Video: Optimus Maximus caught on tape at CES
By Darren Murph 
posted January 8th 2008 6:10PM
posted January 8th 2008 6:10PM
posted January 8th 2008 6:10PM
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First!! Erh...ok :)
Is Veronica playing "ask the obvious" ?
First he makes Tetris, and now this?!?
Anti-fail.
he makes a stupid keyboard and everyone just somehow forgets that his brother killed Apollo Creed
What does what his brother did have anything to do with him?
@Jesse
If you watched more boxing movies from the 1980's, you would get the joke. :)
In the words of his other brother; Great Success!!
Why again are we so enamored with this thing?
Because of....well, it can....so you can show it off to your friends that can't afford an over-priced keyboard. In theory, for specialized jobs, this keyboard may be great, but this keyboard really seems like overkill to me. Buying a key or two at a time is very unusual. Did he say the cost of this keyboard starts at $400 and goes to a $1000. Wow!
Imagine needing to change key color backgrounds. Man is that ever useless except for some color-blind users.
ODO, because some of us use computers for work, not just as entertainment. so when you 'work' on your pc for 40+ hours a week, $1200 for a good keybaord that can be customized in after effects, 3ds, photoshop, etc, is not a big deal. assuming that's what you do for work. and not just office typy typy.
it's more intended for people (or their employers) who may have just spent $4000 on a workstation, not someone with a $500 laptop that wants to show off.
leave VeRoniCA alone!!!
His English is pretty good. I like to hear him say "Configurator"
In mother Russia the keyboard types you!
shut up with these horrible jokes. I do not even get how that can happen now anyway.
jeez.
*Soviet Russia.
really. you have to at least get the reference right.
this technology is not that advanced. why doesn't logitech just copy it and make it better and sell it for 100 dollars like it should be?
logitech probably will once the price for OLED displays comes down. It doesn't take a genius to know that the market for a $1500 keyboard is limited.
logitech keyboards are pretty price too, except one the price is more justifyed, you know what your paying for costs a lot to make.
not bashing logitech or anything, there stuff is very nice
You see the problem with this world?
A guy comes up with a nifty idea I'm sure TONS of folks at peripheral companies have had, actually executes it, and we want some massive corp to just swoop up, take his idea, and make the profits. Puhhleeessse.
I wish Art all the best, and hope he becomes a stinking rich millionaire.
I'm not trying to take away from art's idea. it's just that he's trying to do this on his own which means he doesn't have the R&D to make this thing cheaply and has to charge 1500 dollars which is idiotic because he won't sell any of them. I wasn't merely wondering why logitech hasn't copied him, not that they should. Also why OLED and not regular LCD? Could he make one for 100-150 dollars using lcds?
@Ethan, So I guess him not selling any of them is reason why they've been sold out everytime he allows people to pre-order. keywords. Pre-Order, Sold-Out
Ethan, using LCD would mean incorporating backlighting as well. OLED is its own lighting source, so there is no need for a backlight.
ok james i didn't mean he would sell literally zero units. but this is not going to be a mass market device at this price. thanks pal.
I'm with JJ.
It's a super cool idea pulled off for real by a small company. I applaud them.
@Ethan:
LCDs are also not feasible because LCD displays require a big ol' bezel around them. Not much room for a bezel on these displays, so the one-two punch of no backlight and no bezel on the OLED displays really kicked it off.
I love Art, and I would love to give him $1500 and a big ol' hug. This will do me wonders at work. Also, I'll have a cooler keyboard than the guy in the cubicle next to me.
C'mon, it´s just a keyboard with tiny lo-res screens in a world full of tablets and touch-sensitive handheld devices.
which takes us onto his next envisioned keyboard... mmm mmm
Well until they put practical tactile feedback on those touch control devices, physical buttons/keys will always find its way on any electronic products. Simple rumble feedback when you touch won't do the job. There's also a reason they used the mechanical key stand from Cherry and not cheap membrane ones that lots of keyboard makers use.
finally get to see it in action, but how about loading some of those "tasteless colors" on the keyboard itself? All we got on that vid was the 10 multi-function keys, which never changed, and the color cycle startup.
Pretty cool that you can play minesweeper on it, though.
That's how technology should be presented. We already knew all about the maximus, but I bet most people watched the video anyway :)
Cool to see that it works on Macs too :-)
Cool to see that it works on Macs too :-)
huh? it's being demonstrated on a Mac.
That's why. These gadgets usually only get software support for Windows and as you can see it's running Mac OS X.
I think that's his point, Rob.
Huh? What?
Does anyone know if it works for PC's as well?
Just wanted to double check.
Haha.. his shirt says XYU (if u look closely), which translated from Russian means P_NIS!
Haha I just noticed that, it took me a while when i watched the video again to realize it tho. Хуй
Ups, sorry for the dupe post.
You apologise for double posting, and therefore triple post.....logic...has...gone.
This guy was really nervouse while on tape...
BTW this keybord is awsome
You could tell he got more and more comfortable as the interview went on.
I think the one where its one big touch sensitive screen with no buttons is a lot cooler.
Ant it will be
http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus-tactus/
A transparent touch keyboard with a display under the class. Yes.
He's probably a geek and was just nervous around the pretty girl.
engadget button!
I need to start washing dishes at McDonalds.
No Joke. I washa de dishes and make $100 and get 10 keys. But how much special tool called key remover cost? lol. He's fucking hilarious though how he just slips that shit in.
Yeah, I love his target market - Mcdonald's dishwashers hehehe
Since when did McDonalds even have dishes? I could swear that Big Macs are served in cardboard boxes. =P
btw, this is a Mr. Lebedev