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Optimus Keyboard

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"Every key of the Optimus keyboard is a stand-alone display showing exactly what it is controlling at this very moment."

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Wow. I want one! Better start saving my pennies now.

ooooh! I just ran across this on the web a few hours ago... Why didnt i think of that??? It is a fantastic idea.

Just think... keyboard art! woohoo!

Is it real??

wow that is fuckin cool.

so it changes the keys on the keyboard based on what application has focus? That would probably hinder me some if so I use alt+tab ALOT and some games use those buttons for other stuff.

very freakin cool though

Later,

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You sure wouldn't want to spill your coffee on it. But if I had the $$ ya sure.

Off topic but from that site. Don't think I've ever seen quite so many 'clones' of one design.
http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/clones/mtelecom/

Yeah, I saw this on Kottke a while ago. I would love something like that. I looked around, but I couldn't find any pricing information. Is it for sale yet?

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It's in initial stage of production
We hope it will be released in 2006
It will most likely use OLED technology (e-paper is sooo slow)

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All of these tell me that what they have so far is at best a nonfunctioning mockup and possibly just renderings.

The top-down shots of the keys are clearly just edited versions of the same image, not separate photographs of a real, working board.

The last image of the entire keyboard also looks very much like merely a 3d rendering (the white edges of each key are very aliased). This makes it seem (at least to me) highly unlikely that any of the other images are anything but 3d renderings (though much nicer), too.

(Edited by reisio on 07-16-2005 10:38)

Yep it looks great and the concept is really interresting.

On the other hand their mus mouse is utter crap

Very, very nice!

It would be perfect for NWN!

wooooooooooooah. i want it when it comes out. Hope its linux compatible

reisio: Ah, thanks. I guess I missed that part.

I wonder how much it will cost if and when it ever comes out... that sure would be nice to have.

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I think the FAQ also says it will cost around the price of a cell phone, but I rather doubt that - OLEDs are pretty new, expensive technology, iirc.

I just saw that yesterday! This keyboard is cool.