Keyboard
”Yamaha Keyboard-Notebook Combo Concept For On-the-Go Ivory-Ticklers
Phantom Lapboard Reviewed (Verdict: Holy Bees They've Shipped It And It's Only Half Bad)
Optimus Maximus Keyboard Now for the (Expensive) Taking on ThinkGeek
ThinkGeek is shipping Art Lebedev's Optimus Maximus keyboard at last. Price is $1,589.99. [ThinkGeek]The Graffiti Keyboard is an Absolute Catastrophe
Ten Things You Need to Know About the Optimus Maximus Keyboard Hardware
Lightning Review: Kensington Ci70 Keyboard With Built-in Mini USB Cable
The Gadget: Kensington Ci70 compact keyboard with two USB ports and one mini USB cable for easy docking and syncing.
The Price: $49.99
More »Kensington Ci70 Keyboard Has USB/Mini USB Ports and Laptop-Styled Keys
We love Kensington's low-profile keyboards with the laptop style keys, which is why this Ci70 keyboard looks so appetizing. It's got two USB ports, nothing special, but a mini USB connector that actually hides underneath a cover on top. So to recap, two USB ports, one mini USB cord, really low/quiet style Kensington keys, 35% smaller than other "standard multimedia keyboards" and a price of $49.99. Works with both PCs and Macs thanks to it having both a Windows key and a Mac Command key. [Kensington]
Kids Are Tearing Apart The OLPC Laptop's Keyboard Rather Easily
Art Lebedev Designing Wireless Optimus Mini 3 3.0
Art Lebedev and his Lebedevites are hard at work designing a follow-up to the Optimus Mini 3, a smaller, three-buttoned version of the Maximus keyboard we saw at CES. Here's what they're thinking: wireless, possibly Bluetooth, maybe AC-powered. People use this to control PowerPoint presentations (good idea, you can see what's coming up before others do) and would like to have it not tethered to the computer. No actual renders of prototypes yet, but Art says they're coming soon. [Optimus Blog]
Brando's Wireless Keyboard has Built-In Touch Pad
So, you're lying about on your sofa, while using your PC to watch a movie; what would be really nice is a wireless keyboard with a built-in touch pad to control playback. Well, thanks to Brando, you can now have it all. The Wireless USB Keyboard with Touch Pad leaves nothing to the imagination, and it comes fully equipped with 11 hot keys, including buttons for quick access to your browser, email, as well as a host of in-built media controls. To save on battery power, you can also set it up to function via USB when your within PC-reaching distance. Brando's wireless input wonder retails at $57 and is compatible with Windows XP, ME, 2000 and Vista. Note: This much convenience may lead to obesity. [Brando via GeekAlerts]
Question of the Day: Which is Worse to Spill on Your Keyboard?
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Optimus Maximus Keyboard Now Shipping (At Last!)
It's a day some of us never thought would come. Art Lebedev's Optimus Maximus OLED keyboard is finally shipping to everyone who pre-ordered it. Icing on the OLED cake, the Configuator software is available now, too. If you bought one w/ passive keys, you've still got another month though. [Optimus Project]Thanko's Silent Keyboard Can Now Be Used With 2 PCs at Once
Microsoft's Ergonomic Laser Keyboard 7000 Leaked Via FCC
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KITT Uses Apple Slim Wireless Keyboard, for Some Reason
We already pointed it out when we first looked at its interior, but now it's confirmed: KITT's iPhone-inspired dashboard also includes the slim Apple Wireless Keyboard. Why a keyboard when you have all that touchscreen and voice recognition goodness? We don't know. Probably to use Command + Alt + Esc to force quit LeatherPants.app in case KITT's Finder stalls. [Thanks Fabian]iAno iPhone App Gives Your iPhone C-Minor Key
Between iAno - the newly released iPhone app that turns your cellphone into a piano - and the earlier released PocketGuitar, which does much of the same but with a guitar, it is only a matter of time before we see the first iPhone band. That will be awesomely groundbreaking, and what we ask is that you send us the video. We'll post it, we promise*. Back to the present, iAno installs on Jailbroken iPhones and offers a fully functioning multitouch piano, as you can see in the great video above. A four-octave keyboard is represented in iAno, and the arrow keys at the top are used to navigate around. The software was put together by a developer going by the name of Mr Aardvark, and he managed to pack in polyphonic sound that allow five key presses to be heard simultaneously. Sweet. More »Question of the Day: What Type of Keyboards Do You Like?
It seems that computer users are divided up into one of several keyboard camps. The most vocal camp is the really loud and clacky IBM Model M crew who manage to find every single post about keyboards and say "JUST GET A MODEL M OMG!!!". Then there are the laptop style scissor-key camp who enjoy slight feedback, but not too much. Of course the ergonomic split-key camp and the Microsoft/Logitech keyboards need to be counted as well. What do you like? For the record, the Optimus is fairly soft, but with a good amount of resistance.






