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Rumor Smashed: Optimus Keyboard Not Delayed, Was Always Shipping in February [Updated]

We're not sure where Impress.jp got their info that the Optimus Keyboard was delayed until late February '08, because from all the info we've got from Art.Lebedev in the past few months (here and here) says that's the targeted ship date. More »

2:20 PM on Wed Dec 26 2007
By Jason Chen
8,167 views, 6 comments

expensive peripherals

Optimus Keyboard Configurations, Pricing Info Released

Yes, it's true: you can get an Optimus Keyboard for less than $500. There is a catch, however: if you're cheap and spend less than $500, your keyboard will only have one "active button," and it's the space bar. Yeah, weak, I know. But hey, it's "only" $462.27! If you bump it up to $599.01 you get the 10 function buttons on the side active, $999.25 gets you just the letter keys active, and a whopping $1,564.37 gets you all 113 buttons active. So while yeah, there's a cheaper option, it's clearly not worth it. Not that the full version is worth it, but if you're going to waste a lot of money on a keyboard you might as well go all out. You can preorder the Optimus in any of these configs in black or white and you'll get your keyboard in late February. [Product Page]

10:41 AM on Wed Nov 28 2007
By Adam Frucci
4,876 views, 48 comments

Latest by JoshS: The people who want it want for a reason. For me it really has no value, though it looks cool. I am not so sure about their manufacturing ability - it seems all their products get pushed back again and again, more »

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First Video of the Optimus Keyboard Actually Working and Looking Awesome

We just got some hangtime with Art.Lebedev's non-vaporous Optimus keyboard at the Wired Store in SoHo, NYC, and it is as shiny, pretty and luxuriously pointless as billed. Enjoy the video, then check out our impressions and a gallery: More »

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5:13 PM on Wed Nov 21 2007
By Wilson Rothman
163,310 views, 64 comments

keyboards

Optimus Keyboard Goes Sub-$500 and Sub-$1000, But Gimped at Launch

The Optimus keyboard team brings good news and bad news today, with word that they're going to have sub-$500 and sub-$1000 models (not just one $1564 keyboard), but the software will not be ready for launch. That's not to say that you'll buy a $500 keyboard that you can't use; it's just "functionally limited," and will get firmware updates every month or so until it gets up to the point where you're getting all the features you were promised. Apparently the keyboard is so popular that the first pre-order lot is completely sold out. However, the first pre-order lot was only 200 units, so it's not that great of an achievement. If that's you, you'll get your keyboard in the latter half of February '08. [Optimus Blog]

4:50 PM on Mon Nov 5 2007
By Jason Chen
6,069 views, 18 comments

Latest by soldstatic: how about we just get that oled hiptac whatever keyboard thing nokia is making. thatd be way cooler than any keyboard. change the shape and the keys so that it doesnt even look like a keyboard for games and such, more »

expensive sorta-vaporware

Wow, There's Actually a Working Optimus Keyboard in Moscow

Hey, remember the Optimus Keyboard? Yeah, it's still not out, and it's still kind of a joke, but look! They have a real one in Moscow! No other details, and this is probably some sort of $15,000 one-time mockup and they're probably no closer to releasing it, but it still looks pretty neat. [Optimus Project]

12:00 PM on Fri Sep 14 2007
By Adam Frucci
6,796 views, 11 comments

Latest by hezz05: Hmmm, I thought the keys were downgraded to black-white? more »

peripherals

Optimus Update: The Screens Won't Move

Quick update on the Optimus Keyboard project: the OLED keys won't actually move. Instead, a transparent cover over the little screens will press down, keeping the screens fixed in place underneath. More »

4:20 PM on Fri Mar 30 2007
By Adam Frucci
2,909 views, 35 comments

peripherals

Art.Lebedev Optimus Keyboard to Ship 'After Spring 2007'

We're keeping an eye on the Art.Lebedev Studio here, and the Russian designers/teasers are typing up a new blog that's a bit frustrating, doling out confusing bits of disinformation and making up mysterious new words. Case in point: what is an "Upravlator?" Maybe a larger mini three? However, there's one tiny little piece of news that eeked out, a few precious details about its upcoming Optimus Keyboard, that precious input device pictured above with a video screen for each key:
It may be worth noting that our full-fledged keyboard went into production cycle about a month ago. We are going to start accepting pre-orders around December 2006 with shipping date after Spring 2007.
After Spring, 2007? That's a long, long time from now. From the sound of it, we shouldn't be expecting anything until at least late June 2007. Sigh. – Charlie White More »

9:42 AM on Tue Oct 17 2006
By Charlie White
1,995 views, 23 comments

Latest by Andy Zhang: i'd be willing to spend 400 dollars for something like this, especially if it produces proper colors usable for photoshop paletting. also, i believe the Upravlator works by having a proper LCD screen running off the second video output, getting images more »