Coolest. Keyboard. Ever! - Page 4

Moonliner · 01-13-2006, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Here's a good concern...how easy is to to clean? Keyboards can get pretty damned grimey, and somehow I'm betting "pop the keys off, scrub them with a toothbrush" isn't going to cut if for this thing.

Interesting thought, in theory you could build sealed keys with snap-in connections so they could be pried loose like a normal keyboard. However I'd guess that will be a "version 2.0" feature. Also if you did that would it matter what order you put the keys back on it? I'd guess not.

Alex · 01-13-2006, 09:02 PM

Since I touchtype, I did that once after cleaning my keyboard. Put all the keys back on in a random order.

Two things I learned amazed me:

1) How often other people used my keyboard, and
2) Just how few people who make their living typing into a computer can touch type.

As for cleaning, making keys that pop up for cleaning probably wouldn't be an issue, but the connector on the keyboard would likely be much more fragile than on current keyboards. Currently you just need a knob that presses down. That's pretty difficult to break, with this the connector woul have to have the ability to pass digital information and would be much more susceptible to soiling when exposed by removing the key above it.

$200 (at least) is a very expensive keyboard on which to spill Coke.

Ghoulish Delight · 01-13-2006, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

2) Just how few people who make their living typing into a computer can touch type.

You'd be more amazed at just how many people who make their living testing computers don't know how to use one at all.

Not Afraid · 01-13-2006, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

I think NA already has one and it is programed to randomly change key assignments while typing.

Moonliner · 09-27-2006, 07:07 AM

The first version of the OLED keyboard (just three keys) has been released.

Here is a quote from the review:

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Originally Posted by OLED Review

Apparently the drivers crash a lot, consume way to much CPU, the device is capable of only 3 frames per second, and the packaging makes the images look far more crisp than the actual device. And with a price tag of over $100

Sigh. Once again reality steps in to quash a dream.

SzczerbiakManiac · 09-27-2006, 12:48 PM

Yes, but did you read the last page?

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The many little disappointments and disadvantages will give a lot of potential customers good reason to reconsider spending their money on this gem, but there will be quite a few that will ignore these problems because of the most important positive thing: the gadget factor. Gadget quality seems to be the most important, if not the only, trump of the Optimus Mini Three.

So yes, not perfect, but potentially quite nice.

Cadaverous Pallor · 09-27-2006, 12:54 PM

If a gadget doesn't work as promised, it's not a gadget, it's a waste of money. I hope 2.0 will be better.

Alex · 09-27-2006, 01:04 PM

Yeah, this seems pure gadget with no actual value added functionality yet.

I'm pretty strongly of the view that unless my employer is paying for it there is no keyboard on earth worth more than $9. So they'll have a long way to come down on price for me.

Plus, my computer came with a keyboard that has 12 customizable keys (function-wise, not visually) and I've never touched them.

01-13-2006, 09:02 PM	#32
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Since I touchtype, I did that once after cleaning my keyboard. Put all the keys back on in a random order. Two things I learned amazed me: 1) How often other people used my keyboard, and 2) Just how few people who make their living typing into a computer can touch type. As for cleaning, making keys that pop up for cleaning probably wouldn't be an issue, but the connector on the keyboard would likely be much more fragile than on current keyboards. Currently you just need a knob that presses down. That's pretty difficult to break, with this the connector woul have to have the ability to pass digital information and would be much more susceptible to soiling when exposed by removing the key above it. $200 (at least) is a very expensive keyboard on which to spill Coke.
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	If a gadget doesn't work as promised, it's not a gadget, it's a waste of money. I hope 2.0 will be better. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Yeah, this seems pure gadget with no actual value added functionality yet. I'm pretty strongly of the view that unless my employer is paying for it there is no keyboard on earth worth more than $9. So they'll have a long way to come down on price for me. Plus, my computer came with a keyboard that has 12 customizable keys (function-wise, not visually) and I've never touched them.
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