http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/ Engadget Comments for Art Lebedev shows off Optimus Popularis keyboard mock-up http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 20th 2008 3:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/
That's like Jackie from "That 70s Show" think Led Zeppelin was the name of the group's lead singer.]]>May 20th 2008 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 20th 2008 7:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 20th 2008 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/Nothing extraordinary.]]>May 20th 2008 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 20th 2008 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 20th 2008 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/
And perfect for the next OLPC because the one thing starving kids need almost as much as a laptop is butter for their... oh.]]>May 20th 2008 8:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/
The O.M. couldn't be used as a keyboard. It just wasn't comfortable. The drivers needed work. Art should hire a ergonomics expert to QA the mock-ups, and another programmer or two for driver development. Why did I want the O.M.? For a flight simulator with readouts on the keys. Not possible AFAIK with the current support.]]>May 20th 2008 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 20th 2008 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 20th 2008 3:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 20th 2008 5:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 21st 2008 9:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 20th 2008 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/Wow, gee, uhhh... couldn't be electronic ink technology, could it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_paper

I mean for god's sake, there are only a handful of possible ways to provide configurable key's. Why they didn't go with this low power option earlier is the bigger question, though the more recent development of color electronic ink could be the reason.

Anyway, that's what it is folks, nothing more to see here, move along.

-ju]]>May 20th 2008 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/All included!]]>May 20th 2008 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 20th 2008 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 20th 2008 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 20th 2008 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 20th 2008 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 20th 2008 7:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/I think something like floating keyboard on top of a large screen will be their idea.]]>May 21st 2008 7:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 20th 2008 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 20th 2008 4:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/
one hop this time

one hop this time




...sorry I couldn't resist]]>May 20th 2008 10:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/That would probably make it extremely cheap (comparitively speaking).]]>May 20th 2008 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 20th 2008 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/
Yes, the sharp cheddar cheese principle. See: http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/8088/cheesebf6.jpg
I guess making the thing out of cheese is how its going to drop below $1,000.]]>May 20th 2008 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/
I don't know about E-ink being the "different principle", because it is not a different principle, rather just a different technology. I assume the folks at lebedev are preparing something similar to their other keyboard concept, which (in theory) uses one big display while using actual tactile separators for each individual key. ]]>May 20th 2008 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 20th 2008 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/Models with 3, 6, or 18 configurable OLED keys make a lot more sense. ]]>May 20th 2008 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 20th 2008 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/
Until someone creates such a thing, I'm sticking to my $2 roll of masking tape.]]>May 20th 2008 9:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 20th 2008 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 20th 2008 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/
It's got that stupid European "return" key. That's a big deal-breaker for me.]]>May 20th 2008 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 20th 2008 6:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 21st 2008 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 20th 2008 7:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/May 20th 2008 7:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/
I agree with those who posted about the Maximus--people who use keyboard shortcuts are used to them, and don't need a symbol to remind them, especially at that cost.

Now, a full touch screen with tactile feedback (if that ever becomes possible) could make sense, because the actual shape of buttons could change. Then again, in that case, why not just make a tablet with a keyboard that pops up when you need it?

If you ask me, keyboards like this are only so people with Alienware computers (and the like) don't have to feel bad about using a normal keyboard with it. Only the best for them!]]>May 20th 2008 10:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/art-lebedev-shows-off-optimus-popularis-keyboard-mock-up/
Already used in the ultra cheap Motorola F3 but with very, very very poor execution there...so perhaps not a great example of low-end use, but that's the idea.

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