Remember the Optimus Keyboard?... order it now!

sweetjesus · Post by **sweetjesus** » Mon May 21, 2007 1:53 am

http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/20/opti ... pre-order/

OMG and i thought it was vaporware... *cry*

glu · Post by **glu** » Mon May 21, 2007 2:04 am

The Optimus Maximus is up for pre-order for $1564.37. Oh, and it's officially back to 113 keys (that's $13.84 per key

bgc · Post by **bgc** » Mon May 21, 2007 2:12 am

Probably get a couple, you know, in case one breaks or something.

Mike Goodwin · Post by **Mike Goodwin** » Mon May 21, 2007 4:00 am

I wonder if the keys offer feedback information. Like if you can have all your keys be red and then when you fire a clip in live it turns red till it is stoped. That would be rather slick. Almost make it worth the cash in some situations. Ill use stickers till then

rbmonosylabik · Post by **rbmonosylabik** » Mon May 21, 2007 4:07 am

glu wrote:
The Optimus Maximus is up for pre-order for $1564.37. Oh, and it's officially back to 113 keys (that's $13.84 per key

*saves an extra $1000*

*gets a Lemur*

autoy · Post by **autoy** » Mon May 21, 2007 5:51 am

Better transform into optimus prime for that price.

sweetjesus · Post by **sweetjesus** » Mon May 21, 2007 5:51 am

autoy wrote:Better transform into optimus prime for that price.

quote of the day

Benshik · Post by **Benshik** » Mon May 21, 2007 9:23 am

Gladiator Optimus Maximus will rule the world

tylast · Post by **tylast** » Mon May 21, 2007 10:41 pm

Has anyone ordered it besides me?

Poster · Post by **Poster** » Mon May 21, 2007 11:23 pm

tylast wrote:Has anyone ordered it besides me?

yep..
the 15" wide key chubby fingers edition..

popslut · Post by **popslut** » Tue May 22, 2007 12:04 am

Thats only £750 in real money.

Patch · Post by **Patch** » Tue May 22, 2007 8:37 am

That thing is RUDE. I want one. But £750 - DAAAAAMN! You could take screen shots of Live and make little images for the buttons. YOU COULD MAKE A SESSION GRID ON THE KEYBOARD!!!

I hope they license the technology out - how bad would a 12x12 grid of these buttons be?

sqook · Post by **sqook** » Tue May 22, 2007 8:57 am

Patch wrote:That thing is RUDE. I want one. But £750 - DAAAAAMN! You could take screen shots of Live and make little images for the buttons. YOU COULD MAKE A SESSION GRID ON THE KEYBOARD!!!

I hope they license the technology out - how bad would a 12x12 grid of these buttons be?

You could just buy a bunch of the mini 3-key version @ 100$ each and tape them together...

tylast · Post by **tylast** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:59 am

Funny shit. BTW, the grid is 48x48. I also do hardcore photo work, so it's not just for Live. Besides...it's just a an expensive toy.

M. Bréqs · Post by **M. Bréqs** » Tue May 22, 2007 6:47 pm

So, it shows pictures on the keys; that's it?

Seems like it's adding about 20% more functionality (you could always put stickers on your keyboard and colour-code your clips) for 500% more money.

I'll pass, but it's an interesting concept. No thanks.