Optimus OLED Keyboard Delayed Again
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Optimus OLED Keyboard Delayed Again
I'll bet they were hoping a big company would see the photochopped pictures and buy them out or provide funding :chuckles: No real keyboard maker in their right mind would back that thing. First and foremost, a keyboard must be comfortable to use. The keys used on the Optimus probably weighs 5-9x what a traditional key weighs.
Optimus keyboards approach vaporware status
Although the Optimus OLED keyboard and Optimus mini three are interesting keyboard concepts, both products keep getting delayed. The Optimus keyboard has a "Don't expect until late 2006" status on the Art Lebedev Studio web site. The mini three keyboard that was supposed to be released on May 15 will not be shipped until at least August 15, 2006. The mini three costs $121 and will feature a 6-bit, 96x96 pixel OLED display on each key, which is capable of displaying 5 frames per second.
The price and ship date of the full-size Optimus OLED keyboard is unknown. The studio had previously announced a full 104 key OLED keyboard back in January, but has since made several promises and defaulted on the actual ship date. The studio later announced that a keyboard would be available in Feburary 1st, 2006, but when February 1st finally rolled around, the studio instead announced the three-key mini-keyboard that was once again delayed today.
Although the Optimus OLED keyboard and Optimus mini three are interesting keyboard concepts, both products keep getting delayed. The Optimus keyboard has a "Don't expect until late 2006" status on the Art Lebedev Studio web site. The mini three keyboard that was supposed to be released on May 15 will not be shipped until at least August 15, 2006. The mini three costs $121 and will feature a 6-bit, 96x96 pixel OLED display on each key, which is capable of displaying 5 frames per second.
The price and ship date of the full-size Optimus OLED keyboard is unknown. The studio had previously announced a full 104 key OLED keyboard back in January, but has since made several promises and defaulted on the actual ship date. The studio later announced that a keyboard would be available in Feburary 1st, 2006, but when February 1st finally rolled around, the studio instead announced the three-key mini-keyboard that was once again delayed today.
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Originally Posted by DakarM
I'll bet they were hoping a big company would see the photochopped pictures and buy them out or provide funding :chuckles: No real keyboard maker in their right mind would back that thing. First and foremost, a keyboard must be comfortable to use. The keys used on the Optimus probably weighs 5-9x what a traditional key weighs.
Well, and we can't forget reliability, warranty, and the fact those keyboards will be way too sensitive to spilled liquid and finger gunk.
Nice concept, but not not achievable to bring to market at a competative price.
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