I first read about the Optimus Maximus keyboard three or so years ago, and was immediately consumed with the gotta-have-its. Each key has its own display.
Want to experiment with the Dvorak layout? No problem. Need gaming functions displayed? Point, click, done. Full-color icons for your shortcut keys? You get the idea.
What a silly bauble! Who needs this? No one. Who wants this? Me! This is neat! I’d part with ridiculous money for this.
Well, the money is (insert your favorite adjective above “ridiculous” here). If it ever sees the light of day, this thing is going to be $1,490 (one thousand four hundred ninety dollars).
I won’t even think about it at that price. If a gadget slut like me is turning up his nose, who the hell is the market for this thing? I can’t even see a big CAD shop spending that kind of coin on what is essentially a gee-whiz solution for a problem already adequately solved by cheap plastic overlays.
Nice try, and thanks for the effort. Call me at $599.
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My exact thoughts when they announced that thing. I wanted one. Badly. But c’mon!!! Then it became the vaporware of peripherals. Delay, delay, delay. Plus I’d want an ergonomic split keyboard design. For that much money, it better massage my hands and give me a manicure every time I touch it.
Massage your hands, neck AND shoulders, whispering sweet nothings, AND feeding the dog is what it better be able to do at those prices.
What I want is a keyboard that oozes superglue from each key, a special kind that comes out instantly and dries just as quick. Operated by remote control from 50 feet away.
Perfect gift for my boss.
Ben