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Peripherals So I was wondering if anyone owns a €1216 Keyboard :)

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by bilbothebaggins, 12 Dec 2008.

  1. bilbothebaggins

    bilbothebaggins What's a Dremel?

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    Quite a while back the news went around that the coolest input device ever(tm) would be available ...

    Now, this being an enthusiast site I guess there should be a very few people who own one or know someone who owns one. (Or know someone whos rich brother owns one :) ) I mean. There generally used to be a few people around with overfull bank accounts.

    So. Any user experiences as to the Optimus Maximus keyboard? :clap:

    cheers,
    -btb-
     
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  2. [PUNK] crompers

    [PUNK] crompers Dremedial

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    ah the infamous OLED keyboard of bodom

    many a tech knight has sat round the camp fire regalling its l44t status and proclaiming that they themselves can only hope to one day own such a peripheral.

    alas the majestic keyboard has never landed on the fair shore of blighty, but i did hear of one soothsayer at a technology expo claiming the board would be shipped as a modular system that could be updated when the user could afford the figgins needed to unleash the might of a fully OLED keyboard!

    :edit: jeez im bored
     
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  3. kenco_uk

    kenco_uk I unsuccessfully then tried again

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    The trouble is that, however cool it would be at the time, you'd unpack the keyboard, plug it in and just after installing the drivers it'd transform into a truck cab and trailer and zoom off into the sunset, ne'er to be seen again.
     
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  4. [PUNK] crompers

    [PUNK] crompers Dremedial

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    HAHAHA

    OR it'd turn into canon and ball then try to sell you windows

    "I SAY YER BUY ONE......."
     
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  5. Thacrudd

    Thacrudd Where's the any key?!?

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    I once used one when I was at the porn star meet in a hot tub full of hundred dollar bills on the moon. :D
     
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  6. [PUNK] crompers

    [PUNK] crompers Dremedial

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    ........and as i commented to adolf at the time, the action on the keys is second to none :clap:
     
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  7. notatoad

    notatoad pretty fing wonderful

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    i've heard that the action on the keys is absolutely terrible.
     
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  8. azrael-

    azrael- I'm special...

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    Funny thing, as soon as I read the topic I knew which keyboard was meant... :p

    Meanwhile I've moved on. The Optimus Maximus is old hat. Enter the Optimus Tactus! :D
     
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  9. DorkSterr

    DorkSterr Hakuna Matata

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    I don't get it, why would you wanna watch a video on your keyboard when you have a monitor right in front of you?:confused:
     
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  10. steveo_mcg

    steveo_mcg What's a Dremel?

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    want!!
     
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  11. Smilodon

    Smilodon The Antagonist

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    This one seems to be more functional than the Optimus, really.

    Imagine using this with for example photoshop. That would be awesome!

    Or even gaming. You could configure the keys to exactly fit your hand. Only problem is the lack of tactile feedback, though.
     
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  12. [PUNK] crompers

    [PUNK] crompers Dremedial

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    yeah this will be horrible for gaming, you need a response from the keys for gaming
     
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  13. Pookeyhead

    Pookeyhead It's big, and it's clever.

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    Exactly.... configuring it to fit your hand for gaming, or as you say, a dedicated PS keyboard would be seriously good.... but a flat, touch sensitive keyboard for anything else? Err.. anyone remember the Atari 400? LOL

    But somehow..... A dedicated PS input device. A complete extravagance...but soooo cool.
     
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  14. azrael-

    azrael- I'm special...

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    I'm not sure if any of Art Lebedev's keyboard designs can be called functional (or affordable, for that matter :) ). But that's not really the point, is it? It's all about the "cool" and "want" factors, and he really has nailed those parts completely.

    I do have a secret hope, though, that at one point he'll get into talks with e.g. Logitech on massproducing more functional variants of his designs at affordable prices. Probably won't happen for some time, though, if ever.
     
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