Optimus Maximus minutiae: Key Remover shown

Yeah, you aren't the only one wishing the latest tidbit from the Optimus Maximus camp was a press-stopping blurb claiming that these things were actually shipping en masse, but for those who don't mind constant teasing and the most trifling of details, feel free to eat your heart out. Pictured above is the "final" version of the Optimus Key Remover, which sports a glowing orange motif and even features the words "Optimus" and "Key Remover" engraved on each side. 'Course, one (read: us) may wonder why such an insignificant piece of the package (at least we hope this thing is included up front) is even showcased, but when you're paying over $1,500 for a keyboard, every little bit counts, no?

[RedBull Runner @ Oct 23rd 2007 11:56PM]

Hell... I would pay $1500 for that piece of sexiness right there.

[michas_pi @ Oct 23rd 2007 11:59PM]

I use a paper clip (specifically, the official iPhone paper clip) to remove my keys.

[Steve C @ Oct 24th 2007 12:31AM]

you probably wouldn't if your keyboard cost $1500 and each key was an OLED display.

[michas_pi @ Oct 24th 2007 6:19AM]

Meh, I'll stick with my Microsoft Natural keyboard.

[Jman196 @ Oct 24th 2007 12:02AM]

Just let your fingernails grow for 4 months...

[ryan @ Oct 24th 2007 12:07AM]

Does anyone actually care about the (Optimus) Maximus keyboard?

[email4rudy @ Oct 24th 2007 1:09AM]

I did care over a year ago...

BTW, does anyone make a full size touch screen keyboard? That would have been a lot cheaper.

[Jean-Michel Decombe @ Oct 24th 2007 12:13AM]

Optimus Schmoptimus

[Grant @ Oct 24th 2007 12:37AM]

I kinda hate any person who has $1500 to waste on a keyboard.

[Sir.Byrd @ Oct 24th 2007 12:38AM]

Why would you remove the keys from a 1500 dollar keyboard full of OLEDs?

[Anthony @ Oct 24th 2007 12:46AM]

For platinum plated OLED's...duh.

[Sir.Byrd @ Oct 24th 2007 1:43AM]

And the characters are made of diamond! Except that defeats the purpose.

[MEAT! @ Oct 24th 2007 12:51AM]

Why show off a trifling tidbit? Makes people think the product actually exists. All we've seen are 3d renders and a smug-looking Art Lebedev sitting with his hands on a bunch of solid-colored blocks we are supposed to believe are fully-functional OLED displays.

[email4rudy @ Oct 24th 2007 1:18AM]

How about this...
A full-size touch-screen keyboard, then construct the physical keys on top of the touch-screen, except each key would be a glass lens. With a light-tight keyboard case, only the glass-lens-keys would reflect each image from the touch-screen.

This should be cheaper then making 101 OLED screen-keys.

[Rocko @ Oct 24th 2007 1:22AM]

to show how old this concept is now, back during the conceptual design process, they were touting games could be taken advantage of with the keys, and showing off Quake 3 related keyboard OLEDS.

does anyone even play Quake 3 anymore?

[Philip S @ Oct 24th 2007 1:42AM]

Can you guys set up a separate Engadget site for this keyboard so I don't have to read about it every month?

[Negotiator @ Oct 24th 2007 1:57AM]

It's good to know we're keeping up with bits of plastic that come in a box no one can afford when posts about the Samsung T10 don't even specify a release date when the product had been in stores for weeks.

[euclid @ Oct 24th 2007 2:54AM]

Yay now i can use the key remover to gauge my eyes out and not read about this stupid keyboard every month.

[RedBull Runner @ Oct 24th 2007 3:59AM]

Hey.. It's pretty simple... DON'T FUCKING READ THE ARTICLES IF YOU DON'T WANT TO READ THEM.

It would save the rest of us from having to listen to you idiots whine all the time.

[RickyR @ Oct 24th 2007 2:56AM]

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhh, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[Jimiisama @ Oct 24th 2007 3:37AM]

Now what am I gonna do with my screwdriver?

[Scott Sinclair @ Oct 24th 2007 4:23AM]

Well as someone who has put their hard-earned down for this thing, I'm sorta pitying everyone else having to wade through these posts.

Then again, HELL YEAH!!! And I'm gonna rub your faces in it when (if) it turns up!

On a serious note though, in response to comments about a touch-screen board, it's b een tried, but with no tactile response, it really sucks. I've got one of those laser keyboards and it's the same.

[A P @ Oct 24th 2007 5:10AM]

Engadget editors have such bad grammar. Case in point:

"'Course, one (read: us) may wonder"

More like,

"'Course, one (read: WE) may wonder"

Do you say, "We may wonder," or "Us may wonder"? Honestly.

[remrof @ Oct 24th 2007 1:57PM]

ehhhhhh... maybe.

[wrabbit @ Oct 24th 2007 9:42AM]

I must see what tape they're going to use on the packaging. I hope it will be an optimus maximus branded tape, otherwise what's the point.

Even more importantly though, how is the box itself going to be held together - I mean are we talking superglue, or some silicon based compound, or something else? I hope whatever they use is going to have an optimus maximus branded flavor and taste, mmmmmm, optimus maximus glue.

[Garrett @ Oct 25th 2007 6:30AM]

God, Engadget. Stop egging them on by actually reporting this kind of stupid stuff from their press camp. Honestly. "It's Tuesday, let's go take close up snaps of the next part we see and do a press release."

For crying out loud.

[Yanka @ Oct 26th 2007 8:21PM]

I want this penis-extender for my boyfriend.