Illuminated Keyboard Hack!

This is a good idea for late nighters, because it probly wont wake people up

Pretty nifty hack, a lot of people can type without looking at the keyboard.

I guess the majority who watch this can't :P

extremely amazing

nice hack, kipkay ;)

Great video KipKay!

5* enough said

I added a cold cathode tube plugged into my PC (the ones normally used to mod cases) under the desk, just above the slideout keyboard tray. Bit less fuss.
:-)

It's just a bright idea, I've been punching the keyboard for so lo.....ng, but never tought of this. Keep it up.

ur cat and all (or atleast most) of ur videos

i like it, simple and clever. Like your old style videos more. your voice makes it like a cool commercial thing lol thats what makes you unique.

When Reading the title I thought you were going to illuminate it from under the keys (although I guess it doesn't help you see any better), but that would still be cool.

Avery neat concept, geeky, yes! But in a good way.

nice idea

KK you are getting good at the hacks !! Very efficent was to light the key board. Maybe you can light the key board with the extra power from the phone. PC20

U stole my cat by the way :(. jks but mines looks like that.

Nice tutorial easy to make and simple! but it is not for me i have one already :). Thanks

yea i thought it was going to be illuminated key board as well,but still a nice idear.

five stars

Very easy,I like it!

I did this trick with my old keyboard I wasn't using a long time ago. The only thing is that 2 LEDs cost €2,99 in my local shop.Mmmm...I was just thinking to make a flashlight using only LEDs. you know a small handy flashlight that you can put on your keyring or you can put a chain on it and strap the chain to your new DIESEL jeans.But I don't realy knoe how to begin and how to make it...what battery should I use.. because it sounds like it is pretty simble to make... could you please make a quick video on how to make a flashligh please and uploadid to your website... I would realy apprecite that. Okay...I am ready for your next vid KipKay...Kep up the good work...

i subscribed and these videos are awesome. saw this vid on instructables and realized as soon as i saw the cat (lol) im like "hey i saw this on instructables!!!!!!) ya im weird.

You are the best. How do you really figure out all those crazy ideas?

aint alf gonna do that !

This gives me a great idea actually , because i have an wireless keyboard , and some kinda hub where , when i for example turn caps on , a tiny light goes on there , i might solder some leds on that .

this really isnt a "hack" but its cool. I bought a keyboard that lights up, its really cool. Its called the Eclipse II

it looks nice at night time but f**k me its ugly in daylight!

I picked up a laptop light for $1 at the dollar store. it plugs into the USB port of my PC keyboard.

Wouldn't the monitor light the keyboard enough?

i'm impress but not totally amazed. i can type without looking at the keyboard. so there's no need lights.

Hi man! i had an good idea, so you can do it with your laptop or normal keyboard: you can try to put some LEDs under the board and if you are lucky you can try to bring it under eachy key or something like that.

nice one,very clear instructions too!

I suggest you should put some leds INSIDE the keyboard, so the empty space around buttons would be lighty!

i love your cat! is cute

Thanks kipkay.This kind of ideas is what im trying to say the ones you should show in the public not those spy things that can be use by bad pepol watching your videos.

Love your stuff—when I saw that you were from Makezine I finally understood why you're so damn good! Anyway, you can improve this hack by using another piece of wire (I'd go with something like a few strands of floral wire twisted together since they're meant to be stiff, yet flexible) in each heat-shrink tube to give the L.E.D. stalks a bit more rigidity, then anchor it with some hot melt glue or perhaps some epoxy on the underside of the keyboard near the hole.

or! buy a light! no but it was pretty cool

Oh is very good idea for the nigh
congratuletions,
...aunque posiblemente no para algunas aplicaciones como excel.

thanks Kepkay will try it out looks jazzy. thanks for the explanation any more on this plz let me know

nice video kip like always!

Geuss its also saving the planet a bit to

great dude, thanks 4 sharing it.

i would prefer to buy a desk lamp than go through all of this junk. but very good idea lol

I am gonna give this a go, pretty neat

Turn on the light in ur room?

WASTE OF TIME.

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