Black keyboard, color keyboard and now a glass keyboard. This was designed by Kong Fanwen. I could not find his site, or any other of his technology works other than references to displays.

It is certainly visually stunning but keyboards are one area where ergonomic function dominates over looks. Hands are fragile when stressed by typing and unhealthy positioning. It would be interesting to see how this keyboard fares ergonomically in the sweatshops of the modern software world.

Keyboards can become intensely personal as muscle memory and familiarity often decide typing speed. Including the standard Dell, Microsoft and Apple QWERTY keyboards there has not been much deviation from that style. The iPhone for instance has a touchpad which is QWERTY based just like the Blackberry which came before it.

But color is a variation that is open for debate. The all black variant which Count Zero would be proud to patch into while looking for the Yakuza or something else unter-cool from das keyboard which apparently clacks like an old type writer too. (more)