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keyboards
OCZ Sabre OLED Keyboard (Unofficial Codename: Optimus Budgetus) Priced at $135
The OCZ Sabre asked us to compromise, featuring a sharply limited number of display-integrated keys, so we asked it to do the same: dip below $200, or else. Today, ZipZoomFly is listing the Sabre at a reasonable $135.00. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by WaffleTeamStrike: Those don't look like OLED screen-keys...hmm. Any better pics than this? 4 Responses | Other threads
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food
I Ate the World's Largest Cheeto Over the World's Most Expensive Keyboard
Here's something gross: I was given the world's largest Cheeto. So of course I had to eat it over the Optimus Maximus keyboard. Don't try this at home. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by d_r_e: Bwahahahahahaha! Adam, you crazy bastard. Did you really eat that whole thing?!!?! 11 Responses | Other threads
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concepts
Blackberry + Optimus Maximum Concept Phone: What Do You Get?
A good way to end the debate between using real estate for physical keys or pixels. In theory. [MozPhone via Core77] More »
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optimus
Optimus Aux Keypad Body Photographed, Doesn't Surprise Anyone
From the haze of renders, name changes and unflatteringly exposed prototypes emerges the best evidence that a real-life Art Lebedev Optimus Aux keypad is nigh. The sexy, CNCed body doesn't look to have deviated at all from the proposed design, and the guts shouldn't pose any challenges that haven't already been overcome in the larger Optimus products. In other words, the Aux might be showing up on rich peoples' desks sooner rather than later. [Optimus Project] More »
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By John HerrmanComment by Kymeira: I never enjoyed these Optimus keyboards. Individual keys with little LCD screens? Ew. Make the keyboard one big screen, then we'll... 1 Responses | Other threads
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By John HerrmanComment by P3TER: I have also have 3 states: depressed, up, and down. Does this tell you anything about my orientation? 2 Responses | Other threads
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Art Lebedev Design for the Rest of Us: Pixelated Mouse-Pointer Fridge Magnets
When they're not designing $1,500 OLED keyboards or hot WiMax phone concepts, it's good to know the guys over at Art Lebedev Studio like to keep the common folk in mind, sometimes. The common folk who will like to pin up printouts of Gizmodo posts to their fridge with these pixel-art mouse-pointer magnets. They're about 2.5-inches tall and will run you $4 in the Art Lebedev store. [Art Lebedev via Pocket Lint]
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By John MahoneyComment by 3DaysTillTheState_GitEmSteveDave: Where's Calrus?!?! MOOF! 3 Responses | Other threads
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optimus maximus
The First US Optimus Store Is a Kiosk in NY
Optimus' first offline retail location in the US has just been opened in New York, but unlike their gigantic Optimus Maximus keyboards, their meatspace location is tiny. Locals can run down to the RCS Computer Experience on 575 Madison Ave. and E 56th Street to try out an Optimus Maximus for themselves, or to check out many of the other various computer accessories they carry. In a sense, it's good that they're starting slow rather than to go through what Gateway stores did in the early '00s (and Dell kiosks did recently). Now those were some bad decisions. [Optimus Blog]
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By Jason ChenComment by Xenobiologista: When are they gonna show up at Low Yat Plaza in Kuala Lumpur, that's what I want to know. more » | Other threads
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ouch
Optimus Maximus Keyboard Gets Coffee Bath, Apparently Survives
It was only a matter of time. This image popped up on an Optimus Live Journal group, showing the sad results of a clumsy morning with a steaming mug and a $1,600 Optimus Maximus keyboard, which is one place we didn't take our review—yet. Not much info on what happened or whether this was a planned test, but the poster says it survived the "first recorded coffee spill thanks to the construction of the upper tray." Phew. [Live Journal]
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By John MahoneyComment by strider_mt2k: You're going to need a tray. The coffee is hot... more » | Other threads
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optimus maximus
ThinkGeek is shipping Art Lebedev's Optimus Maximus keyboard at last. Price is $1,589.99. [ThinkGeek]
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review
Ten Things You Need to Know About the Optimus Maximus Keyboard Hardware
It's been three months since we first got a true hands on with the Optimus Maximus OLED keyboard at CES, and we've had plenty of time to experience this innovative gadget by blogging with it full time over the course of three weeks. And by logging hours and hours with the keyboard—much like you would if you purchased one—we've come up with ten things you need to know about the Optimus Maximus keyboard's hardware. More » -
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Next Gen Optimus Maximus Details: Sub-$800, One-Screen and Raised Keys
Apparently, when Jesus called Art.Lebedev's Optimus Tactus keyboard "Optimus Retardus" for its lack of physical keys, the design team listened. Or not. Either way, Lebedev's latest plan is to indeed make a visual keyboard with just one full-color screen as opposed to many tiny ones. But it will overlay physical transparent keys (like on the Upravlator). In the end, you'd actually have a hard time noticing that each key isn't its own display. The goal is to get this thing into production by year's end, and to sell it for under $800—a bargain by Art.Lebedev standards. Later, the dudes will move to E-Ink or e-paper for lighter, wireless keyboards. [Optimus Project]
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Comment by McMevan: Have they considered the fact that microsoft has a patent on a keyboard with a screen and key overlay? ...... more » | Other threads
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gadgets
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]
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By Jason ChenComment by historymakin: I have been following Art Lebedev's work for quite a white now and one thing i can surely say it... more » | Other threads
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laptops
Concept Optimus Maximus Laptop Has an OLED Keyboard Built In
This is pure speculation, but I can't help liking this laptop mockup with an Optimus-Maximus-style OLED keyboard. Sure, it'd be a $1000+ option that wouldn't do much substantive good in the long run, but hey, people are paying the same amount for SSDs, so you know this would sell. Heck, you could even combine the two for the most ridiculously overpriced laptop ever. [Laptop News Daily via GeekAlerts] -
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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]
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Comment by whippa0: @aussie: Five years? ...come on, you know the guys in China are faster than that. more » | Other threads
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Optimus Maximus Keyboard on eBay Already
We got our hands-on with the Optimus Maximus OLED keyboard back at CES, but now you can get your own on eBay. What? Apparently some guy received one of the earlier shipments of the keyboard (the one with unfinished software support) and is now hocking it. It's unclear which model this one is (we think it's the $1500 one, though you should email the seller to be sure), but if you can manage to get it for less than cost, this is a cheap way to grab an Optimus for yourself. [eBay]
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By Jason ChenComment by JoOngle: "The seller ended this listing early because of an error in the listing." more » | Other threads
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gadgets
Foxconn and United Keys Bring OLED Keyboards This Summer on the Cheap
The only complaint we have with the Optimus Maximus display-changing OLED keyboard is its price, which is why this news of United Keys and Foxconn teaming up to build their own keyboards is exciting. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by Bokusatsu_Tenshi: I wish they were releasing a full keyboard using those today... only so I could laugh my ass off (a... more » | Other threads
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By Mark WilsonComment by davefur: The keys use OLED technology. So how long do OLEDs last? What I heard is maybe 2 years or so... more » | Other threads
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Hands On With Optimus Maximus Keyboard
We've had video and pictures of the Optimus Maximus keyboard, but now we've got the first hands on with the mythical layout-changing input device. Is it as good as all the hype's built it up to be? No. It's better. More » -
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Video: Optimus Maximus Changing Layouts
At times it may seem like the Optimus Maximus Keyboard is some sort of mythical creature that is only seen in photographs, but this video illustrating layout changes proves that it does exist, somewhere. Whether or not we will actually see it in the wild one of these days (in the arms of Bigfoot no doubt) remains to be seen. [Livejournal]
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By Sean FallonComment by Krystian Sz.: @jvdkieft: I'm with you! Really.. this keys are good only for kids who don't know how to write and how to... more » | Other threads
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Optimus Maximus Keyboard Passes FCC Level Without Cheat Codes
In case any of you still thought the Optimus Maximus was all a big alien autopsy-esque hoax, the fact that the preliminary version of the keyboard just passed FCC testing should be enough to put your doubts on hold. The current status, non FCC-wise, has their OLEDs approved for mass production back in September and arriving in their offices late October/early November (and ship to customers at least a couple months after that)—which means no Optimus for Christmas this year. The Maximus will also ship with a 512MB SD card to store layouts instead of storing them on the PC. Jump for a picture of the Panic Room/special shielded room the FC uses for testing (sans Jodie Foster). [Optimus Blog] More »
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By Jason ChenComment by BigDanInTX: @Palestina: At $150, the coolness factor is worth the cost. Anything higher and I would feel stupid for buying... more » | Other threads
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keyboards
Optimus Maximus Shipping in White...Whenever it Actually Ships
White is the new black is the new white, as Art.Lebedev anounces the Optimus Maximus is going to be blanco—not negro—at launch. Better or worse? [Optimus Project]
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By Jason ChenComment by wrenchmonkey26: Today, on Gizmodo..."Prisoner complaining of anal pain, caught with an Art Lebedev Keyboard in his ass, iPhone felt better, prisoner... more » | Other threads
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Vilcus Plug Dactyloadapter, For Insane People and Those Who Hate Them
Art Lebedev studio, responsible for that spectacular Optimus Maximus keyboard with a video display on each key, has apparently gone nuts, now giving you a way to test electrical circuits by shocking yourself half to death. The creative design studio calls this a Vilcus plug dactyloadapter, and it includes adapters for European and US power outlets. Simply insert a finger in each hole, plug it in, and boom! You're in Electric Ladyland. This product might be popular with the Department of Homeland Security and their colleagues down at Gitmo. 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 »
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By Adam FrucciComment by imaria: I look forward to playing Duke Nukem Forever on this thing. more » | Other threads
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peripherals
Optimus Project Hits Yet Another Snag; We Feign Surprise
For those of you still interested in the fate of the oft-delayed, might-never-actually-exist Optimus Keyboard, I have some bad news. They've lost their OLED manufacturer, leaving them without anybody to make the little screens that make the expensive keyboard so interesting. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by cr0ft: And of course there is the fact that anyone who actually can type in a proper fashion will a) never... more » | Other threads
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Art.Lebedev Releases Pics of Newly-Named Optimus Maximus Vaporware Keyboard
It turns out that picture we showed you last week of the Optimus keyboard from Art.Lebedev Studio was not a fake, but was a picture of an actual model of a keyboard that may someday actually ship. The company rolled out its official portraits of the OLED-lit keyboard just before CeBIT opened in Germany, and the gallery includes pictures of the company's trade show booth which is proudly emblazoned with the new name, Optimus Keyboards. More »
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