Optimus mini three OLED keyboard
by Christopher Grant 
{ Feb 1st 2006 at 7:15PM }
There's still no sign of the full-sized OLED-keyed Optimus keyboard, due to drop in 2006, but the Russian design firm Art. Lebedev Studio have announced the "Optimus mini three keyboard." They describe it as "an auxiliary keyboard with three keys, each complete with an OLED screen displaying the current function... Optimus mini is a blank sheet. It’s hard to say what a usual monitor is worth until you open an image on it."
Using the above example of Half-Life 2 for "game control," I have to question the value of the $100 peripheral. Sure, it's an attractive enough piece of kit, and the OLED screens are muy cool, but they offer little functionality above and beyond what any three keys on a regular old 104-key USB keyboard could.
However, if you've got $100 burning a hole in your pocket... the Optimus mini three is set to arrive May 15.
[Via Primotech]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
indolene @ Feb 1st 2006 7:40PM
Chris,
Agreed.
But the OCD in me says that it's 'muy' not 'mui', if you're going for the Spanish version of 'very'.
Jon @ Feb 1st 2006 7:46PM
The fullsize may be cool, but if I had that much money, I'd much rather go for the ergodex dx-1.http://www.ergodex.com/mainpage.htm
Spencer @ Feb 1st 2006 7:46PM
Si, ellos necessitan a practicar sus espa?
SilverDogg @ Feb 1st 2006 7:47PM
i got a bit disappointed this morning when i checked their news, and it was only this. i was waiting for the full keyboard =(. still want it badly though! gotta have that sweet sweet keyboard! gaaah *drewling*
C. Grant @ Feb 1st 2006 7:49PM
Can you tell I took Latin and not Spanish in high school?! Thanks. =)
Blink @ Feb 1st 2006 10:13PM
OLD.
Or at least, the Login/Lock setup is. ;D
http://www.kiwassee.org/new_microsoft_keyboard.jpg
Corrupt Mind @ Feb 2nd 2006 2:43PM
YAY! A fancy place to move the keys CTRL ALT DEL! Only three keys, a coincidence, I think not.
Qazar @ Feb 2nd 2006 9:26PM
to nr 6.
It was on Engadget about a week ago ;) it's Joystiq that are slow.