Optimus keyboard

[mlk]

Optimus keyboard
http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/

Basically it's a standard keyboard (though stylish) alphanumeric, but, the buttons will change according to whatever you're doing (designing, gaming etc...) allowing for an extremely customized keyboard (imaging placing your own icons on the keys, then you could feel like a geek hereo in a sci-fi matrix like movie)

I saw it on slashdot, and even though a large part of the site looks too humorous to be real, it looks genuine.

I really will get one of those if they come out.

[Ubik]

wow ! that is soo cool :stunned:! That could be very handful but it this thing is true, what about the price ...

edit : "It will cost less than a good mobile phone" yeah a good mobile phone... :D about 500 euros.. ?

[SlowRoasted]

wow that looks awesome. I doubt I will be able to afford it but it sure looks cool. I would hate to spill my coke on one of those:lol:

[Ubik]

I found this about the keyboard, this is an interview of the conceptor : http://www.riesebergserver.de/riesenzwerg7/?p=39
http://www.primotechnology.com/index.php?art=articles/0705/optimus/index.htm

[krnmikel]

lol that is pretty nerdy, but how much is it in usd. that looks pretty cool though how the icons change, and when you play games some things change.

[pablosci]

holly sh-t.

[electrikmonk]

it's kind of like the universal remote apple patented a few years ago. it gets commands from any wireless device within range and digitally displays the keys accordingly. i actually find the keyboard more useful. can't wait until i can actually buy one.

[maxticket]

I'm super picky about key placement. So my question is, will I be able to pop off the Windows keys? I'm pretty sure that's a negative.

No gap between CTRL and ALT = no sale.

Other that that, it looks amazing.

[mlk]

Well basically if you can remap your keyboard, you can make a 3" gap between CTRL and ALT, well at least that's what I understood.

[.soulty]

wow that pretty cool, but its another gimmick that cost too much really.. :sigh:

[ElectricGrandpa]

No gap between CTRL and ALT = no sale.

fat fingers?

[Ubik]

:D

[maxticket]

Haha no, they're rather scrawny little things. But I'm so used to having this gap between the keys that it's become instinctive to feel where I'm at without having to look down. And the Windows key always screws everything up when I accidentally press it. So it's gone.

But after about 10 seconds of thought, of course I can just make the first two bottom keys CTRL and ALT respectively, and that would fix everything.

[maxticket]

wow that pretty cool, but its another gimmick that cost too much really.. :sigh:

I'm sure this'll be the first super expensive model in a wave of not-so-expensive similar products. We can wait a year for HP and Logitech to release theirs, and compare their prices. These companies always find a way around patents and copyrights.

[NoirWD]

Well, that keyboard seems pretty cool, but i wouldn't rush out to buy, I'm pretty sure there will be some compatibility issues; and just like everything else the price most definitely will drop.

[3d Nirvana]

dude that thing is soo cool! I'm gunna get one as soon as possible :)

Edit//: $300 wtf!? lol... mabey i'll wait a while :)

[B3NKobe]

I love this keyboard, sexy and sleek, they will sell alot of them, and I prob can see myself saving for one!~!

[GW02]

The website has a picture of what the keyboard looks like with the caption, "Quake."

The problem is, I don't think Quake knows about this keyboard... so do they have software that can figure out that you're playing Quake, does the programmer have to figure it out and do it themself, or is that just a mockup? I guessing mockup.

[.Matt]

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

:bounce:

[kdd]

that's very cool. reminds me of this http://www.daskeyboard.com/ my friend showed it to me

[Skinny_T]

first I thought "it's a keybord, big deal" but then I was what it could do. Now I drool over it! :drool:

[crtvgrndwrks]

it's incredible! i like the daskeyboard too... cool stuff

[iLikePie]

didn't someone have a thread about this just a few days/weeks ago? it was in russian...

i think people worked out (or guessed) it would cost around $400 which, you've gotta admit, is a lot for a keyboard.

[kdd]

Originally Posted by iLikePie
didn't someone have a thread about this just a few days/weeks ago? it was in russian...
true, i was searching on the net for more info about this keyboard, and i ended up on a website that contained russian characters. (i think they were russian, don't know that language so, can't tell)

[Vexir]

Old news, there was a thread about this a while ago.

[deletedUser459]

http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=184619&page=1&highlight=keyboard+future

[bigmtnskier]

WOW. Too bad that is only a futuristic concept. I was beginning to think it was real...

*jumps back to reality*

EDIT: Imagine what that would be like if you spilled something on it. It would be like the 4th of july with electricity! :lol:

[Jeff Wheeler]

It's actually going to be about $150, if I remember correctly.

And yeah, old news.

Oh yeah, and it's going to be real soon. I think they said next year?

[buckcee]

i want one.

[tpspoons]

Ye well since noone else seamed to of done it, BUMP.

It seems not only has it had the buttons on the side chopped off, turned black and white, and the remaining buttons having half the screen size; the price of the product (which will be released approximately 8th of May, with preorders starting December 12th) will be a whopping $1200. slightly higher than Nokrev predicted So... who's ready to preorder :P

http://community.livejournal.com/optimus_project/11850.html?thread=353866#t353866

http://community.livejournal.com/optimus_project/12845.html

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c143/thetictacaddict/monoptimus.jpg

And whilst were on this check out the Upravlator
http://img.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus-upravlator/upravlator_front_photoshop.jpg
http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus-upravlator/


Maybe this will have more luck.

[Liger]

Oh WTF?

I knew this keyboard was too good to be true. Some ppl saying it would be around $200ish dollars. What a joke.

[Templarian]

Black and white thats the dumbest thing ever. Def not worth 1200.

[kdd]

1200, rather get a new computer, a keyboard, a monitor, a mouse, headphones, speakers, and other stuff. :-/

[Pasquale]

:'( I thought it was going to be affordable. I would have bought one right away. Black and white keys now!? :( what a bummer.

[fattony]

ah man, really wanted to check this thing out too - that is really bad now looks like standard keyboards will be fine now oh wait they always were fine.

[andrewfitz]

This is a joke ...right?

[evildrummer]

wait I just though, I type pretty heavy so what about the screens, wouldnt they break? and the PRICE? Well I would rather get the custom keyboard!

Links to cooler, mor AFFORDABLE keyboards:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/77ba/
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/7a67/
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/5a7f/
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/886e/
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/8193/

[hybrid101]

too damn expensive for a keyboard like that:(
what's the difference with regular keyboards if it's monochrome? my keyboards b&w too:)
i wanted colored lcds too. screw the optimus:(

[evildrummer]

The Upravlator is still cool, but how much does it cost?

[tpspoons]

No date or price has been released yet :D Will probably come out in 2012 for $5000 with only 3 buttons :P

[evildrummer]

3? theres 12?

[tpspoons]

Ye but so did the optimus keyboard (have alot more on the first design) before a ton got chopped off to "save costs".

[evildrummer]

yeah but they already have a three key design which is a small upravlator.... I think

[tpspoons]

Thats the Optimus mini three keyboard.
http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus-mini/

Which actually looks really nice and is a much smaller $100, but its no keyboard :(

[SlowRoasted]

1200 and No color? My macbook pro backlit keyboard blows it out of the water.

[cr125rider]

Umm, latest blog post (Dec. 4th) says that the "Optimus-103 will have no displays at all and the retail price will be US$ 10,000."??? YIKES!

[Jolly_Fat_Man]

"It's going to cost as much as a good mobile phone"
What mobile phones are they looking at?

If a keyboard is going to cost 1200$ I expect at least color and 1 teleportation button.

[noTime]

I would install one big touchscreen below the buttons (the principle must be clear to you). Such a keyboard wouldn't cost even 1000$.

Anyway, I want them to invent something for laptops. Their keyboards suck from the day Jesus was born.

[Jolly_Fat_Man]

That display idea might be a good one. Even for laptops.
Might not be a smart one now, but soon OLED touchscreens will be around and you'd get a whole lot better keyboard that way.

Imagine a keyboard that redimensions it's keys based on the program you're using. It's as thin as paper to top it all off. :D

[evildrummer]

Any keyboard above $300 is too much, for that you could buy loads of extra coolio stuff!

[noTime]

Condoms? :krazy:

[hybrid101]

^that's an awful lot for 300 bucks:P

[noTime]

At least you are safe for a long time. ;)

[danulf]

wow! Looks like a pile of crap with the black and white buttons! No way that's worth $1200!

[hybrid101]

good news:)
they cancelled b&w production and are focusing on the color version instead:D
no words on price yet though:(
link (http://community.livejournal.com/optimus_project/15834.html)

[evildrummer]

damn you hybrid you beat me by 4 days, the colour version is going to be around 2007, so more waiting BUT technology will be cheaper and so it will still be around same price yet will have better features!

[Pasquale]

*Hey ya3*. Lets make our own optimus keyboards.

[mlk]

Such a downer...

I was so thrilled just thinking about having an Illustrator keyboard, AE keyboard, PS keyboard, Avid keyboard. ******it.

[tedc]

wow that pretty cool, but its another gimmick that cost too much really.. :sigh:

yep, you're right. But I dont care - thats the coolest thing Ive ever seen in my life. I hope it comes with a guarantee, a friend of mine bought this (http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/7d82/) and after a month it stopped illuminating. Bad news: no guarantee. Good news: I wasnt jealous anymore :beam:

Did I mention that the optimus keyboard is the most coolest thing I've ever seen in my life?

[cubed]

yep, you're right. But I dont care - thats the coolest thing Ive ever seen in my life. I hope it comes with a guarantee, a friend of mine bought this (http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/7d82/) and after a month it stopped illuminating. Bad news: no guarantee. Good news: I wasnt jealous anymore :beam:

Did I mention that the optimus keyboard is the most coolest thing I've ever seen in my life?

It says at the bottom "1 Year Manufacturer Warranty".

[tedc]

"Manufacturer guarantee" not ThinkGeek guarantee. This means you have to find the website of the guys who made it, etc etc etc, big difference than buying something from HP and you just call HP and they send you a new one.

[tedc]

didn't someone have a thread about this just a few days/weeks ago? it was in russian...

Optimus is Polish. I live in Warsaw and I went to an official Optimus store and they knew nothing about the keyboard. They looked surprised :puzzled:

[Joppe]

Optimus isnt Polish, its Russian ;)

[danulf]

Optimus is Polish. I live in Warsaw and I went to an official Optimus store and they knew nothing about the keyboard. They looked surprised :puzzled:
Optimus store? :huh:

[tedc]

Optimus store? :huh:

I drive by it almost every day, Ill take a picture of it next time from my phone...

[danulf]

I had no idea :D What do they sell? I mean, the company that makes the keyboard is called Art. Lebedev Studio

[evildrummer]

I think the optimus shop you are talking about are a different company, as I doubt they have a shop full of $1200 keyboards

[andrewfitz]

I think the optimus shop you are talking about are a different company, as I doubt they have a shop full of $1200 keyboards

*That don't even really exist yet.

[evildrummer]

... so true