The little OLED keyboard that could finally has a set price, $1536. Unfortunately the company can only produce 200 units before December this year. They hope and pray plan to have 400 more by the following January.

When the keyboard was first unveiled, it immediately received praised and lust from drooling nerdboys everywhere. Then came all the setbacks. First it was the delay in production. Then pricing became an issue which led to a revised design with monochromatic OLEDs in lieu of color. Then durability became an issue which forced the keyboard thru yet another redesign to accommodate the need for replaceable keys.

All in all the manufacturer has kept most of their promises. The keyboard is still sexy. It’s back to color OLEDs. They’re replaceable and pre-orders start in 22 days. If it weren’t for the price and limited quantity, I’d be all over it. The silver lining is all the eBay sharks will have a field day hoarding most of the first run units to sell themselves at exorbitant prices. God bless capitalism.

[Via New Launches]

Typing in the dark, trying to use only the light from the monitor is a real pain. Problem is since my computer is in the bedroom it’s the only way I can use the computer at night after my girlfriend goes to bed. I’ve tried using USB lights, but found them to be distracting and ineffecient. Enter the Illuminated keyboard!

There have been a few other illuminated keyboards on the market, but they’ve all been backlit, which may look cool but doesn’t really do us any good in the cold dark night. This bad boy here has a small strip at the top that pops up and shines down on the keys. Hopefully it does so with a soft glow that’ll allow those of us who are up at 2am ordering t-shirts to do so in the comforting blackness of the night. Sadly, no price as of now, it’s only a concept.

[Via Gizmodo]