Optimus keyboard a reality?

[Janus]

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

"good things come in small packages
Feburary 1, 2006"

Oh we can only hope!

 

[Mischief007]

I'm waiting for that keyboard. I saw that on the page and was ecstatic .

 

[araracd]

Well, i'm not gonna hold my breath. I've been waiting for them to release it for at least 2 years !!!!

 

[chaos386]

Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme

God damn I want one. I just hope it won't be $500 or something outrageous like that.

 

[hokiethang]

It's not going to be cheap, especially if each key is a changeable display. That's the equivalent of 110 displays.

I also really doubt the february date, as i've seen this before with an old release date on it. I'd love to see one in person, but if it's not < $100, I probably won't own one.

 

[jensked]

how much power is it going to consume??

 

[Xeon SX]

I think they say its going to cost no mora than a good phone and that not cheap for a keyboard.

 

[Mischief007]

I think they say its going to cost no mora than a good phone and that not cheap for a keyboard.

That's exactly what they said. No more than a good phone.

 

[Xeon SX]

shall we start a new thread about good phones and their prices then? :lol:

 

[Buba]

araracd: It was only presented as a design study less than a year ago

It is supposed to use OLEDs, right? They don't need much power

 

[chaos386]

I think they say its going to cost no mora than a good phone and that not cheap for a keyboard.

That's exactly what they said. No more than a good phone.

So now we know the price is somewhere between $50 and $1 000,

Seriously though, if it ended up being even $250, and I weren't saving up for a car, I might have considered buying it. I mean, every key is a lit display, how cool is that?

 

[Buba]

I guess I wouldn't buy the first series...

 

[Viper007Bond]

Yeah, I'd wait a few generations, until the price comes down a bit, and until my current keyboard goes kaput. I definetly want one though!

 

[jayjaya29]

Yeah, I'd wait a few generations, until the price comes down a bit, and until my current keyboard goes kaput. I definetly want one though!

Yeah I would do the same.

 

[zenkidori]

yeah, this won't break in a week...

 

[vRS]

Yeah, I'd wait a few generations, until the price comes down a bit, and until my current keyboard goes kaput. I definetly want one though!

Yeah I would do the same.

Same here, but id end up spending all that money on it and spilling coffe on it

 

[Buba]

Thats what I do every morning on my Luminous Keyboard I just bought for really cheap money!

 

[POWERRR!!]

i'm pretty sure this will cost a lot more than $100. there are logitech keyboards that cost $100 but are nowhere near as fancy!

 

[mojo_786]

"Same here, but id end up spending all that money on it and spilling coffe on it"
LOL thats soo true

WOW thats just amazing. briliant idea

 

[hokiethang]

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

Seems to contest that it won't be the actual keyboard available on the 1st.