CES 2008: Optimus Maximus OLED keyboard, actual usage

Yes, it is finally here and I got to play with one! It's the Optimus Maximus keyboard and it is working... It's real... It's here... It's $1,500 USD. More info at http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• ces
• 2008
• optimus
• maximus
• oled
• keyboard
• amazing
• technology

[apoq]

c'mon, it's 1500. so it looks good, but ffs it's 1500 bucks and it's far from being revolutionary. it won't dramatically change the way you interact with you pc, it will just look a hell of a lot prettier but it won't look 1500 bucks prettier.

[technologyevangelist]

It sure will if you use a ton of creative apps like Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Motion, Shake, etc., etc. Each app has their own shortcut keys and this is the only keyboard I have ever seen that can keep up with all of them! Invaluable for the pro! Overkill for the consumer.

[Heterodyne]

Wow. The guy in this video just REEKS of perpetual virginity.

[ElHomE]

Ima tech geek two, but dang this guy even embareses me!!

[MasterzInGrime]

@technologyevangelist if your a real pro you would know all the shortcut keys you would need.

[HeadshotZod]

its $2,100.00 US..........

[hr1100]

Mmm, that is total bullshit. A tablet computer big enough to fit a keyboard in it costs as much and it will be a touchscreen as well, and would be able to display porn anywhere. Besides, NO ONE but my grandmother looks at the damn keyboard thing when they work/type.

This shit will be good for retail stores. Where someone would push a labeled button to display a product or some stuff like that. But even there, touchscreens will be superior for the price.

[michaelaj71]

@firefishable Well,thats them if they have to much money they can do whatever they like with it. I do agree with you they should feed starving children ,but thats them they will have they day coming just remember that. As the new ages is coming technolog is going to change and people want better things in this world like the new ipod or iphone i think its pointless its just phone that that you can touch and play games on it what phone doesn't do that? I have photoshop doesn't mean anything

[firefishable]

bullshit! go and spend your money for starving children if you have too much...

nobody needs such a crap, no art designer, no photoshop user and no 3d programmer. all of these guys know what key to strike without looking on the keyboard.

it's (as always) the geeks with too much bucks who find excuses like "I'am a photoshop user, blahblah" to buy such a crap...

my advise to those guys: learn to use your software or perhaps visit a software training instead of buying such useless hardware...

[Touhou1990]

@pressrolls What? My friends and I always called it the Super Nintendo.

[pressrolls]

@Touhou1990

Say the damn letters! Is it so difficult?!

I bet you are one of the idiots who pronouce Nintendo 'Super N-E-S' as "Super Ness'.

Lame,... children.

[Touhou1990]

@pressrolls I don't get why people are so anal about saying Oh-lead. Sure LED isn't pronounced 'lead' but that doesn't make a difference.

Do you think AMOLED should be pronounced letter for letter as well?

[pressrolls]

This guy is a fucking LOSER.

I'd like to smash that keyboard over his head.

(And stop saying "oh-lead" - its OH-L-E-D)