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sold!

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I think for touch-typists especially, the ability to change the keys isn't that useful, but for macro keys, etc. that might change from app to app, as well as shortcut keys that represent launchers for different apps, etc. it would be really nice.

And it seems like a keyboard like that could be relatively more affordable. ]]>May 20th 2007 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 20th 2007 2:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/
Anyhow, I'm REALLY interested and looking forward to reviews of this thing...]]>May 20th 2007 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/
I do feel betrayed however having been told it would be told it was 108 (wasn't it first 112?) keys. But since I can't afford to 'waste' money on this keyboard I will leave my complaints at that. It would also be a great way for people to learn an ABCD layout insaid of this QWERTY layout which was designed to slow you down.]]>May 20th 2007 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 20th 2007 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/
Bleh, it's a good concept still. Hopefully increased production of OLEDs will cause a price drop and allow the Optimus to become more affordable. If the company doesn't go bankrupt, I bet the models will eventually be had for sub $500.]]>May 20th 2007 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 20th 2007 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 20th 2007 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 20th 2007 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 20th 2007 8:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 20th 2007 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/
Oh, and r.e. power draw, yes a single OLED doesn't draw much power, but throw 113 of them together and it soon adds up. Combine that with the USB hub and SD reader and the 2.5w from your USB port just isn't enough.]]>May 20th 2007 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 20th 2007 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 20th 2007 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 20th 2007 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 22nd 2007 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 21st 2007 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 21st 2007 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 20th 2007 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 20th 2007 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 20th 2007 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/
And no keyboard layout is counter-intuitive if that's all you know. Had you been trained to type on an ABC layout, you would have thought that QWERTY was absolute nonsense.]]>May 20th 2007 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 20th 2007 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/
Looked cooler in the concept art... but then, so does everything.

With a bit of luck, and the influx of some money for the initial runs, we'll see cheaper boards with improved screens in the future.

Fingers crossed.]]>May 20th 2007 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 20th 2007 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 20th 2007 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/
Besides, I heard the rectangle, like the circle, has already been patented by another company ... :). ]]>May 20th 2007 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 20th 2007 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/
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Perhaps a future iteration will have those "full screen" keys like the original concept art.]]>May 20th 2007 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/
I don't have any love of ABC, but I didn't know of any others off the top of my head that have also been claimed to be more efficent.]]>May 20th 2007 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 20th 2007 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 21st 2007 6:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 20th 2007 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 20th 2007 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 20th 2007 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 20th 2007 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 20th 2007 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 20th 2007 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/
I can switch seamlessly between both layouts without thinking. What I _can't_ do is type Dvorak on a Qwerty board or vice-versa. Can't type on labeless keyboards, either, ends up being a mishmash of both Qwerty and Dvorak.

But trust me, it's worth it.]]>May 20th 2007 6:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/May 20th 2007 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/optimus-maximus-103-keys-ready-to-pre-order/now I just need to save up $1500... sigh]]>May 20th 2007 5:09PM