http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/ Engadget Comments for Optimus keyboard hits OLED snag, production still on track? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/Mar 26th 2007 11:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/Mar 27th 2007 6:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/Mar 26th 2007 11:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/
Seriously, Engadget's obsession with this thing is as much a joke as the vaporware itself.]]>Mar 26th 2007 11:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/Mar 26th 2007 11:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/
It's official, and someone correct me if I'm wrong (but I'm not), the Optimus Keyboard is the new Phantom Console. Now that the Phantom Console is an old joke for ridiculous vaporware that is never going to see the light of day, I'm replacing it with the Optimus. You are now officially a joke Art.]]>Mar 26th 2007 11:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/
I had $400.00 ready for the keyboard. Then all the delays, and other jerking our chain... They can screw themselves now! That keyboard is only worth $25.00 to me now! If I find one in a discount bin for $25.00 or less then I might get one for fun. However there is no way I will purchase one for the original quoted price of "About tht price of a good cellphone".

They should NOT have released certian bits of information if they were not planning on actually carrying them out! If you give a price estimate then you should stay around it, not multiply it by more than 3x!]]>Mar 27th 2007 12:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/
The first time I looked at it, I thought that it would cost >1000€. It's rather obvious considering that it contains more than 100 little displays, isn't it?]]>Mar 27th 2007 2:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/
Maybe ASDF.

But at 1.5k nobody will care.]]>Mar 27th 2007 2:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/Mar 27th 2007 12:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/
and maybe even assigning porn GIFs to all the keys...

no really, this thing's a joke.]]>Mar 27th 2007 12:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/

why not just use the same OLED manufacturer as the Optimus Mini? they've been working with them for a while and would probably get a fat discount. oh yeah, that's right, because the 103 ISN'T REAL

(insert more vaporware jokes here)]]>Mar 27th 2007 12:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/
kudos]]>Mar 27th 2007 12:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/
There are ppl that can and will fork the $$$ just for the fun on it, because the $$$ for their Optimus are pocket money instead of savings for them.

Lebeu]]>Mar 27th 2007 10:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/Mar 27th 2007 12:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/
Actually, I think they should talk to these guys at Luvaglio to incorporate the OLED keyboard in that $1 million laptop.]]>Mar 27th 2007 12:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/Mar 27th 2007 1:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/Mar 27th 2007 2:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/Mar 27th 2007 2:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/
That's $25/month. For a keyboard. What the hell.]]>Mar 27th 2007 3:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/Mar 27th 2007 4:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/
"...Weeelll, it's not _quite_ hands on, but Art Lebedev has absolutely 100% sworn without crossed fingers that, if we were to pick up the keyboard, we would find it to be not all that heavy but not that light, and would absolutely be amazed to see that the keys light up beautifully--which got us all here at Engadget a little giddy to hear, I don't have to tell you! Oh, incidentally, Art Lebedev only charged us $1,400 for the interview (that's $1,400 per word, obviously...about the price of a good cellphone made of gold), so Engadget will be switching to subscription only. Subscriptions can be purchased below.]]>Mar 27th 2007 3:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/Mar 27th 2007 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/Mar 27th 2007 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/Mar 27th 2007 7:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/
If not, then much like DNF and the EV-1 it will remain firmly in the nether.]]>Mar 27th 2007 7:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/
Oh, and I wonder how many keys you can press simultaneously,... no keyboard manufacturer ever mentions this...]]>Mar 27th 2007 7:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/
I posted my views about it here:
http://marcozna.wordpress.com/2007/03/04/old-news-the-optimus-103-keyboard-good-news/]]>Mar 27th 2007 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.tgdaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31351]]>Mar 27th 2007 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/Mar 27th 2007 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/Mar 27th 2007 10:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/
I'm seriously over this thing. Next please. ]]>Mar 28th 2007 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/Mar 31st 2007 1:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/May 15th 2007 5:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/
Now the keyboard can't actually be used, it's just a screen made out of little screens. Horrible.

Apple has a patent from 10 years ago for the exact same idea, in their patent they describe how flat keys are useless and that they must be curved to function.]]>Apr 27th 2007 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/
The last time I used a Mac was two years ago (was it the G5 back then? The one with the screen attached, by a thin articulated neck, to a half-spherical base). It had a stock Macintosh keyboard with convexed keys. It was the worst keyboard I had ever used. Who thinks of making a keyboard with keys that have a convexed surface?]]>May 15th 2007 5:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/optimus-keyboard-hits-oled-snag-production-still-on-track/You can find Japanese Gunpla models for about USD$500 and they don't have nearly as much technology, work and design put into them as this keyboard does. It's not like those models have any functionality either, but they still can sell for that price.

This isn't a keyboard for everyone, obviously. For everyone that is up in arms about this: stop whining like a child whose mother has said: 'no', to buying him/her ice cream. Someone with enough money will buy one and stick it in an art gallery or use it for their high-paying office job.]]>May 15th 2007 5:58AM