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Optimus keyboard in February

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  1. Rev.ATARI

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    Amazing.
     
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    I'm not into online gaming or anything (where i assume it would be most useful), but thats pretty sweet. I especially like the photoshop tool thing.


    Anyone know how much?
     
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    Lots, most likely. Just think of all the tech in there!
     
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    I like it, I'm always having issues using the wrong key with Quake 4.
     
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    I like that a lot. Maybe a new keyboard when I rebuild my computer. However, the fact that they describe the price as being "cheaper than a good mobile phone" worries me. That means it could be in the $200 range. Then I would say no thanks.
     
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    I'd guess a lot more than $200. It looks like it has OLED or LCD displays in each key and I bet there is a few hundred in displays in that. A "good" mobile phone can be $1,000+ so i wouldnt be surprised if this is $899 or something.
     
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    It uses OLED in the keys and my best guess is about a $400 price point. Its going to be hard sell at $400 let alone more then that. but then again there is a 24k gold plated computer at CES this year that is going for $15000
     
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    Dunno what I was thinking "a few hundred" I mean to say over a hundred. A normal 104 key keyboard is what it looks like. Small OLED displays - probably a minimum of a few bucks a pop in quantity, plus the exterior housing, plus the driver circuitry to control it all, plus failure rate/warranty, etc.

    I bet this puppy will have to be above the $500 mark but I could be wrong.
     
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