The Future Will Be Expensive yet Delightful.

ExtremeDrinker · Post by **ExtremeDrinker** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 3:50 am

http://artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/

The Optimus Keyboard. LCDs on every key. I might buy one if I suddenly come into a lot of money and suddenly decide to stop lighting that money on fire to light my smokes.

Blargh · Post by **Blargh** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 3:56 am

Fantastic.

ExtremeDrinker · Post by **ExtremeDrinker** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:06 am

Was there a server burp that caused this?

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:11 am

probably, but none of the admins will admit it.

The keyboard looks cool but its not something I would go out to buy in replacement of the one I have now. With the games, you would have to map each key which wouldn't be as cool if all games did it if it was a standard. It w*ould be so futuristic if that happened.

Maybe you can post goatse on your keyboard.

ExtremeDrinker · Post by **ExtremeDrinker** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:14 am

I'm not sure if pressing the "anus" key would do any good for anyone, though.

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:17 am

It'd actually be pretty sweet if you could use the keyboard as a secondary display, with all the keys forming one screen. And it's just neat technology. I put this on my "expensive shit to buy if I'm rich" list, just before "car made of gold".

Smiley · Post by **Smiley** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 8:07 am

Big rumour goes around saying it's only a 3D render, and not an actual keyboard.

I think they're right...

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 1:07 pm

"It will come around in 2006
Moscow is the capital of Russia
It will cost less than a good mobile phone"

ApTyp · Post by **ApTyp** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 1:51 pm

I'd rather have as less lights on my desk as possible. Ideally the only light would come from the monitor screen. I had to tape over the monitor LED because it was so distracting - I sure don't need the damn keyboard to light up.

Besides, it has very little practical value. More of an expensive novelty.

It sounds pretty cool, sure, but I'm not buying it.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 2:19 pm

You had to tape the monitor LED?

ApTyp · Post by **ApTyp** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 2:23 pm

Yeah, it was blue and VERY BRIGHT. The Chinese are constantly looking for more ways to punish those stupid Americans.

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:14 pm

I put blu-tac over my monitor and speaker LEDs. It makes for a more pleasurable movie-going experience.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:57 pm

Watching LEDs in the dark is fun, though.

ApTyp · Post by **ApTyp** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:15 pm

It gets boring really fast.

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:25 pm

So do you.

ApTyp · Post by **ApTyp** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 12:55 am

You can't put tape over me, though.

Blargh · Post by **Blargh** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 3:11 am

All one would need is enough tape.

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 4:18 am

ExtremeRyno wrote:I'm not sure if pressing the "anus" key would do any good for anyone, though.

Hotlink the keys to your favorite freesite porn sections?

Koki · Post by **Koki** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 6:35 am

Bah, why everyone gets orgasms with that, I do not know.
Expensive like hell, would get bored after a week, not really needed, ass to clean and maintain... if I'd had to choose a wacky keyboard, I'd take Das Keyboard.

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 11:49 am

I would likey