A cool keyboard

[DAS]

Dragged kicking and screaming from Media UK; I thought it might be of interest in this place:

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

How ubercool is that?

[time warp]

Does look original, and hi-tech, but it seems to me that a wireless keyboard with light up functions will have a very short battery life.

[Fireboy]

Interesting that the keyboard is displaying the Apple Keyboard layout (only with a few keys missing, such as the pointless F16 key). I suppose that means that it's not an exclusive Windows product.

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From the same site I found this rather interesting mouse, intended for Mac users:



Now I've GOTTA get one of those. Comes in white as well.

[cdd]

NO!

My god... that bloody keyboard is MY idea. Several months ago I'd thought "hey, what a good idea that would be, I wonder if it's technically possible!" It feels like they've just stolen it from me.

Excuse me while I kill myself for not having researched and patented it

[Lee]

Now if I suggest a mousey version of that keyboard, one where you could decorate your mouse with animated pictures and colours, will everyone believe me in a few years time when they're in the shops, that it was MY idea?

[cdd]

"Patents pending" -- that just rubs it in

[Johnny]

That keyboard does look great but will obviously be 1) overpriced & 2) break down quicker

[DAS]

That keyboard does look great but will obviously be 1) overpriced & 2) break down quicker

Why not have a read of the Answers section, and a gander at the whole website. I wouldn't be so sure about that.

[Johnny]

I stand corrected with the price issue, just usually stuff like that cost a lot over here, if it was made in the US it probably would be dearer.

As for the breakdown issue, could be a case of people pressign the buttons too hard and damaging the lighting underneath.

However looking at the site a bit more, I am impressed especially with the diffrent languages that it can display.