one kick ass keyboard

[MR_PEA]

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

[Peter]

that is so awesome :D i want one :)

[SPOT]

that is pretty fkn awesome.
ill take 8!!

[mudgie]

Why is there no orifice on that thing?!

[<3 Ropey]

Wheres the buy it now?

[zyaN]

Wheres the buy it now?

Frequently Answered Answers about the Optimus keyboard
It's in initial stage of production
We hope it will be released in 2006
It will cost less than a good mobile phone
It will be real
It will be OS-independent (at least it can work in some default state with any OS)
It will support any language or layout
Moscow is the capital of Russia (hmmmm faq's are so informative)
Each key could be programmed to produce any sequence
It will be an open-source keyboard, SDK will be available
Some day it will be split ('ergonomic')
It will most likely use OLED technology (e-paper is sooo slow)
Our studio is located two blocks from the Kremlin
It will feature a key-saver
Keys will use animation when needed
It has numeric keypad because we love it
There's no snow in Moscow during Summer (..again....i know when not to go and when to go :D )
It will be available worldwide (why not?)
OEM will be possible (why not?)
Contact us for hi-res images, or interview inquires

[<3 Ropey]

i whould get a quake one or a photoshop one

[Peter]

what do you mean "a quake one" or "a photoshop one"

they point is that its all in the one keyboard. :/ RTL

[Joshu]

RTL
You mean RTFA.

n00b

[Peter]

or you know... read the link.

becouse you clearly had to know what i ment to correct me, that is assuming you knew what i was saying by "RTL" in which case there was no need to correct me ... got it ... clear? :gs


Ass

[Joshu]

OK, here's the link for you to read.

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

Hm, it's got a http, that's interesting, then a few slashes and some wwws and dots, huh cool, this is telling me allll about the keyboard!

;) Idiot.

[dominatrix]

although, some people who cant touch type would be a bit annoyed with it when they are trying to chat in quake or something. there being no letters and all

[<3 Ropey]

thats where button mashing skills come in use them to type

[*NoN*Da]rY*]

... learn to touch type? it aint that hard

[<3 Ropey]

i can kind of do it its just with big words

[*NoN*Da]rY*]

just work areound WSAD and IKJL

Kinda odd but i based my typing around they way i play games and it works well ;)

[Joshu]

rY*']IKJL
Freak :p

But yeah, learn to touchtype. If I had one I'd make it display bananas in pyjamas on each key.

[*NoN*Da]rY*]

yeah, i would have to go the whole funky seasame street charicters like on the laptop from Hackers ;)

[cvt]

That is so awsome....
soooo awsome...

Open Source Keyboard... sdk.. sounds promising, could become more awsome..
winamp visualisation acrosss all the keys...
mmmm
oleds arn;t that fast, but by far they ain;t that slow.. wonder if it could handle that.. as if we all don't want one :)

[Peter]

i dont think there is any reason you couldnt get it to display the normal letters after you press "chat"

[<3 Ropey]

when these come out we need to do a group order

[Peter]

we shure do :D im in :D (if i have money when they come out :()
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[mudgie]

I love how you'll be able to program it yourself, as in display the images and functions of the buttons yourself, which is what I really like about it. How sweet will it be to give the keyboard a new look for each game you play!! I'll be buying one - as long as it's much less than a "good phone" :P.

[Joshu]

as long as it's much less than a "good phone" :P.
Unlikely. :/ IMHO they'll be in such low demand because of their high production cost that they'll have an exceptionally high price.

[<3 Ropey]

yeah
(if i have money when they come out )
me to man me to

[themunga]

although, some people who cant touch type would be a bit annoyed with it when they are trying to chat in quake or something. there being no letters and all

This would be quite simple to overcome, the keyboard could load a qwerty picset (made that one up) for presses of the 'chat' buttons and the '~' for console commands, and load the gaming picset on the second presses of '~' for the console and 'enter' for chat messages. Would work quite simply really.

E.G Flow diagrams

[Joshu]

themunga, I can't believe you bothered to make a flowchart for that. Everyone knows that people who don't think of the obvious like changing keysets can't understand flowcharts!

:D

[themunga]

lol, \me was bored, something to do b/w laundry and sortin out my monsterlan stuff

[Peter]

themunga, I can't believe you bothered to make a flowchart for that. Everyone knows that people who don't think of the obvious like changing keysets can't understand flowcharts!

:D

AAHAHAH so true, so very true, so sadly true :P

but very nice flow charts BTW :tg

i think that the demand for these keyboards wont be great in the begining as i cannot see an averege user seeing a great deal of use in them. at least not at first... but i would really like one :D. would be so cool, great for games but lets face it, after a bit of practice at a game who cant find "WASD"? :P

still hella cool

[MR_PEA]

what can you say about this keyboard, apart it is one of the best inovations that most of us have seen and can use very quickly....
just awesome...

[Bignick]

i wouldve thought the demand would be huge (depending on price of course). just to have a sexy keyboard with stuff on it.

[Joshu]

i wouldve thought the demand would be huge (depending on price of course). just to have a sexy keyboard with stuff on it.
I don't know about you, but I don't want to get into a habit of finding my keyboard too sexy. :)

[zyaN]

I don't know about you, but I don't want to get into a habit of finding my keyboard too sexy. :)

But, there's nothing wrong with that...right?...guys?

[Bignick]

... i hope the keys are of the non-stick variety... if ya know what i mean

[zyaN]

... i hope the keys are of the non-stick variety... if ya know what i mean

But, there's nothing wrong with that...right?...guys?

[*NoN*Da]rY*]

i jiss not on my keyboard.... but on Sickers face..

[zyaN]

sucker's face.....hence soul_sucker

[cvt]

not likely to be under US$200-$300
hmm, for a non-wireless keyboard...

[smitty]

not likely to be under US$200-$300
hmm, for a non-wireless keyboard...
Im sure it wont belong before they add wireless to it, & once they sell a few in a year or two they'll be cheap as chips. To me this keyboard is better then sliced bread! imagine the possibilites!

Its funny how Microsoft make a few dozen different types of user friendly ergonomic keyboards & spend heaps on research & development yet someone else came up with this awesome (simple) idea of having the keys "change".

[Snooky]

i agree with smitty, what have micorsoft been doing. so much potential, to come up with the ultimate of all ultimates yet they are not thinking outside the box!

[Mong]

Every Nerd will won't one, some nerds will even divorce there wives and kids for them, presuming that they have them in the first place. j/king

That's one fking awesome keyboard. So you can have winamp vis on em eh? does that mean you could watch video on em, like watching porn on your keyboard :P

[*NoN*Da]rY*]

... i reakon at the end of the day its still a keyboard... yes its fancy, yes its cool. But i dont think it will be very affordable, and as its been told, dont spend much time looking at my keyboard :)

[Joshu]

I 100% agree with Non-Dairy. I don't look at my keyboard. I'd pay to get braille on my keyboard though, or to have one of those reconfigurable keyboards.

[*NoN*Da]rY*]

go one better again J... i got my key board from Thailand... order yours from China for fun factor ;)

[Joshu]

OR

I could put my keyboard in an oven and when it gets malleable I can mold it into a slightly convex, ergonomic shape with a heat-attached rubber backing.

Ergonomic keyboards, hahahaha

[*NoN*Da]rY*]

amen to that ;)

[Aphex]

well it looks cool enough but i think a matching mouse that could do the same thing under your hand would be even better... hell i can imagine it now, keyboard and mouse doing some sort of winamp visualisation thing... you wouldn't wanna smoke to many and play Quake 3 in the vacinity of tripped out input devices... wouldn't want to fall over now!!! LOL :tg

[radass]

they wont be able to build them fast enough, as long as they are first to market

[MR_PEA]

rad thats why u put in a patent!!!,,,, u get the rights to it for 10 years or what ever the term is....
cost a fortune though

[Zevensoft]

Ergonomic keyboard?

[radass]

rad thats why u put in a patent!!!,,,, u get the rights to it for 10 years or what ever the term is....
cost a fortune though

true .. i so want one :|

[-Tillywinks-]

to expensive for my likeing.... still kick ass though :)

[Moo]

order yours from China for fun factor

Shen me le?

[Joshu]

Shen me le?
Xie xie, Moo.