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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lol
one of the comments on youtube said that his english sucked, i thought it was pretty good! dont you think?
Are people still caring about this garbage? The most awesome detail about this thing is its price.
After watching the video, I felt a pang of gadget envy, then reminded myself that OLED displays fade over time. If blue is your favorite color, you may need to replace your keys in less than a year (of constant use).
I'm assuming this is still a problem? If so, that makes me feel better about not building my Maximus one key at a time. (That's the only way I could sneak it past the Mrs.) ;)
Sweet! Everything I wanted to see a graphical keyboard do...except function as a graphical keyboard. Yes, I'd much rather see that the keys can be removed with a custom made dental-flosser than be convinced that the displays actually work and are cool looking.
I got to put my grubby hands on one in the WIRED Manhattan store, and I must say it feels/looks pretty slick.
When did Chloe leave CTU to work on Engadget?
She looks much less angry at her new job. Getting to play with cool new toys instead of hacking the Gibson to save the world is obviously more fun.
..wait
You know what I haven't seen enough of on Engadget the past few days? Veronica Belmont.
The sad thing is I'm not being sarcastic.
dude, I need this like, yesterday...
the fact that you can upgrade it is also very cool.
though it is very unacceptable that longer keys, like the spacebar, still have a 48x48px screen...
awesome product from an awesome mind, forgive the need to state the obvious.
I'm waiting for the one that's four feet long.
This thing is really, really ugly!
Wow, I can't believe she gave him 6mins of fame on a non functional keyboard at the moment. Sounds interesting but thumbs down for not having it ready to demonstate in person.
I thought he was about to turn red and die of embarassment.
I think this will be really cool once the technology is so ubiquitous that it costs the same as a really good gaming keyboard (~$100). There are tons of uses for it, but I feel no need to devote that much of my money to it.
I think he was nervous because Veronica is a little hottie. Werd. It is a sweet keyboard, but I think I'll wait until Apple or Logitech rips it off. I give it a year. I do hope he sells a boat load of them in the meantime. They do really great industrial design there. Much respect.
By the way, did anyone see his next keyboard concept?
http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus-tactus/
Pretty sweet. Probably cost less to make than the Optimus
Yep.. I saw the tactus. I'm more enthused about that one than the maximus really. I hope that the tactus is cheaper to boot (so I can buy one.) If he can get that one out barring any major problems, I suspect that the tactus will out-sell the maximus BIG TIME.
I wish you mush luck and success Mr Lebedev!
...couldn't the just call it a touchscreen monitor???
BTW, have ya'll seen this:
http://www.fairlightau.com/
click on PRODUCTS then XYNERGI
If I was a graphic designer or even a video or music editor, I would use this thing alot. I'd also buy it if the base configuration was only $100 and then i could upgrade keys as I go. But $00 - $1500 is just out of my range, sadly. Good luck to him, though. His software looks pretty good in its current state and obviously the keyboard works, but the software just needs to get finished. I'd love to try one out some day.
Un-fucking-believable. Does somebody want to actually show the keyboard with a couple different configurations? The software is not what you are spending that kind of money on.
IF you actually WATCHED the vid you would hear him state the software ISN'T READY YET and therefore he was not able to demonstrate the keys changing their appearance on a whim.
Whats with all the 12 year old's posting here?
I'm a 12 year old because I don't give a flying frack about the software that allows the Maximus to do its thing. Got it, thanks for the 411.
I'm going to say it again.
Anyone who can justify spending $1400 on a keyboard probably spends enough time on the computer to never need to look at the keys.
I am thinking this will happen. People will buy the 400 dollar keyboard and start to buy counterfit keys for 10 dollars to replace the whole keyboard with oled keys
Since when are things recoreded on TAPE in 2008? Or in 2007 for that matter!
They kept the porn button!
You don't have to say it, I already realize I need a life. :'(
Hmmm...maybe I can make thumbnails of all my porn and assign each video to a button.
And maybe I can put categories on the side buttons like, lesbo, atm, 2g1c, etc.
Yes...now I'm sold.
My firewall doesn't like Youtube. :(
Everytime I see that keyboard I think it's convered with a keyboard protector. At least this keyboard will fulfill my dream of having a keyboard made up entirely of Wingdings! Keyboard!
I played with one at the Wired store in SoHo. It's pretty awesome.
LoL, Love his T-Shirt, the longest technews video of anyone with an indecent logo on their chest.
"McDonalds dishwasher" is funny.Poor guy grew up in the East!But what a great product and I can't wait for prices to drop.On their way guys!
Sounds like an intelligent guy. Wish I had $1500 to pop this.
Because he sounds like an intelligent guy?
If i start making pee infused ice cream and rant on and on about it, in a very intelligent manner mind you, would you buy my product for let's say 1500$?
The idea is great, the design isn't bad. But at 1500$ this isn't worth it.
I used a period "." , bee-arch!
Lebedev is thief.
In russian:
http://www.dagtech.ru/russian/chameleon/index.html
And translation:
http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dagtech.ru%2Frussian%2Fchameleon%2Findex.html&langpair=ru%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF8
Sweet. I've always wanted to have "Clock on a spacebar!"
I have worked with programmable keyboards. I take it that this one has programmable keys as well as programmable key tops. If not you could just purchase a programmable keyboard to have beside your regular keyboard. The programmable keyboard may be set up with various over lay's, and you can have several layers with programs built into the keyboard, allowing you to switch layout with a key stroke depending on what program you are using. I used these keyboards to design my own PC based cash registers. that was in 1996. The keyboards we used where modular, one could have anything from 64 keys and up to just about as much as you could handle, just by adding modules to the keyboard. there where also modules for card readers. The optimus keyboard has it's uses, and the technology may even replace the keyboards we have today, as the price drops. Besides that it isn't any real revolution.