That's non-sense. There are already very expensive, and less functional, OLCD buttons like this that a company sales for different applications. I cannot remember their name, but they are the same ones that make that over-priced but very cool keyboard, where each button is an OLCD screen you can program to display whatever you want on them.
Your thinking of the optimus maximus keyboard, but that is nothing like this. These are mini interactive displays that are multi funtion, the optimus maximus just allows you to assign a picture or functition to each key unlike this which allows dynamic and interactive content on each device then allows them to interact with each other, you, and your PC. Off the top of my head I really dont see a practical use for these exact devices but once the tech has been improved on, I could see this being used for things like credit cards or name badges or my personal favorite a really really cool universal remote like the harmony 1000 but on technology steroids. Like each little screen is for a different device and then when you add new components you just add one of these things to the remote and viola automaticly integrated and interactive, I dunno just a thought.
don't assume it useless too early. Exclude the technology part that I don't know much about, but I can see this concept been apply as a kind of computer device use by disability people. Since there are still many people can't easily use computer/or high tech device with just vision; the interaction is important and will be in the future high technology design.
No practical uses? Tell me you're kidding. The potential for Scrabble alone would be amazing! Let alone manually configuring work processes on a table instead of huddled around a monitor.
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that's pretty cool, but it has no practical uses.
That's non-sense. There are already very expensive, and less functional, OLCD buttons like this that a company sales for different applications. I cannot remember their name, but they are the same ones that make that over-priced but very cool keyboard, where each button is an OLCD screen you can program to display whatever you want on them.
Your thinking of the optimus maximus keyboard, but that is nothing like this. These are mini interactive displays that are multi funtion, the optimus maximus just allows you to assign a picture or functition to each key unlike this which allows dynamic and interactive content on each device then allows them to interact with each other, you, and your PC. Off the top of my head I really dont see a practical use for these exact devices but once the tech has been improved on, I could see this being used for things like credit cards or name badges or my personal favorite a really really cool universal remote like the harmony 1000 but on technology steroids. Like each little screen is for a different device and then when you add new components you just add one of these things to the remote and viola automaticly integrated and interactive, I dunno just a thought.
@Tony Rayo
and BTW, it's OLED not "OLCD"
don't assume it useless too early. Exclude the technology part that I don't know much about, but I can see this concept been apply as a kind of computer device use by disability people. Since there are still many people can't easily use computer/or high tech device with just vision; the interaction is important and will be in the future high technology design.
No practical uses? Tell me you're kidding. The potential for Scrabble alone would be amazing! Let alone manually configuring work processes on a table instead of huddled around a monitor.
Very cool :)
Finally, we could get a good game of Sabbacc!! These would satisfy the games requirement for the cards to change while in your hand.