Amazing Teen with Autism Finds Her Voice

As if being a teenager isn’t hard enough already, what with hormones, puberty, rapid growth, and wild emotions, adding non-verbal autism into the mix makes life that much harder. But 16-year-old Carly Fleischmann has found her voice through a computer keyboard, and now she blogs about life with autism, spreading awareness and writing about becoming an internet celebrity. Click to watch Carly’s inspiring story. LINK, Via: Youtube

Tuesday, Nov 9th - Rock Band 3 - The Totally Rad Show

They jam on Rock Band 3's new keyboard peripheral! LINK: Youtube

14 Cool Computer Keyboard Mods and Designs

"Retro Keyboard Mod"
Cool keyboards have always been in the priority list of the geeks. As such, there have been innumerable creations varying in themes, designs, features and specifications. To add to the list is the retro keyboard mod. Although looking like a blend of the typewriter sculpture and the steampunk ergonomic keyboard, this keyboard has its own distinct design and concept. The classic side rails and the keys together form part of the perfect nostalgic keyboard in the list. LINK

Buchla 200 Modular Synth

Buchla 200 analogue modular in action
The touch keyboard is working as one 16 note sequencer while the smaller 5 x 4 sequencer makes the other sequence.. LINK: Youtube

Tesla Coil Music Played on Piano

This guy creates his own light show by hooking up his electronic keyboard to a tesla coil. LINK: Youtube

Best drummer in the world on keyboard!

This crazy video of someone playing drums on the keyboard.. check it out. It's Amazing!!! LINK: Youtube

Rii Mini Wireless Keyboard

I wouldn't mind having one of these.

Rii Mini Wireless Keyboard [Brando], Via: Boingboing

iDaft

This Daft Punk soundboard turns your keyboard into a robo-electric music maker. Now it's official: no one really needs actual talent to make music or be in a band anymore.

http://www.najle.com/idaft/

TYPING

Improve your typing with this online keyboard.

Tried it out and it has greatly improved my typing.

LINK

Ergonomic Steampunk Keyboard

Steampunk and retro futurist fabricator Datamancer has come up with yet another impressive creation. This time it’s a keyboard based on the ergonomic IBM Model M-15.

This keyboard was commissioned by a female client and has some elegant, feminine design features such as violet LEDs, an acanthus-leaf pattern etched into the brass, and a soft burgundy wrist pad that is removable for cleaning.

It also has a built-in “buttonless” touchpad mouse in the center (tap anywhere to left-click and drag, tap in the top-right corner to right-click).

This keyboard is interesting because the typing plane is actuallytipped forward rather than back. It looks odd at first, but actually makes for a very comfortable typing position.

Head over to Datamancer.net for more photos of the Ergonomic Steampunk Keyboard.Via: Boing Boing Gadgets

Jeans with built-in keyboard

Designer Erik De Nijs's concept design for a pair of jeans with a built-in keyboard are intriguing if impractical. LINK, Via: Boingboing

Carry On Wayward Son

10-years old girl playing on keyboard. I wish there was some way to translate what was being said!!!!!!!!! LINK: Youtube

Snake made from keyboard keys

Korean artist Choi Jung Hyun made this viper sculpture out of keyboard keys for a gallery show -- it's meant to promote awareness of recycling. And snakes. Link, Via: Boingboing

"Philatelic Keyboard"

These Philatelic Keyboards were made by Andy from Model M: "Each of his keyboards are made with the stamps of a single nation and often commemorate a royal coronation or celebrate a particular sport. Andy's friends and family are most often the lucky recipients of these works of art." Who says philately will get you nowhere? Via: boing boing