Optimus keyboard, The ultimate keyboard to own!
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This is the fourth or fifth thread on this keyboard. It would help if people (a) searched the forums if they don't keep up with reading them and (b) gave their threads relavent titles to make searching easier.
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DOGMA1138 said:
You can't, it's just a design concept. The Russion designers think they can get in into production in the next year, but the hint is that it will cost several hundred dollars. Search for the other threads and you will find more info.
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Holy thread resurrection Batman! Will the Optimus keyboard be available at the beginning of Feburary?
Kanyamagufa
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Answers from the FAQ;
I love the whole idea, personally. It has so much potential.
I love the whole idea, personally. It has so much potential.
DudeMiester
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When it comes out I'm ordering a dozen and selling 11 for double the price on EBay! 
I wouldnt expect them too soon to be honest. If the SDK was released I would love to have a play. All our keyboards are Bloomberg ones ( different keys and colours for using the bloomberg teminal), and it would be cool to be able to have a keyboard that changes to suit rather than looking like a clown had vomited on it all the time.
Also, Ive built many apps that use a similar interface to the Bloomberg one for simple things like marking to market, and historical data analysis etc. If I could label the keys more appropriatly it would be usefull. Traders dont tend to be touch typers, and spend a while chasing around the keyboard for keys they dont use often.
I think we would take an order of 3-5 on the first day of availability if the SDK was available for a quick play first. Then again, if its a paint to code for thenn I probably wouldnt use it.
If fact, how would the interface work? Could you call if from inside VBA for excel for instance? Would there be a javascript interface to it? C++ is a given, and probably .NET but how about things like Delphi?
Is it two way? Can you do things like:
IF keyboard.key.A.image = ImagePath &"Wibble.bmp" then .... else ....
?
many many questions, but the idea is great.
Ali
edit: a crap picture of the bloomberg keyboard:
http://about.bloomberg.com/about/hardware/img/keyboard-1.jpg
and one of the older keyboard (thats MUCH better to use):
http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/images/screenshots/DSC00032.jpg
Also, Ive built many apps that use a similar interface to the Bloomberg one for simple things like marking to market, and historical data analysis etc. If I could label the keys more appropriatly it would be usefull. Traders dont tend to be touch typers, and spend a while chasing around the keyboard for keys they dont use often.
I think we would take an order of 3-5 on the first day of availability if the SDK was available for a quick play first. Then again, if its a paint to code for thenn I probably wouldnt use it.
If fact, how would the interface work? Could you call if from inside VBA for excel for instance? Would there be a javascript interface to it? C++ is a given, and probably .NET but how about things like Delphi?
Is it two way? Can you do things like:
IF keyboard.key.A.image = ImagePath &"Wibble.bmp" then .... else ....
?
many many questions, but the idea is great.
Ali
edit: a crap picture of the bloomberg keyboard:
http://about.bloomberg.com/about/hardware/img/keyboard-1.jpg
and one of the older keyboard (thats MUCH better to use):
http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/library/images/screenshots/DSC00032.jpg
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Ali said:
I wouldn't be surprised if it worked like those programmable HOTAS stick/throttle controllers with a bazillion key and macro functions. Build your profiles, and then load them in as needed.
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suryad said:
Despite the recent releases of several "cool" looking keybooards with backlighting and such, nothing comes even close to the coolness factor of the Optimus. Though if you are exclusively a FPS player, the Wolf's Claw might be interesting.
BZB that wolfclaw thing is nifty.
I wish they just sold the left half though, and I am not really sure about the letters... Ah well it still looks like it would be awesome. I used to play with the numberpad, but there were not enough keys. I dislike WASD b/c they are not lined up quite right as this is... The wolf claw folks should put OLEDs in their device and sell just that bit it would be awesome.
I wish they just sold the left half though, and I am not really sure about the letters... Ah well it still looks like it would be awesome. I used to play with the numberpad, but there were not enough keys. I dislike WASD b/c they are not lined up quite right as this is... The wolf claw folks should put OLEDs in their device and sell just that bit it would be awesome.
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Sxotty said:
Mail them and suggest it. I think it's a good idea too. That way people could (say) use an ergonomic keyboard with a wolf's claw for gaming. Be easier to position it in relation to an ordinary keyboard too.
http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus-mini/answers/
Useful, if you don't need more than 3 keys...!
Useful, if you don't need more than 3 keys...!
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Ahh, but they are three really nice keys!Dave Baumann said:
They also say in the FAQ that they are hoping to have the full keyboard in prototype by the end of the year. Given that OLED is having problems at large sizes, this might be a suitable application of the small OLED screens they can make.
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New upcoming optimus mini keyboard: http://artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus-mini/
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