Best keyboard on Earth....
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Topic: Best keyboard on Earth....
Posted By: iSec
Subject: Best keyboard on Earth....
Date Posted: 04 June 2007 at 8:47pm
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Are you willing to buy a keyboard for $1,500?!!!!!!!!!! LCD buttons, can be programmed to any langauge!!!!!!
Here it is:
Optimus MaximusLimited quantity. Overview http://store.artlebedev.com/catalog/computer_add-ons/optimus/sellers/ - Sellers list Every key of the Optimus Maximus keyboard is a stand-alone display showing the function it is currently associated with.  Optimus is equally good for any keyboard layouts—Cyrillic, Ancient Greek, Georgian, Arabic—and so on to infinity: notes, numerals, special symbols, HTML codes, math functions, images etc. Every button on the keyboard is easy to remove in order to clean or replace.  Configurator software allows for programming every button to reproduce a sequence of symbols (up to 256) and editing the image separately for each layout. http://store.artlebedev.com/catalog/computer_add-ons/optimus/ - http://store.artlebedev.com/catalog/computer_add-ons/optimus/ ------------- "When it gets dark enough, you can see the stars" -Charles A. Beard |
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Posted By: michael
Date Posted: 04 June 2007 at 9:33pm
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This KB has been going for some time on engadget. I think it is rediculous to pay that much for a KB> But hey there are always crazy ppl with too much money. ------------- http://baumannphoto.com" rel="nofollow - Blog | http://mpgtracker.com" rel="nofollow - MPG Tracker |
Posted By: iSec
Date Posted: 04 June 2007 at 10:09pm
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I was just telling my co worker that such price is very unreasonable... but i think this is how future keyboards will look like. ------------- "When it gets dark enough, you can see the stars" -Charles A. Beard |
Posted By: michael
Date Posted: 04 June 2007 at 10:38pm
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Very long time ago (mid-90s :) )... I saw a Keyboard from the company Apricoat where every single Key hat a small LCD monitor that could be custom programmed. It don't know if it was ever for sale but way ahead of it's time.
I like the idea of Virtual KB's where you basically just have a touch-screen but would take a LOT of getting used to, people are used to tactile sensitivity of "bouncing" keys. ------------- http://baumannphoto.com" rel="nofollow - Blog | http://mpgtracker.com" rel="nofollow - MPG Tracker |
Posted By: MortiOli
Date Posted: 05 June 2007 at 12:39pm
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Nah, I prefer this...
http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/projector-keyboard/index.html - http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/projector-keyboard/index.html
Even clicks as you type (if required)!
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Posted By: michael
Date Posted: 05 June 2007 at 2:14pm
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I tried one of them for a Palm and it is weird. Very cool concept, sure but feels weird to "hammer" the table. Accuracy is OK. For now I think I stick with good-ol Keyboards. ------------- http://baumannphoto.com" rel="nofollow - Blog | http://mpgtracker.com" rel="nofollow - MPG Tracker |
Posted By: MrMellie
Date Posted: 06 June 2007 at 1:13pm
http://www.perceptivepixel.com/%20 - http://www.perceptivepixel.com/
 I agree about tactile feedback. Those of old enough may remember the sore fingers from trying to type a program into a ZX81!!
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Info_Tech wrote:Posted By: michael
Date Posted: 06 June 2007 at 2:08pm
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Yeah in 2015 maybe. ------------- http://baumannphoto.com" rel="nofollow - Blog | http://mpgtracker.com" rel="nofollow - MPG Tracker |
Posted By: iSec
Date Posted: 06 June 2007 at 5:23pm
That's really impressive! ------------- "When it gets dark enough, you can see the stars" -Charles A. Beard |
Posted By: MrMellie
Date Posted: 06 June 2007 at 8:21pm
I can't seem me progamming any database apps or web pages with it yet though, as funky and flashy as it looks. |
Posted By: michael
Date Posted: 06 June 2007 at 10:48pm
Actually Microsoft just showed off their Surface Computer which comes pretty close to that.
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Posted By: DanIssa
Date Posted: 09 August 2007 at 2:36pm
I strongly believe that this is just a "PR" from the designer company ArtLebedev - it's way too expensive and might be very flaky in terms of maintenance - one of 100 screens gets damaged due to constant mechanical pressure - the whole thing becomes useless.
Also, there are a cheaper "version" of such keyboard that you can get for 10 bucks - www.latkey.com - www.latkey.com which servers exactly the same purpose :)
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Posted By: iSec
Date Posted: 10 August 2007 at 12:18am
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Cool... I actually like those new multi-touch/surface stuff that will be coming out in the next few years. ------------- "When it gets dark enough, you can see the stars" -Charles A. Beard |
Posted By: the boss
Date Posted: 01 September 2007 at 9:27pm
I just sit there thinking about typing. Computer intercepts my mind and type whatever i am thinking to type. How cool is that 
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Posted By: iSec
Date Posted: 01 September 2007 at 10:28pm
I've seen that... it's very amazing:
http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=704328501 - http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=704328501 ------------- "When it gets dark enough, you can see the stars" -Charles A. Beard |