Posted by axxxr
Crikey i have never seen a keyboard more beautiful than this...I just want to know when i can buy one...At the moment it is in pre-production and patent pending...I cannot wait for this!
The Optimus OLED keyboard allows to display any symbol or icon on the keys. Hotkeys could bear the icon of the application and that in color it looks great. No word on when this innovative keyboard will be available.
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Posted by Qoastro
Wow! I want that one! (Said with the voice of the weelchair guy in Little Brittain)
Posted by methylated_spirit
Its about time the humble keyboard got a makeover! that is nice.
Posted by DJcreamz
That is awesome, one is always in need of reminders of the photoshop shortcuts.
Posted by paulbang
this means that microcoft can control out sontrol-alt-del usage
This is like both good and bad
What hapens if you get an error message which says" press any key to conti nue" all all the keys are blank
or
"press enter to continue" and the ENTER key reads LOSER
or
DJ wants to press the space bar and the bar reads "warning, pressing this will fling you into inter spacial orbit
Posted by amnesia
oh man if there was a white apple version i would go nuts!
Posted by axxxr
I'm sure their will be at some point once these go into production...just a matter now of waiting.
Posted by paulbang
id prefer the whole ting to be one nice screen lke a tablet....
Posted by Cycovision
Hmmm, very nice but that could get me into all sorts of bother with the missus, 102 keys all showing icons for the shortcuts to my porn sites
Posted by axxxr
Cycovision i think im in the same boat as you!
Posted by DJcreamz
lol!!
id have Empornium has all my keys
Posted by ten18
wow! keyboard of the future. how much will it cost!!
Posted by axxxr
ten18 no idea of the price as its still in early production,but my guess would be between £200 or £300 but i would happily pay more for such a keyboard.
Although not as sophisticated as the OLED keyboard above Here's another keyboard i quite like available to buy now for $109.00
Posted by ten18
cool, that ones not too bad.
but id rather wait for the OLED!
Posted by 02
wow COOL!!! now we can put wallpaper on keyboards!!
Posted by Jim
And you replace the battery every day
Posted by axxxr
I do hope this OLED keyboard isn't battery powered that would be a silly move unless it runs on fuel cells which i doubt...it will most likely have a external power supply which is sensible for a gadget of this type.
Posted by Qoastro
Yeah you prolly, hopefully, right...
Posted by axxxr
If the response to the company’s web site posting is any indication, the keyboard is already a runaway hit, with 230,000 page views and an average two emails a minute from people wanting the keyboard.In brief, the keyboard is likely to become available in 2006, will be OS-independent and “will cost less than a good mobile phone.
Posted by jagger2k
looks brilliant, wont dead pixels be a bitch or is the lcd and tft only??
Posted by EastCoastStar
that thing is amazing!!!!
one proble for me... im running out of places to plug things in! i have my monitor, my tower(computer), my speakers, my network, my modem, my pda, psp and cell charger the same surge protector, i cant fit anything else!
you know how optical mouses are. they plug in likea normal mouse, and just take the power fron the computer. maybe it will do something like that.
Posted by 02
if it uses USB cable then its ok... the USB connection can too be a power supply...
Posted by Cycovision
...as long as the total current draw doesn't exceed 500mA.
I'd have though that a keyboard as fancy as that would be wireless actually but I do hope it isn't.
Posted by antocsm
Fantastic
Posted by zMastaa
well i will be one to be buying this lol
Posted by axxxr
Artemy Lebedv the creator of this new OLED keyboard has given a online interview....Here it is below:
Primo technology
When a Russian design firm broke the news of its OLED keyboard on Thursday, July 14, geeks everywhere were tickled with delight. Rather than tradition keys that feature printed characters, each key on the Optimus keyboard contains a small OLED display that can be set to display whatever the user requires. Want to seamlessly switch between English and Chinese characters? Go from Photoshop shortcuts to Quake inputs in a flash? Art. Lebedev, the company behind the Optimus keyboard, is the biggest design firm in Russia, with work in website promotion, corporate identities, and product design. We chatted with its founder and director of development for the Optimus, Artemy Lebedev, to get some answers to everyone’s most burning questions.
Primotech: First off, thanks for taking the time to speak with us. The biggest concern that was raised yesterday was whether or not this product will ever see the light of day. Can you allay those fears?
Artemy Lebedv: We're in the process of negotiations with several technology providers and manufacturers.
PT: Any names for manufacturers? If not, can you tell me if they'd be Russian and/or American?
AL: As of now we are going to produce it under our own brand, Art. Lebedev. No doubt manufacturing will be in China or Korea.
[Ed.- To clarify the difference between these first two questions, as of now, the company will hold the rights to the keyboard (as opposed to selling the design) and have it produced by another company overseas]
PT: How is the display of characters handled? Does the board come equipped with built in icons? Are packages downloaded over time?
AL: We've thought about the first "open-source keyboard". There will be an SDK and some user "keyboard studio" application which will allow keyboard to be customized for any mode or application in any way imaginable, from DVORAK to arranging letters in alphabetical order.
PT: In addition to handling the external design, is your company working on the wiring, electronics, and schematics as well?
AL: We do the industrial design and interface engineering on our part. These two are of our specialties.
PT: Will it be wireless, Bluetooth, or USB only?
AL: USB 2.0 for sure…FireWire - probably. Possibly it will have an external power supply. No need for Bluetooth.
PT: Any word on Windows, Mac OS, and Linux compatibility?
AL: I see no reason to make keyboard OS-dependant. As you can see from the current layout we have enough keys for Win or Mac control keys. As well, we made the keyboard several keys larger than usual QWERTY to comfortable fit all the Cyrillic letters (there are 33 of them).
PT: Will it be geared more to industry at first or consumers?
AL: We were keeping in mind typesetting professionals first. But without forgetting all kind of users, especially gamers. It will also be of great use to sound and movie pros.
PT: What kind of material is the Optimus made out of?
AL: The body is aluminum-wrapped.
PT: How long has the Optimus been in design?
AL: About a year.
PT: Any approximations on cost yet?
AL: I can hardly imagine it to be less than $200 to $300 (USD). Sounds like a lot for a keyboard, but most modern mobile phones cost about that.
PT: And a release date?
AL: Hopefully our keyboard will show the light in a year or so.
Posted by Cycovision
About 120 to 170 quid then. I can live with that
Bring it on!
Posted by axxxr
That is quite reasonable price i agree....just a matter of waiting a year for it now!
Posted by haynesycop
what an amazing idea
that would be cool
the price isnt bad either
Posted by Gigs
Wonder if it'll be as comfortable as my logitech. Usb makes sense to power it.
Ugh its gonna be about $3-500 here.. hmmm.... tough choice lol
Not so sure how much of an FPS gamer help this'll be since twitch gaming hardly has you looking at the keyboard at all. Though for photoshop it looks ingenius.
Wonder if they'll do an ergo version..
Posted by axxxr
finally some good news on this: Their site now confirms that it will available from Feb 1st no mention of price yet.
Posted by p900 lover
Keep us posted please when its actually avalible.
Posted by axxxr
Yes of course,although the site says 1st feb,dont know if thats a regional release date or International? being a russian company...but i will keep an eye out for when its available on our shores.
Posted by jagger2k
according to this website the keyboard is fake.
http://hardware.slashdot.org/[....]335215&tid=126&tid=159&tid=227
I knew it would be too good to be true,
Posted by axxxr
I don't believe it is fake...where on the link does it actually say that?
slashdot were mearly commenting on it when the concept was first announced....intially what happend was that the company optimus did only design this as a concept and no intention of manufacturing it,because they've had a unbelieveable amount of worldwide interest in the product they decided to put it into production.
Posted by leeboy13
WOW
Thats so cool, i want one.... im wondering what the 'key saver' will be like, that could end up being very nice indeed...
nice find axxxr
Posted by axxxr
Don't we all want one!
Still waiting on more news on this...waiting for the first reviews to show up!
Posted by axxxr
well looks like the Optimus keyboard has been pushed forward to late 06.
but the good news is the company has announced the release of the Optimus mini three!
The Optimus mini three keypad officially hits today from Art Lebedev Studio. dimensions (4.6 x 2.0 x 0.7-inches), a price (it's going to go for $100), and some dates (you'll be able to pre-order this week to get yours when the first batch rolls out on May 15th). Oh, and you can also orient it vertically (nice) and play animations up to 5 fps on its 96 x 96 pixel 262k color 0.78 x 0.78 OLED keys.
www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus-mini/
Posted by Luke-the-magic-man
looks nice, but I would nto spend the best part of 60 quid on a 3 key keyboard
Posted by axxxr
The optimus mini has finally arrived and will be available from next month..thinkgeek has a review.
Posted by Luke-the-magic-man
still to much for 3 keys....
Posted by axxxr
yeh i agree.....not very practical either...I really want the keyboard.
Posted by QuickShare
so does the keyboard really exist by now? that is one awsome keyboard..
EDIT: just aware that its an old topic .. sad to be slow
Posted by axxxr
sadly its still in developement and not available yet.
Posted by QuickShare
just the matter of time then
Posted by axxxr
The optimus OLED keyboard now has a pre-order date of 12th December 2006, although no price or delivery date.
Posted by Cycovision
That's good news! Hopefully, my supplier will have them in when I get back next year
If they do, I might be able to sell a few on here if anyone's interested.
Posted by axxxr
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back next year from where?
If you do manage to get hold of any then you can put me down for one.
Posted by Cycovision
I'm off to India for three months, back on 6th of March. I'm just thinking that If I buy 5 or more from the suppliers, I might be able to sell them a bit cheaper than in the shops
Posted by axxxr
oh great...hope you have a fantastic time in India.
let us know when when you manage to get hold of the keyboards.