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Posted by satchmo on Mon Jul 18th at 5:45pm 2005

I am actually shopping for a wireless keyboard/mouse combo for my wife. I searched newegg but found lots of keyboard with various prices, but they all seem to offer the same specs.

Is there any reason for paying more for some of them? I can't figure it out (other than some of them are OEM packaged). Any help is greatly appreciated.




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Posted by rival on Mon Jul 18th at 7:45pm 2005

id get that keyboard just to impress people who see it.



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Posted by im.thatoneguy on Mon Jul 18th at 8:28pm 2005

The only problem I see with that keyboard is that they didn't a bump on the F and J keys.

I need my bumps so that I don't have to ever look down. I always get confused on macs because their bump is on the D and K. But that thing has no bumps at all.





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Posted by Crapceeper on Mon Jul 18th at 9:13pm 2005

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Is there any reason for paying more for some of them?

I have a very cheap keyboard. I was forced to use it for a couple of months. I use a Logitech keyboard, usually. Although its kinda posh I somehow got used to it. It is very accurate and defined when it comes to the pressure you need to press a key or the distance between the keys. It was hard for me to use this cheap keyboard, because the keys are set up in a different distance from another. Also the activation of a key is very strange. If I touch a key by accident it considers it self actually pressed. If I touch it with the intention to press the button it considers itself not pressed. This behaviour really pisses me off.

So my advice would be: Look for a keyboard in the middle field. So you have a reliable keyboard but no posh hardware. This very cheap keyboard is just about to break. It's just cheap an crappy.


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Posted by satchmo on Mon Jul 18th at 9:36pm 2005

All the ones I am considering are Logitech keyboards, but the prices range from $24 to $153! I see no reason for buying the more expensive models, but I must be missing something.

Why would anyone pay for the expensive stuff (besides a few extra keys and plugs for headphones)?




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Posted by French Toast on Mon Jul 18th at 10:20pm 2005

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Frequently Answered Answers about the Optimus keyboard
It's in initial stage of production
We hope it will be released in 2006
It will cost less than a good mobile phone
It will be real
It will be OS-independent (at least it can work in some default state with any OS)
It will support any language or layout
Moscow is the capital of Russia
Each key could be programmed to produce any sequence
It will be an open-source keyboard, SDK will be available
Some day it will be split ('ergonomic')
It will most likely use OLED technology (e-paper is sooo slow)
Our studio is located two blocks from the Kremlin
It will feature a key-saver
Keys will use animation when needed
It has numeric keypad because we love it
There's no snow in Moscow during Summer
It will be available worldwide (why not?)
OEM will be possible (why not?)
Contact us for hi-res images, or interview inquires

We want to thank everyone for the support. Stay tuned for our next projects




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Posted by Dark_Kilauea on Mon Jul 18th at 11:00pm 2005

I saw, the things about moscow were a little funny

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Posted by Crono on Mon Jul 18th at 11:25pm 2005

You all need to be shot.


Blame it on Microsoft, God does.



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Posted by DrGlass on Tue Jul 19th at 4:09am 2005

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You all need to be shot.


Aww crono, is some one uppset?




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Posted by Crono on Tue Jul 19th at 6:30am 2005

No.

I saw this awhile ago and it's one of the most retarded ideas EVER. The only thing that makes the situation worse is that everyone seems to want one ... a $100 keyboard ...
It's this type of thing that really pisses me off about people in general. It's the same with people who "pimp" out their cars by removing the door handles and adding electronic door openers. Way to go jack ass. Sure, it looks cool and the idea sounds cool, but it's a very nonfunctional product.

I bet you'd all like to have a sheet of glass for a monitor too.


Blame it on Microsoft, God does.



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Posted by Crapceeper on Tue Jul 19th at 7:45am 2005

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Why would anyone pay for the expensive stuff (besides a few extra keys and plugs for headphones)?


I guess it's because of the brand's name, design and a little bit of the quality. I think a cheap logitech keyboard would be fine anyways.


Never try to be perfect - just try it and make the best out of it



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Posted by French Toast on Tue Jul 19th at 2:42pm 2005

I don't think this is a stupid idea, I think it's a brilliant idea. A stupid keyboard are the new ones with fingerprint scanners.




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Posted by Myrk- on Tue Jul 19th at 3:06pm 2005

Dunno if anyone has said any of this yet-

Do you guys realise its just an idea? It'll be 10 years or so till its on the shelves and even then we will be using something else, like those sony pads. Plus its a MAC product = Evil. Also you'd have to tell the program the hotkeys, the likelyness of it knowing them is slim.




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Posted by ReNo on Tue Jul 19th at 3:11pm 2005

How is it a mac product myrk? Its made by some independent designers and works on any platform...or at least will if they make it. They are planning to have it available in 2006 - I think everybody knows its just a concept thing for the time being. You shouldn't need to do anything to your programs - just tell the keyboard to go into "hammer mode" or "half-life 2 deathmatch mode", and then you can set those modes so that all the buttons do whatever actions (eg. make e = ctrl-g). I'm only speculating of course, but there are plenty of programmable keyboards out there already that do that sort of thing.




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Posted by fishy on Tue Jul 19th at 3:28pm 2005

? quoting Crono
I bet you'd all like to have a sheet of glass for a monitor too.

oh oh oh, i want one, gimme a link, gimme a link......




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Posted by rival on Tue Jul 19th at 6:22pm 2005

? quoting fishy
? quoting Crono
I bet you'd all like to have a sheet of glass for a monitor too.

oh oh oh, i want one, gimme a link, gimme a link......

ooooo holohgraphic screens!

http://www.visualplanet.biz/products/holographic/results.php?order=default&size=Any&manufacturer=Any&price=Any




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Posted by im.thatoneguy on Tue Jul 19th at 8:39pm 2005

Quick question: When was the last time someone looked at their keyboard? Anybody? You can already buy program specific keyboard covers and or keyboards. My old school had an Avid keyboard with all the hotkeys printed on it and colorcoded etc. I can't wait until they're a reasonable price, but seriously... when was the last time you looked at your keyboard?



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Posted by fishy on Tue Jul 19th at 8:46pm 2005

? quoting im.thatoneguy
Quick question: When was the last time someone looked at their keyboard? Anybody?

i'm looking at mine right now, otherwise this post would read a whole lot different......




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Posted by Dark_Kilauea on Tue Jul 19th at 9:02pm 2005

Same here...

Until Later...



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Posted by French Toast on Tue Jul 19th at 9:34pm 2005

I'm looking at mine tryingto get the chocolate sauce out to unstick the arrow keys. <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">





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