# Display-Equipped Keyboards The Centauri80 by MelGeek Adds an OLED Touchscreen and Rotary Control By Amy Duong | Published 2026-05-05 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-centauri80 References: [yankodesign](https://www.yankodesign.com/2026/05/03/the-mechanical-keyboard-grew-up-and-its-as-smart-as-your-laptop/)  The [Centauri80](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/centauri80) by [MelGeek](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/melgeek-centauri-60) is an 80 percent Hall Effect mechanical keyboard with a 1.78-inch OLED touchscreen built into the board. The display runs at 325 PPI and 60Hz, while a physical rotary encoder called the Super Dock lets users adjust live wallpapers, macros, lighting, and polling-rate settings without opening MelGeek’s Hive software. The keyboard uses TTC Flip [King](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/king-seiko-vanac) magnetic switches and a six-chip distributed architecture, with one master chip and five processing chips. The board is carefully built by using a suspended aluminum alloy unibody and a five-layer gasket-mounted acoustic structure. It is designed to reduce vibration and shape the typing sound. Transparent keycaps are included as standard, allowing per-key RGB lighting to show through the caps. The Centauri80 retails for $299 through MelGeek’s store. Image Credit: MelGeek ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.9/10 - Popularity: 58% | Activity: 74% | Freshness: 75% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Integrated Display Keyboards:** Built-in high-resolution OLEDs in keyboards enable contextual visual feedback and glanceable controls that could redefine peripheral UX and reduce reliance on secondary screens. - **Hardware-software Tangible Controls:** Physical encoders and on-device touch elements paired with firmware create seamless, low-latency control layers that can shift customization from software to the device itself. - **Distributed Multi-chip Peripherals:** Six-chip and multi-processor architectures in input devices offer localized processing for features like per-key lighting and haptic shaping, opening paths to more responsive and feature-rich peripherals. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Computer Peripherals:** High-end keyboards with integrated displays and advanced switch tech present opportunities to transform standard peripherals into multifunctional command surfaces for professionals. - **Gaming Accessories:** Gaming rigs could be disrupted by keyboards that surface in-game telemetry, macros, and tactile customization directly on-device, enhancing immersion without extra software overlays. - **Industrial Control Interfaces:** Durable, gasket-mounted devices with tactile controls and embedded displays have potential to replace bulky panels in industrial settings by consolidating monitoring and control into compact input units. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Technical Terrain Utility Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snow-peak-x-merrell-speedarc-matis-goretex-sp.md) - [Art Deco-Inspired Timepiece Boutiques](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vacheron-constantin1.md) - [Smart CGM Patches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-cgm-patches.md) - [Celebratory Sci-Fi Gaming Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/star-wars-x-secretlab-titan-evo.md) - [Interactive Loyalty Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ARK-Invest.md) - [AI Agent Builder Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/one-ai-market.md) - [Winery Hospitality Spaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reimagined-oakville-estate.md) - [Mobile Tower Defense Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tower-defense.md) - [Low-Cost Six-Person Tiny Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/simplify-further-tiny-homes-rasa.md)