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OCZ Sabre OLED Keyboard (Unofficial Codename: Optimus Budgetus) Priced At $135
6:40PM John Herrman | The OCZ Sabre asked us to compromise, featuring a sharply limited number of display-integrated keys, so we asked it to do the same: dip below $US200, or else. Today, ZipZoomFly is listing the Sabre at a reasonable $US135.00. More »
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I Ate the World’s Largest Cheeto Over the World’s Most Expensive Keyboard
1:30AM Adam Frucci | 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. More »
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Optimus Aux Keypad Body Photographed, Doesn’t Surprise Anyone
8:15PM John Herrman | From the haze of renders, name changes and unflatteringly exposed prototypes emerges the best evidence that a real-life Art Lebedev Optimus Aux keypad is nigh. The sexy, CNCed body doesn’t look to have deviated at all from the proposed design, and the guts shouldn’t pose any challenges that haven’t already been overcome in the larger Optimus products. In other words, the Aux might be showing up on rich peoples’ desks sooner rather than later. [Optimus Project] More »
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Optimus Aux Prototype Looking Prototypical
11:45PM Mark Wilson | Optimus has revealed their prototype of the 15-key Putius, that’s now been redubbed the Aux. While the case is metal, here we see the plastic circuit board chassis and the complete electronic heart of the Aux. No, it’s still not something you can actually buy, but we’re getting oh so much closer. [Optimus] More »
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Optimus Maximus Keyboard Gets Coffee Bath, Apparently Survives
4:00AM John Mahoney | 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] More »
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Optimus Pultius is a Leaner, Meaner, 15-key LED Pad
11:18AM Adrian Covert | Fresh from the Optimus blog is the Optimus Pultius which shrinks the Optimus Maximus down to 15 keys, and is meant as an add-on to your existing keyboard setup. It’s expected to be available at the end of 2008 or early 2009. No word on pricing, but hopefully a 30 year mortgage won’t be a requirement. [Optimus Blog] More »
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Art Lebedev’s Optimus Popularis Keyboard Gets Its First 3D Mockup
6:21AM Sean Fallon | We learned that Art Lebedev was planning a new, smaller and “cheaper” addition to the Optimus keyboard lineup with the “Popularis” a while back—but the mockup was basic to say the least. While no new information has been released, we do have a brand new, detailed, 3D mockup to drool over. [LiveJournal] More »
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Art Lebedev Plans “Popularis” Optimus Keyboard Priced Under US$1000
6:28AM Sean Fallon | Art Lebedev has unveiled plans for a new addition to the Optimus keyboard family with a keyboard dubbed the “Optimus Popularis.” Details are scarce as the device is only a mock-up at this point—but we do know that it will be shorter than the Maximus, and it it will not use OLED screens to save cash. Instead it will be based on a “totally different principle” (ooh, mystery principle!). Naturally, no release date has been unveiled, but look for it to retail under US$1000. [LiveJournal] More »
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Optimus Maximus Keyboard Now for the (Expensive) Taking on ThinkGeek
8:00PM Addy Dugdale | ThinkGeek is shipping Art Lebedev’s Optimus Maximus keyboard at last. Price is US$1,589.99. [ThinkGeek] More »
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