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Backlight visualizer for iTunes

by Scott McNulty Jun 21st 2006 at 1:30PM

I've written about using Apple's light up keyboard for purposes other than it was designed for previously, but this is pretty cool. Stefan has written an iTunes visualizer that makes the keyboard lights pulse in time with iTunes.

Now, I don't have an Apple portable with a light up keyboard, so I can't test this but if it works that is pretty cool.

Update: You can see this in action here. Sweeeet.

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heardondigg

I can't get it to work, I unzipped the file and double clicked on the itunes bundle but when I went to play music nothing cool happened with the keyboard. Can anyone help me out? Thanks!

June 23 2006 at 10:29 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
fcodc :: Exploding Barrels

Hey, I just received confirmation from Stefan Werner (the guy who made this) that he's going to keep updating his work after all the success he's had with it. Yay!

June 22 2006 at 1:51 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Rol

The link is not working does anyone know of another?

June 22 2006 at 5:21 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
kungfumaniac

It also affects the auto brightness adjust on the screen as well. So You might want to turn off either all casue it'll blink in the same fashion as the keyboard and go dark between songs.

June 22 2006 at 1:50 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mike

If you all have the song, try it to "Rebel Without a Pause" by Public Enemy. The intro to the song works perfectly with the backlit keys. Amazing.

June 21 2006 at 11:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Alex

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUXLkwlF9e8

I think it shows it better than the previous video.

June 21 2006 at 8:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
fcodc :: Exploding Barrels

Here's a quick video I made out of it:

http://web.mac.com/fcantu/iWeb/fcodc/disco-light%20macbook%20pro.html

June 21 2006 at 6:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Paul Carroll

I really dont believe you could have made a video about blinking lights any better.. I mean come on.

June 21 2006 at 6:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Brett

@Paul Carroll:

To quote Napoleon Dynamite, "That's pretty much the worst video ever made."

Seriously, thanks for posting it though, saved me the trouble of downloading and intalling. :)

June 21 2006 at 6:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Paul Carroll

Its an old powerbook, with my main lights turned off, making it look sortof blackish.

The song is "Aod" by 65daysofstatic.

June 21 2006 at 5:46 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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