Optimus Keyboard comes 2/1/2006

[vapb400]

http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/
I'm really excited, but the price range is rather broad.

[Vapor]

What is the price range?

[vapb400]

"It'll cost as much as a good mobile phone". So anywhere between $100 and $300, depending if you're talking RAZR/Treo good or LG good.

[brandinb]

that quake key layout they show gets me excited hehe thats awesome!!!!!!!!

[3NZ0]

been keeping an eye out for this keyboard.

:D finnaly about time, its :slobber: worthy!

[nn_step]

I like that... I want it

[Qkjhfhaiguihfma]

for that price, i hope it's a well-built keyboard. even though it will obviously have the sweetest keys, i hoping for adjustable brightness and solid construction, nice key feel, etc.

this could be an amazing product, but companies always seem to leave something to be desired when they release these things.

[Starscream]

damn my walet is already kicking and screaming.

[One_Hertz]

I saw before there was a rpice that said 400 bucks. Thats when I kinda forgot about it...

[MasterOfTheReal]

I want i want i want i want :drool:

[zabomb4163]

give me somthing to order

[Captin Insano]

Very Nice Keyboard.. I had heard rumor of it only being around 100.00 to 150.00 USA $$$..

[200%absolut]

Really nice . around 100/150$ should be very interresting

[Starscream]

btw witht hem leds in the keys of the board.
how siit with dead pixels (trying to be funny) and dont leds like die off when u leave em on for to long?

[stayfrosty]

yes, this is awsome if its 100-150 I will probably break down and buy it

[Fixxxer]

:woot:

I need it!

I mean... I want it.

[revenant]

I did just spend $100 on a Deck.. so perhaps I should spoil my other machine with this.. lol. ;) this kb has been fiction for years... now it's coming to life. :)

[Revv23]

btw witht hem leds in the keys of the board.
how siit with dead pixels (trying to be funny) and dont leds like die off when u leave em on for to long?


its oled, so no backlight... dont have to worry about them burning out i dont think.

[_tryst]

I thought this was a hoax for about a year. If they make a wireless version I'm all over it, regardless of price. Some things are just too cool.

[Daveb2012]

that is pretty cool, I wonder if you can get a custom layout for all popular games with that keyboard..

[Muunsyr]

Just purchased a logitech G15, so I think I will wait at least until they release the ergonomic version (hopefully in a year or so budget wise :) ). The ergonomic Optimus will make my day!

[Revv23]

if it has good support it will be amazing, poor support, and its a cool gimmick but nothing else.

[[XC] leviathan18]

is going to be open source so any one can make key programs for it

[Mats]

I wonder if it's bundled with a (keyboard) screen saver, maybe making it look like a pac man demo (for instance) when not in use. Since it's one universal version it will keep costs down, but it will probably cost a lot anyway.

Edit:

It will feature a key-saver.
Ok.

[DeltZ]

ahh so it's called the Optimus

that keyboard is soooooo nice :O


it's smart too....not overdone gimmicky uber tacky stuff

this is style :cool:

[[XC] leviathan18]

just imagine a key saver with the matrix code :slobber:

[[XC] Lead Head]

Tomshardware said the cost is around $1 per key, so it will be about $100-150

[terrordemon]

i'm literally :banana::banana::banana::banana:ting my pants im so happy about this

i never thought it would actually be made

i must have....

[revenant]

for that ($100 ~ $150) price I am all over this... wow... I was thinking it would be more than that.. like $400 or so... OLED tech has come way down in price... and it's perfect for this application. I like the Matrix "key saver" idea... I was also thinking just waves of different colored light sweeping over the board in different directions would be cool... wow... heh.. I am sort of getting excited for this now. :D

[Vapor]

Tomshardware said the cost is around $1 per key, so it will be about $100-150Did it say a key costs $1 or it will cost ~$1 a key? Big potential difference in that the keys may be cheap but then you have to add circuitry and body to that.

[Revv23]

well how much could circuits be?

a decent mobo is $100, if its 1.50 per key, that $250ish if circiutry cost $100...

and i doubt they cost that much... id expect it to be closer to $120-200...

i keep changing my feelings on this, sometimes i feel like ill miss my hotkey's others i feel like i could just program them in... im not a fan of ergonomics on keyboards though, and the closer it is to a traditional design and shape the more likely i am to go for it. ahh my feelings are so mixed lol.

[[XC] leviathan18]

1$ per key and the board shoul be pretty cheap not more than 20 imo there are cheap keyboards for 10$ but this is different so 20$ for that.... we 120$ in costs perhaps 180$ final price

make your bets the closest one to the final release retail price wins a cookie

[speed bump]

Nice keyboard hopefully I can pick one up for under $100 though since I'm a poor college student.

[MaxxxRacer]

dead pixels on your keyboard... cant wait for this product :rolleyes:

[[XC] leviathan18]

blurr ghosting and ms xD

[Plywood99]

I hope it is a clicky and not that sorry rubber membrane crap...

[Philly_Boy]

WOW I've been waiting for this to come out for awhile! Has it shown up anywhere like NewEgg or ZZF?

[zabomb4163]

i ordered a logitech G15 on the 15th of december and it has still yet to ship...

[ChongL]

it's wired too huh? :(

[Cooper]

And that idea came to A.Lebedev in 80s :)

[J-Mag]

Did it say a key costs $1 or it will cost ~$1 a key? Big potential difference in that the keys may be cheap but then you have to add circuitry and body to that.

Not to mention we are looking at COST. You have to factor margin in for the manufacturer, distributor, and reseller. Then, If there is a supply problem (which there will be), end user prices will jump over MSRP.

There is no way in hell all of this speculative ~$100 crap is true. (not to mention a Feb 1st release :rofl:)

[zabomb4163]

so which of the followings products do you guys will think will make it to market first?

DDR maximizers, optimus keyboards, disposable OLED monitors, or flying cars?

[JAWS]

The Optimus mini

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