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Diviant
2005-07-19, 07:00 AM
Behold:

http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/

http://optimus.artlebedev.ru/keyb_003.jpg

http://optimus.artlebedev.ru/keyb_002.jpg

http://optimus.artlebedev.ru/qua.jpg

Quoted from the FAQ:

It's in initial stage of production

We hope it will be released in 2006

It will cost less than a good mobile phone

It will be real

It will be OS-independent (at least it can work in some default state with any OS)

It will support any language or layout

Moscow is the capital of Russia

Each key could be programmed to produce any sequence

It will be an open-source keyboard, SDK will be available

Some day it will be split ('ergonomic')

It will most likely use OLED technology (e-paper is sooo slow)

Our studio is located two blocks from the Kremlin

It will feature a key-saver

Keys will use animation when needed

It has numeric keypad because we love it

There's no snow in Moscow during Summer

It will be available worldwide (why not?)

OEM will be possible (why not?)
Kyonye
2005-07-19, 08:07 AM
Yeah I saw that the other day..It's pretty sweet..
JT Hutt
2005-07-19, 08:37 AM
Christ that pwns.
Nodrog
2005-07-19, 11:05 AM
This will be the only time I will ever call a key board sexy. But is so damn sexy!
LimpBIT
2005-07-19, 02:01 PM
Itll sell but its still not that cool. You kids and your fancy digitial keyboards.
Hamma
2005-07-19, 02:20 PM
That is pretty interesting :eek:
Giovanni
2005-07-19, 02:33 PM
What's that? Yep... that was me creaming my pants...
Derfud
2005-07-19, 02:56 PM
Thats a pretty neat innovation, next thing you know we'll be using flat panels of glass with projections of light instead of keyboards.
Retroactive
2005-07-19, 03:49 PM
Hey, Derfud, thats not a bad idea..

But this keyboard is amazing. I have to have one.
321
2005-07-19, 04:02 PM
Pssh Eluminx (www.eluminx.com) > all.
DaShiznit
2005-07-19, 04:11 PM
Eluminx is the milk of the infidel. Bow down before the one true keyboard, Optimus or face your destruction FOOL.
Diviant
2005-07-19, 04:30 PM
There's a keyboard out, it's a laser image that's beamed from a small box down to your table, and it can sense when you move over the key, so it can tell when you've hit the key.
Nodrog
2005-07-19, 07:30 PM
What's that? Yep... that was me creaming my pants...

:rofl:

Oh BTW :trsucks: :vsrocks: :cool:
Giovanni
2005-07-19, 08:27 PM
There's a keyboard out, it's a laser image that's beamed from a small box down to your table, and it can sense when you move over the key, so it can tell when you've hit the key.

Pics or stfu!
Jaged
2005-07-19, 08:57 PM
I am so getting one when it comes out.
Diviant
2005-07-19, 10:24 PM
Hmmm, it's apparently not out yet, but they do have prototypes and such.

http://www.brighthand.com/article/iBiz_Releasing_Virtual_Keyboard_Soon

http://www.brighthand.com/images/PIN_VKB_1.gif
FatalLight
2005-07-19, 11:07 PM
I think it is out, it's on ebay at least
Kam
2005-07-20, 01:00 AM
I thought those were out a year ago for palm pilots, could have sworn I saw one on msn or something.
Electrofreak
2005-07-20, 01:17 AM
This one is better:

http://www.ahajokes.com/cartoon/pirate_keyboard.jpg
xmodum
2005-07-20, 02:55 AM
:lol:

Nice electro. I need that for my crappy comp.


RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!! R!

::Avast::
Electrofreak
2005-07-20, 03:13 AM
It's also very hook-friendly!