This time he sent in his thinkpad style keyboard LED lighting solution for his toughbook. I know, you’re thinking… ‘it’s a LED…’ He used an ATtiny13 to monitor the caps lock LED.

Lenovo’s new ThinkPad X230 keyboard is creating quite a stir. For the first time, the 12″ ultraportable X200 series is ditching its classic ThinkPad keyboard in favor of a more modern island ...

Other than that flattening keyboard, this looks like any other recent ThinkPad, with a monochromatic black chassis, an island-style keyboard and, of course, Lenovo's signature red TrackPoint.

The ThinkPad X1 Extreme has a premium keyboard complete with three-stage white LED backlight. Keys have plenty of travel, action is smooth, and a TrackPoint system is there for ThinkPad veterans.

Others had the community a little more divided. Classic ThinkPads had the "ThinkLight," a downward-facing light in the rim of the screen that (dimly) illuminated the keyboard.