Optimus keyboard
Ivan | Fri, 2005-07-15 12:57Wow. This is gonna be an expensive but great keyboard. Wish Apple adopted something like this. Looks at the PS layout:
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That is one sweet concept. I saw this on MacNN and loved the idea for helping me learn Dvorak. :)
But, as much as it is cool to think about, how often do I really look at my keyboard? Hardly ever. I just touch type. I know that to choose the Marquee tool in Pshop I press "m."
Where the tiny screens would be HUGELY helpful is as some sort of variation on the old Key Caps. For use with new OpenType fonts with so many options.
Of course, me not getting full use out of it would never stop me from wanting it. :)
Yeah, I agree. I don't look at my keyboard very much at all. Although, it would be great when you're starting to learn a program. Gaming would really benefit from it too - especially flight/space sims.
It is really nice looking though. I'm surprised they made it in colour - you would think it'd be cost prohibitive. I'd imagine there's going to be hacks that'll turn the keyboard into a display/monitor. Could you imagine watching The Matrix on this thing? ;)
the beautiful mock-ups people do of new Mac designs that will never, ever see the light of day.
But yes, it is cool
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Definitely looks like mockups.
Great idea, but a bit unrealistic. I'd rather see a flat touch-panel that displays various keyboard layouts, with no physical keys at all. That'd make more sense to me.
except for the fact that the millions upon millions of people that type using nothing but the tactile feel of the keys will not be able to use a keyboard like that.
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Yeah but putting a tiny LCD display inside each key isn't very practical.
Why not compromise and make a flat, 1-screen device on which the software keyboard is displayed, but have tactile indicators on the plasic surface.
To be honest, when I type, I don't look at the keys. The fact that they're physical plastic keys doesn't really matter to me... the only thing I need is the couple of bumps on the F and J keys so I can correctly align my fingers to Home Row. Muscle memory takes care of the rest. Add a nice software "tap" sound when a key is pressed, and you've got instant audio acknowledgement that you've indeed typed the letter.
When I show up at McDonalds, or wherever, I see that their cash register consists of a panel with squares drawn on it. I'm sure, somewhere, there's some type of 'button' or 'key' under the plastic covering. Combining that with the "human energy" responsive of Apple's diplays and iPods and sometype of 2sq cm LCDs, we could have something really nice. And prohibitively expensive.
I'll just, like, shut up now.
sounds like a membrane board... something like what was used in TI speak & spell toys back in the 80's.
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Very cool. While I never look at my keys when typing or using every key combination/command at all times, it would be sweet. I hope they go into production with it, I'd buy if the price is fair.
I would certainly look if I had a keyboard like that!
Until I know it all by heart (which I don't at the moment).
+ you can customize your keyboard so much until your the only one who can understand :P
It looks kinda cool, but the first thing I thought when I first saw it was:
"More things to malfunction."
he beat me with his forum post.
btw. this PC I'm typing on is killing me. ;)
if its under 400 dollars, im there
I know that there is Photoshop keyboard avaible today..
In fact you're buying a set of colorful keyboard buttons with Photoshop things printed on them, it's like those Video editing keyboards outthere.. Same company I think..
If I stumble across those again I'll post a link..
Here is the keyboard I meant and you can find it at: http://www.logickeyboard.com