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Real Picture of the Optimus Keyboard?

By Travis Hudson, 4:45 PM on Tue Mar 6 2007, 6,840 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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<a href="http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/03/optiview.jpg"></a><a href="http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/03/optiview.jpg"></a><a href="http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/03/optiview.jpg"></a>Sorry, now it is two days in a row with a post about that blasted <a href="http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/optimus/">Optimus keyboard</a>. Today, this picture was posted on the Optimus weblog which appears to be an actual working (maybe) model. For the past year and a half we have seen the same old 3d renderings and this one looks a bit different, a little real. If you recall, <a href="http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/optimus-103-loses-a-little-vapor-to-debut-at-cebit-241584.php">yesterday we found out that the Optimus would be debuting at CeBIT</a>, so seeing an actual picture of a working model wouldn't be too surprising. Damnit, damnit, damnit I am getting excited about this thing again. Why couldn't it just continue to fail and fall off the planet like I was <a href="http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/optimus-keyboard-price-release-date-announced-why-it-is-destined-for-failure-218081.php">hoping</a>. In addition to the picture, it was announced today that this keyboard, formerly known as the Optimus 103, would be receiving a new name. <p><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://polls.gawker.com/poll.js.php?key==gDM0MTM"> </script><noscript> <p><b>Gawker Media polls require Javascript; if you're viewing this in an RSS reader, click through to view in your Javascript-enabled web browser.</b></p> </noscript><br> <span class="byline">–Travis Hudson</span></p> <a href="http://community.livejournal.com/optimus_project/22608.html">Optimus-1xx</a> [Via <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/optimus-is-that-a-real-picture-for-once-054182.php">Slashgear</a>]

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