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Truth be told, the bona fide Optimus Maximus keyboard is still quite a few bills higher than most folks are willing to pay, which makes the likelihood of a similar layout hitting laptops anytime soon that much slimmer. Still, we’re sure the technology will become cheaper to produce over time, and we certainly dig where the concept pictured above is going. No, we’ve heard nothing official regarding such a keyboard on a lappie just yet, but now that the idea is all out in the open, we’re not going to be satisfied until it happens.

[Thanks, Maksim]

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Source: Darren Murph

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Filed under: Peripherals

digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/search?s=Optimus&submit=Search&section=news&type=all&area=all&sort=new’; The day you’ve been waiting so very, very, very long for has finally arrived: Optimus Maximus keyboards have begun shipping out to their new homes. In addition to the pricey, OLED-studded ‘boards, the Optimus Configurator software utility is also available, allowing you to customize your new purchase to your heart’s content. In other news, Art Lebedev says that he’s planning a new project which will make you salivate uncontrollably for five years straight, and end with you taking out a second mortgage on your home to purchase it. Huzzah!

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Source: Joshua Topolsky

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Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Peripherals

digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/gadgets/Beatles_Coming_to_Optimus_Maximus’;

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Filed under: Desktops

As opposed to unboxing, that is. Yeah, that’s right: in their seemingly endless mission to document every bit of minutiae related to the Optimus Maximus OLED Keyboard, the Optimus Project guys have taken pictures of the box that will contain the keyboard. Some key points of the box:

• Made of brown cardboard, with a glossy white exterior.
• Features foam padding.
• Has two layers of foam.
• Includes cut outs to keep the power supply, cable, and keyboard seated.
• Comes with handy white handle.
• Yes, we’re over analyzing this to make a point.

C’mon Optimus Project, get this out the door already.

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Filed under: Displays, Peripherals

Hot on the heels of the recent single-key Optimus Maximus OLED key test comes the highly anticipated multiple-key test, a demo of the numeric keypad. Yes, it’s a whole bank of the custom-built buttons, flashing in a veritable parade of holiday-season-worthy light. Sure, that exposed PCB and those little plastic keys don’t look like they’re worth $1536, but we’re sure once it’s all said and done you’ll still feel like it’s money well spent. Check the video after the break to witness the dancing lights for yourself.Continue reading Optimus Maximus gets a numeric keypad test

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Source: Joshua Topolsky

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Filed under: Displays, Peripherals

Hot on the heels of the recent single-key Optimus Maximus OLED key test comes the highly anticipated multiple-key test, a demo of the numeric keypad. Yes, it’s a whole bank of the custom-built buttons, flashing in a veritable parade of holiday-season-worthy light. Sure, that exposed PCB and those little plastic keys don’t look like they’re worth $1536, but we’re sure once it’s all said and done you’ll still feel like it’s money well spent. Check the video after the break to witness the dancing lights for yourself.Continue reading Optimus Maximus gets a numeric keypad test

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Source: Joshua Topolsky

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Funny, after a first-wave sellout of their Optimus Maximus keyboards, we kinda figured that a “first test” of those OLED keys would have occurred before now. Au contraire my pirate-patched friends. A video of just one of those 113 keys (the spacebar, apparently) has been published showing RGB in all the glory you could expect from a 10.1 x 10.1-mm, 48 x 48 pixel display. Let’s just hope they can somehow dampen the Johnny Cash-era freight train effect before these units ship. Video after the break.

[Thanks, Fantastico]Continue reading Optimus Maximus OLEDs finally tested

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Source: Thomas Ricker

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