Culturebox KILL THE CAPS LOCK And four other modest proposals for improving the contemporary computer keyboard. By Matthew J.X. Malady Feb 01, 20127:10 AM ...

Keycaps. I love to spend more money than I should on the caps that go on a keyboard, and right now there’s a set of keycaps I would very much like to own. And they’re nearly $1,000.

A team of Google engineers in Japan created a keyboard in the shape of a keycap that can be worn as a hat. The device contains a 6-axis inertial sensor that can read the hat’s positioning.

The key caps will be sold for about $40 to 45, and come in sets for Apple's MacBooks and its standalone Bluetooth and USB keyboards. Currently the key covers are designed for U.S. English keyboard ...