Teh Keyboard Of dreams

masteroftherealm

http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/
This is amazing i want i want i want

plonk

What an amazing keyboard. Diffenetly getting 1

masteroftherealm

Yup its fantastic looking! Price is looking like bout 100dollars or so.

Nukem

Been out awhile havent they or was that a dream?
Do look like handy toola. All programmable keys - shortcuts are us:)

masteroftherealm

Nope Feb1st release?

C_Breeze

ehh , whats so great about it?

i once seen a blue baclit one - now that was savage looking

masteroftherealm

Heh each key is a changable lcd screen man???

lkman

That's one cool keyboard... programmable lcd keys, nice. like the shortcut ones too. I'll get it.:D

Irishpimpdude

Yeah i seen this a couple months ago hope its wireless if not ill wait for a wireless one ehehehe

WizZard

Nukem wrote:

Been out awhile havent they or was that a dream?

Yeah, it was concept released early last year. It got such a great response they began to think about actually releasing it.

MOTR, where did you see a price? $100 seems cheap!

gline

that is one sweet keyboard.. if it is $100 i will defo be getting one

garthv

gline wrote:

that is one sweet keyboard.. if it is $100 i will defo be getting one

Seriously doubt that mate...
Started off as some dudes art project, got so much attention he's put it into production. Theres seperate LCD's for each key so $100 would be an understatement:). Id hate to see that thing blue screen tho:)

youcancallmeal

Hmm it does look nice but there has to be some downside.
Maybe its a resource hog or it is not as responsive as normal keyboards?
Now where can I get it over here

poggy

sweet
cool idea, as long as the keys don't click!
wounder would it get warm?

gizmo

A blue backlit keyboard? You mean the Saitek Gamers Keyboard?

CivilServant

Brilliant find, motr! Considering the top end logitech keyboard & mouse go for over 200 eurons, this is a bargain.

masteroftherealm

All the reviews are placing it between 100-200dollars.

WizZard

masteroftherealm wrote:

All the reviews are placing it between 100-200dollars.

Links? the only review I can see that mentions price is the Legit Refviews one, written in Sept '05.
It mentioned that the cost to make it was $200 approx, so I can't see it selling for less than $250 in that case.

po0k

gline wrote:

that is one sweet keyboard.. if it is $100 i will defo be getting one

http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/flamma/globus2005/
A form-rather-than-function kettle for $80.
It's a metal ball with a bit of tubing and a handle. For $80.
The keyboard will cost minimum of $200 and will suffer from damaged OLED in the course of normal typing usage.

It's for Mac people/pe0ns

youcancallmeal

SyxPak wrote:

http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/flamma/globus2005/
A form-rather-than-function kettle for $80.
It's a metal ball with a bit of tubing and a handle. For $80.
The keyboard will cost minimum of $200 and will suffer from damaged OLED in the course of normal typing usage.

It's for Mac people/pe0ns

Hmmm shiny kettle, I'm getting that

Evd-Burner

cant wait to get that bad boy

po0k

Focking poseurs Fenton!

riptide

http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/search.do?productCode=PROKEY

Check this out!

DemonOfTheFall

Komplett stocked those projector keyboards for a very short time, i dont think they still do tho. They'd be nice if you could use em for games.

Standard Toaster

Sweet keyboard alright.

masteroftherealm wrote:

Yup its fantastic looking! Price is looking like bout 100dollars or so.

http://www.legitreviews.com/article.php?aid=247

Final Thoughts:

The days of the plain and dull keyboard are hopefully coming to a close. With new innovative ideas like the Optimus keyboard by Artemy Lebedev nearly everyone that uses a computer will benefit from the new design. The only downfall to the new Optimus Keyboard is the cost. Right now the keyboard is still technically a prototype and the cost is hovering around US $200 to produce this keyboard. The good news is that the keyboard is slated to go into mass production next year and launched in the Summer of 2006, which should allow the price of the "new" technology go down. Organic Light-Emitting Diodes still have a price premium on them, but I'd pay the extra dime to be able to create my own keyboard icons. Changing the icons on your keyboard can be changed just like on your desktop meaning the ESC key can look like anything you want. Other good news is that the keyboard will be OS-independent with an open-source keyboard (SDK will be available). In closing I'll leave you with a close-up of the keys and their color icons.

So what, maybe 300-400 when it ships at the start?

masteroftherealm

Yup but they have seemingly sad betweek 100-200final on the shelf price(This is all 2nd hand info Im getting so..)

WizZard

masteroftherealm wrote:

Yup but they have seemingly sad betweek 100-200final on the shelf price(This is all 2nd hand info Im getting so..)

Where though?

masteroftherealm

http://xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=85601

Creamy Goodness

that is one cool looking keyboard, i wonder could you change exactly what image is displayed on what key and the key's function

i use a mac keyboard and i sometimes get a bit annoying that the apple key (start in windows) is beside the space bar (ctrl and alt are beside each other)

Standard Toaster

It's all just for show at the end of the day.
I mean, I find I don't even look at my keyboard when I'm typing.
I guess if your a gamer in a dark room it would come in handy.

I'd buy it for €150 max.

sutty

Those laser keyboards are meant to be a joke by the way. PC Format done a review of them ages ago. They decided to type the review on the keyboard... it was gibberish. It also got one of the worst ratings they ever gave for a keyboard.
As for the oLED board. Looks like it is a good idea and as the paek said. Its a Mac users kind of thing. I can see apple buying the rights tbh. (and shipping it with the next great mac that comes along :rolleyes: )

Still though. Fair dues to him. IT is a good idea and does look "nice".

Doc_Savage

masteroftherealm wrote:

http://xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=85601

Nice cat mate!

masteroftherealm

Heh thanks!!

riptide

masteroftherealm wrote:

Heh thanks!!

Meow Meow baby. The guy 2 or 3 posts down in that forum has a cat also!

masteroftherealm

Everyone on XS has cats and fast com[uters ;p

TomCo

It would be cool if someone wrote a sort of 'demo' for it, where all the keys where treated as a whole and displayed some large video or something. Maybe. Am I even coherent tonight?

Oh yeah mirror'd

lkman

Tomco i was thinking the same thing... or maybe the software will have a keyboard-saver.:rolleyes:
We'll just have to wait an see.

Capt'n Midnight

http://edge.i-hacked.com/optimus-keyboard-to-be-released-fed-1st
still vapourware.

masteroftherealm

Cause its not feb??

Capt'n Midnight

http://www.xkeys.com/xkeys.php - 128 Key programmable keyboard

shanethemofo

didnt somebody post this before?

g5hn710m4xpdwy

yes, yes they did a while back (not to far) and i was thinking its the same person but it probly isnt

Ciaran500

http://engadget.com/2006/01/14/the-optimus-mini-three/

Looks like the keyboard isn't out next month.

Capt'n Midnight

Maybe it will be out for the start of April :v: