He's done it again.

eascarface · 28-December-07, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Engadget


	Yeah, you thought the Optimus Maximus was the holy grail of keyboarding -- then you saw the Optimus Tactus, a giant touch sensor display tablet keyboard that could do all the sorts of crazy stuff the Maximus can't even touch, like playing movies and being a gigantic color swatch. That is, if it weren't a concept. (Then again, the Maximus started out as a concept as well just a couple of years back, so who knows.) The only thing we don't get: the name. Tactus? Touch-sensitive doesn't exactly shout tactility to us, but since it's all just theoretical at this point, maybe by the time keyboards like this exist we'll all be typing on shape-shifting tactile membranes overlaid on touchscreens. That is, if Apple's patents haven't already blocked everyone else off from going there.

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So...I start saving up from now...and maybe just *maybe* I can afford it in a few years. Damn it looks awesome.

MRMOBEUS · 28-December-07, 03:10 PM

Looks like a cool idea and certainly a funky looking keyboard, but I have my doupts as to how it would fair under the stresses of game play or just everyday wear and tear?!
Still a good find though Bro

SexyPants · 28-December-07, 05:53 PM

I don't know. When your keyboard is a monitor, why not just get a touchscreen monitor?

Hak Foo · 28-December-07, 09:13 PM

So it will cost 30-100 times what a quality real keyboard does, but feel worse to the touch. Win!

Master Yunk · 28-December-07, 09:14 PM

Don't let FPS Doug get to it.

CubanConnectionZ · 28-December-07, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Hak Foo


	So it will cost 30-100 times what a quality real keyboard does, but feel worse to the touch. Win!

I agree with your point.

There are also some touchscreen panals you can add to current monitor setups

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hzer · 02-January-08, 06:05 AM

next: laser projected virtual keyboards.
next2: eyeball focus point tracking replaces the mouse.

28-December-07, 03:10 PM		#2 (permalink)
MRMOBEUS Voided Rev-Hoe-lutionary	Re: He's done it again. Looks like a cool idea and certainly a funky looking keyboard, but I have my doupts as to how it would fair under the stresses of game play or just everyday wear and tear?! Still a good find though Bro

28-December-07, 05:53 PM		#3 (permalink)
SexyPants 5-Hoe-1 Jeans	Re: He's done it again. I don't know. When your keyboard is a monitor, why not just get a touchscreen monitor?

28-December-07, 09:13 PM		#4 (permalink)
Hak Foo Apex Tech Maniac Supreme	Re: He's done it again. So it will cost 30-100 times what a quality real keyboard does, but feel worse to the touch. Win!

28-December-07, 09:14 PM		#5 (permalink)
Master Yunk D.O.A. Tournament Champion	Re: He's done it again. Don't let FPS Doug get to it.

02-January-08, 06:05 AM		#7 (permalink)
hzer Apex Techie Wannabe	Re: He's done it again. next: laser projected virtual keyboards. next2: eyeball focus point tracking replaces the mouse.

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