keyboard with ambient light sensors for automatic adjustment of keyboard illumination and screen brightness

Feb 20, 2007 | 08:27 PM

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Someone is coming out with one that's going to run about $300 or so. I think it is a LED board. I saw it on diggnation, but can't remember exactly.

Nevermind it's a $1200 keyboard.
http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/29/o...s-you-read-th/

Feb 20, 2007 | 08:28 PM

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yea, i know they've been on macs, just wonder why it's taking so long for windows based laptops.

Feb 20, 2007 | 08:29 PM

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gotta hand it to Apple for that.. pretty sweet.

Feb 20, 2007 | 08:29 PM

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Someone is coming out with one that's going to run about $300 or so. I think it is a LED board. I saw it on diggnation, but can't remember exactly.

they're making one that you can swap with the keyboard on your laptop?

Feb 20, 2007 | 08:30 PM

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gotta hand it to Apple for that.. pretty sweet.

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Feb 20, 2007 | 08:34 PM

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they're making one that you can swap with the keyboard on your laptop?

I had it wrong, check the edit.

Feb 20, 2007 | 08:36 PM

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yea, the optimus keyboard seems to be a great keyboard but the price is ridiculous, and besides, it's for desktops, and the logitech is one that I was already aware of. although that too is for a desktop.

Feb 20, 2007 | 08:38 PM

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OK my dumbass is going to get his eyes checked.

LAPTOP LAPTOP LAPTOP LAPTOP LAPTOP, HE ASKED ABOUT LAPTOP!

Feb 20, 2007 | 08:39 PM

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OK my dumbass is going to get his eyes checked.

LAPTOP LAPTOP LAPTOP LAPTOP LAPTOP, HE ASKED ABOUT LAPTOP!

I was wondering why you posted up desktop keyboards.

Feb 20, 2007 | 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Scrib

Mac laptops have had them for some time.. Mine is lit up right now...

- Backlit keyboard with ambient light sensors for automatic adjustment of keyboard illumination and screen brightness

Feb 20, 2007 | 11:08 PM

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I rarely look at the keys anyway.

EDIT: Not that it wouldn't be cool, I guess. I just don't long for a backlit keyboard to be a standard 'feature' just yet...For what I use it for, I don't feel I need it.

Feb 21, 2007 | 12:33 AM

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Isn't that Optimus one basically like EVERY key is a mini-oled display?

Mike

Feb 21, 2007 | 08:09 AM

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Screw the laptop keyboard when you can have a Bluetooth virual laser keyboard on any flat surface. Time to get the Bluetooth drivers from my laptop.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/8193/

Feb 21, 2007 | 08:21 AM

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Screw the laptop keyboard when you can have a Bluetooth virual laser keyboard on any flat surface. Time to get the Bluetooth drivers from my laptop.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/8193/

That + eyewear monitor = the future of ultra portable computing.....

The light up keyboard would be nice for late night wacking sessions.....