Here’s something gross: I was given the world’s largest Cheeto. So of course I had to eat it over the Optimus Maximus keyboard. Don’t try this at home.
It was only a matter of time. This image popped up on an Optimus Live Journal group, showing the sad results of a clumsy morning with a steaming mug and a US$1,600 Optimus Maximus keyboard, which is one place we didn’t take our review–yet. Not much info on what happened or whether this was a planned test, but the poster says it survived the “first recorded coffee spill thanks to the construction of the upper tray.” Phew. [Live Journal]
ThinkGeek is shipping Art Lebedev’s Optimus Maximus keyboard at last. Price is US$1,589.99. [ThinkGeek]
It’s been three months since we first got a true hands on with the Optimus Maximus OLED keyboard at CES, and we’ve had plenty of time to experience this innovative gadget by blogging with it full time over the course of three weeks. And by logging hours and hours with the keyboard—much like you would if you purchased one—we’ve come up with ten things you need to know about the Optimus Maximus keyboard’s hardware.
This is pure speculation, but I can’t help liking this laptop mockup with an Optimus-Maximus-style OLED keyboard. Sure, it’d be a US$1000+ option that wouldn’t do much substantive good in the long run, but hey, people are paying the same amount for SSDs, so you know this would sell. Heck, you could even combine the two for the most ridiculously overpriced laptop ever. [Laptop News Daily via GeekAlerts]
We got our hands-on with the Optimus Maximus OLED keyboard back at CES, but now you can get your own on eBay. What? Apparently some guy received one of the earlier shipments of the keyboard (the one with unfinished software support) and is now hocking it. It’s unclear which model this one is (we think it’s the US$1500 one, though you should email the seller to be sure), but if you can manage to get it for less than cost, this is a cheap way to grab an Optimus for yourself. [eBay]
