Pogrammable keypad as MIDI controller?

[maki]

I found those:
http://www.piengineering.com/xkeys.php
http://www.posiflex.com.tw/SeriesList.asp?Series_Id=308
http://logiccontrols.com/web/prodKB3.htm
http://www.intolect.com/progkeyboards.htm
http://www.allproducts.com/manufacture9 ... 8011m.html

Can they be used as MIDI controlers or MIDI switches? Any experiences?

Thanks

[Dozius]

I'd imagine with the right software they could be. Something like the HID object in bidule might help convert the keyboard commands to MIDI. The first thing you'd need to find out is what kind of data those keyboards are putting out.