[lolc]

Sounds like they're in the Modder's market:

> The Das Keyboard 5Q is a cloud connected keyboard allowing users to display color notifications on each key. Notifications can come from applications such as Twitter, Gmail, eBay, Facebook and many others. Hundreds of applications can be configured via IFTTT and Zapier, transforming the 5Q keyboard into a RGB dashboard. An open REST API is also available for programmers.

As with other fashion, don't expect decisions that can be explained rationally from without.

[jotm]

Oh reminds me of the Optimus keyboard. It seemed like an ambitious idea a decade ago, each key was supposed to be an individual display. Afaik, it never made it into production.

https://www.artlebedev.com/optimus/ - the website doesn't work properly, so I'm guessing you still can't buy one?

[newman8r]

I own an optimus popularis. They only ever sold small quantities. Cool idea but not worth it.