Keyboard with LED Buttons – New Apple Patent

Strangely, it hadn’t occurred to the Chinese before, who sell affordable PC peripherals worldwide. After all, millions of buyers purchased Chinese keyboards with hieroglyphs in online stores. Then they simply stuck labels with the required input language on them. A keyboard with LED buttons is a new Apple patent. It’s so simple – to produce a hundred customizable LED squares and install them on keyboard keys. And if PC peripherals are questionable, such a solution is unthinkable and in demand for laptops.

Keyboard with LED Buttons – New Apple Patent

The patent includes not only LED backlighting for the keys. Support for multitouch, pressure sensitivity, and tactile feedback are also claimed. That’s impressive. Imagine a laptop with all these technologies or a gaming keyboard. I already want to buy such a gadget, customize it to myself, and enjoy all the benefits of the 21st century.

According to the inventors from Apple, each key will be a small liquid crystal display. It could be OLED, for example, or similar technology. The keys should be transparent. Therefore, the base of the keys will be glass, ceramic, or sapphire.

Who Needs a Keyboard with LED Buttons

Of course, in the budget segment, it’s easier to put stickers on the keys. But in the mid-range and premium segments, this solution will find its application.

• People with poor vision can make the letters larger or change the backlight color. By the way, the last setting is already actively used worldwide – keyboards with backlighting, for example.
• There’s no need to manufacture laptops for specific regions. Latin, Cyrillic, hieroglyphs – the owner can set the keyboard to suit themselves.
• In gaming, keys can be highlighted for controls. Up to the point of installing a picture indicating the button’s function.
• The same can be done by designers, programmers, and people working with photo and video content.

A keyboard with LED buttons is a step into the future. If everything is done correctly, it can yield impressive results. Considering Apple’s experience in manufacturing computer equipment, there will definitely be no mistakes. The world will soon see new keyboards on the market and adopt them.

The only drawback of this patent is that the Chinese may face sanctions if they offer cheap LED button solutions on their market. That is, such a keyboard will only be available from the Apple brand, and its price will be accordingly high. People will have to be content only with gaming solutions from serious Taiwanese brands.