Seems like overkill for a monome-like device, but still:

http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/08/bug_labs_hardware_first_l.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890

I Salute Monome, for taking a leadership stance towards their
Intellectual Property.  This is going to be awsome for
tinkerer-musicians!

-h