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Optimus Mini Three OLED keyboard reviewed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the well-thats-a-let-down dept.

Robbedoeske writes "The first Optimums Mini Three keyboards have been shipped to Holland and Tweakers.net managed to lay hands on one of them to review this precious gem." Apparently the drivers crash a lot, consume way to much CPU, the device is capable of only 3 frames per second, and the packaging makes the images look far more crisp than the actual device. And with a price tag of over $100, I'm scared to imagine what the price of a full keyboard will actually be should it ever actually ship. But it still would be neat.

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  1. Don't worry by tygerstripes · · Score: 4, Funny
    This is just the basic Optimus.

    There's more to the Prime edition than meets the eye.

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  2. Any Key by Apocalypse111 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Am I the only one who wants to make a driver hack for the Optimus so that when the computer says, "Press any key to continue" that there actually IS an Any key?

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    1. Re:Any Key by mwvdlee · · Score: 5, Funny

      This keyboard allows quick access to the three most commonly used keys; "Ctrl", "Alt" and "Delete". I just wonder whether the design is rugged enough to last a full week of Windows use.

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    2. Re:Any Key by Doctor+Memory · · Score: 5, Funny

      Heh. If you do, you should enable mapping it to every key. No more agonizing decisions over "OK" or "Cancel": just "Fuck it".

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  3. wrapup by camusflage · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's buggy, slow, fraudulently packaged, consumes an inordinate amount of your CPU, has been delayed many times, delivers on only a fraction of its originally advertised functionality, and is extremely expensive.

    Has someone let Steve Ballmer know that Optimus has stolen Microsoft's marketing plan?????

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