The Ultimate Keyboard !!

ZENER

Perfect accompaniment for a new iMac.

http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/

ZEN

Agent Smith

admittedly, i am a windows fanboy, but thats a savage keyboard!

more and more i am looking at mac's and considering taking the plunge

ZENER

It's PC & Mac compatible but it's a fantastic keyboard for FinalCut and Photoshop users who prefer keyboard shortcuts to menus. I didn't notice a price though. Bet it's horribly expensive - >150 notes ??

ZEN

oxygen_old

gizmodo are always going on about this. As far as I know its vaporware, wont actually see production.

bruce wayne

http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/optimus-maximus-gets-price-and-date/

$1500

big_moe

from that site....

€1256.86


http://store.artlebedev.com/catalog/computer_add-ons/optimus/

440Hz

but but but... it has a button for the evil W program!!! the rest looks good though

K.O.Kiki

Russian Vapourware.

Oriel

I've had my eye on that for 3 years now!
Shame about the numbers and price.

Creamy Goodness

440Hz wrote:

but but but... it has a button for the evil W program!!! the rest looks good though

but since the keyboard keys are basically little LCD's, they can change and imagine they would if you plug them into a better computer

440Hz

Good point Cremo... something that wasnt running Microsh1t stuff!

Thomas_S_Hunterson

My god that's a ridiculous price for it

trout

I skimmed through one of the trade magazines recently, and there was an article on these keyboards. Can't remember which magazine it was, but it covered these things in some depth.

I think they were taking pre-orders for a limited number of custom built keyboards.
From the review/preview, I didn't get any sense of vaporware ... more of a concept that's hitting production Real Soon Now.

I'll dig up the mag when I get home and post more details.

StephenC_IRL

id almost strech to it, but it doesnt have longevity, OLED displays only work for 5000 hours so its not like itd last 10 years (the life id expect to get out of such a keyboard)

ZENER

bruce wayne wrote:

http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/optimus-maximus-gets-price-and-date/

$1500

Sweet mother of the divine dead sheep herder !!!! HOW MUCH ! :eek:

1500 quid for something that'll last 5000 hours ?! I don't think I'll bother just at the moment - but this technology will soon be common place and affordable - hopefully within my lifetime . . . .

Just think KT you could have a keyboard covered with little pictures of yourself

ZEN

440Hz

ZENER wrote:

Just think KT you could have a keyboard covered with little pictures of yourself

ZEN

Im gonna get there before Oriel does this time and say... OMG I couldnt imagine anything worse!

hehe, seriously though, urgh!

440Hz

ZENER wrote:

http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/

ZEN

does it turn into a truck and fight crime??

even then, still a lot of bucks.

Course I could afford it on my mod salary, seeing as I pass up on the free girls.

Creamy Goodness

440Hz wrote:

seeing as I pass up on the free girls.

so what you're saying is you're not using your real boards.ie mod salary.

reported tbh

Oriel

I was working in Dublin when I first heard about it. I didn't tell anybody because I wanted one - I didn't realise it would become so big.