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Originally posted by http://www.artlebedev.com


Optimus keyboard

side view

Every key of the Optimus keyboard is a stand-alone display showing exactly what it is controlling at this very moment.

“Enter” key is big in size and nearly square in form

Additional block of keys on the left is meant for switching between programs or modes

Optimus is good for any layouts—Cyrillic, Ancient Greek, Georgian, Arabian—and so on to infinity: notes, numerals, special symbols, HTML codes, mathematical functions.

English lower-case                                                         Russian upper-case

Photoshop                                                                     Quake
Patents Pending

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i want one of those it looks awsome

Thats Very Nice And Cool probably expensive

Is that out already? Looks nice

How much $$$, can't wait to buy it.. i would have thiefs in my house all the time

when and where can i buy it!!!!!!!

damn that's awesome.... but very expensive i'd guess

That is so awesome

Damn!!! really.. is there anyway to get it???

it'll probably break down soon if u dont take care of it lol

and then ur gonna have buttons that dont show their functions and shit

but its still a nice keyboard

Woow! Every button has its own display? With colors?
That wouldn't be very cheap I think!

Maybe good 4 a next MsgPlus! contest!

Guys, it's an art project. They're not in production...

Oh... I hope they gonna make it reality soon coz I'm going to it!

.. its amazing... but not better than the light (laser) keyboard..
looks kooll...
* Shezi wants one...
whats its price...

It's especially good with the changeble keys. I hope they start selling it and I wonder is it for PC too. I hope that there's an application that can display icons on the keys and everytime you press one the key changes.

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Originally posted by Shezi
but not better than the light (laser) keyboard..

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They should integrate the two.

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Originally posted by atownjoe
They should integrate the two.

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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

oo lol although i hope they make it in black to go with my PC

thats an awesome keyboard!  but i wouldnt have IE on there

I bet some 100 dlls.

Lol I just came on to the forum to start a thread about this... .looks like somebody's beaten me to it.

It's amazing, the Photoshop mode is good , little photoshop icons to press

Sasuke they akready soupe up pc's in a way. You give them cool cases, add extra things in them you make them faster etc.

Sasuke i have two modded pcs in my room or souped up as you would like to call them.

On the note of the keyboard..very nice..

i think thats an awesome idea. i saw they keyboard on hackaday and slashdot.

It's AWESOME...damn i want one ...I want a prototype

That is awsome when i get my dream computer that will be the keyboard


any idea on price

Noone knows i dont think because it's a art project and not a home product. But i'd guess at around £150-200

its every where at the moment i sw it a few days ago on mess but the site hardly had any pictures at all or information realy, looks great

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Originally posted by http://www.artlebedev.com/
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
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
It will be available worldwide (why not?)
OEM will be possible (why not?)

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I ws about to say that.

"We hope it will be released in 2006"
Well that could be a 18 month wait.

"It will cost less than a good mobile phone"
Good Mobile Phones can be £300.