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Friday August 4, 2006
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 Molly told us last week about the Bluetooth Virtual Laser Keyboard; here's another virtual keyboard, but this one's for musicians. Created by a company called Digital Information Development (DID), this cool-looking device simulates a 25-key 2-octave piano keyboard by projecting laser beams onto a surface. A CMOS camera and infrared semiconductor laser detect the keys you touch and plays the correct notes from built-in speakers.
The keyboard can simulate an organ, pipe organ and harpsichord, as well as a piano. It'll ship in Japan this coming November and should go for around 15,000 yen (around $130 U.S.). That seems, well, pretty cheap to me! Dynamism and ThinkGeek should look into carrying this. [via Pink Tentacle]
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August 7, 2006 4:12 PM
The virtual piano keyboard sounds fantastic but it doesn't have enough range. 2 octaves doesn't let you accomplish too much.
August 7, 2006 8:30 PM
However, two or three of them playing 4 - 6 octaves ought to cover any cover. Still cheap at $260 -$400.
August 11, 2006 11:27 PM
Is it pressure sensitive? :-) How's the tactile response? Sounds like a cool little gizmo, probably a great gift for kids that would normally get the little 2 octave regular keyboards. jeff
September 17, 2006 8:45 PM
How the hell could it be pressure sensitive, or have tactile response? It works by looking at your fingers in relation to a projected image!