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Topic: I want this keyboard!
Azizza
VANDERSHANKED
posted 07-14-2005 07:15:18 PM
The Optimus can change what is displayed on the keys. This would be great for people who work in Video and graphic Editing, not to mention quite useful for games and everyday use. Imagine if instead of a little light coming on when you hit the Caps lock key, the entire keyboard changes from lower to upper case lettering.

A real shame it isn't available yet. When it is though, I am going to have to get one.

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Sean
posted 07-14-2005 07:18:31 PM
I see absolutely no use for that as a gamer, data entry bitch, or general computering.
A Kansas City Shuffle is when everybody looks right, you go left.

It's not something people hear about.

Tatsukaze
wants Kloie's mom OH SO BAD
posted 07-14-2005 07:28:55 PM
quote:
A sleep deprived Sean stammered:
I see absolutely no use for that as a gamer, data entry bitch, or general computering.

Oh yeah?

Sean
posted 07-14-2005 07:32:09 PM
You can't remember what your fucking keybinds are?

Do you still hunt and peck to type?

A Kansas City Shuffle is when everybody looks right, you go left.

It's not something people hear about.

JooJooFlop
Hungry Hungry Hippo
posted 07-14-2005 07:32:17 PM
quote:
We were all impressed when Tatsukaze wrote:
Oh yeah?


Who the hell needs their damn keys labeled like that to play Quake III properly?

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Blindy.
Suicide (Also: Gay.)
posted 07-14-2005 07:35:45 PM
That keyboard is pure sex, except for the enter key. The enter key needs to go.
Gork
Pancake
posted 07-14-2005 08:07:30 PM
quote:
Blindy. had this to say about Matthew Broderick:
That keyboard is pure sex, except for the enter key. The enter key needs to go.

Agreed, What a fucking Monstrosity.

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Snoota
Now I am become Death, shatterer of worlds
posted 07-14-2005 08:14:34 PM
Get a better graphics card. Obviously. Get a faster motherboard and CPU. Hell yeah! Everyone loves speed! Get a bigger and better monitor. Oooo, pretty.

But a keyboard is a fucking keyboard is a fucking keyboard.

>:[

nem-x
posted 07-14-2005 08:29:09 PM
What a retarded keyboard.
Bloodsage
Heart Attack
posted 07-14-2005 09:09:45 PM
That would be really useful for me, since I need to switch back and forth between Dvorak and International (or French, I haven't decided) layouts.
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Ares
posted 07-14-2005 10:30:47 PM
Nae
Fun with Chocolate
posted 07-14-2005 10:33:10 PM
quote:
Ares obviously shouldn't have said:
The look of it is pure sex.

I don't know about where you get your sex from, but where I get my sex it doesn't look like keyboards!

Mike the Butcher
Pancake
posted 07-14-2005 11:30:24 PM
haha its like an advanced Lite Brite
Inferno-Spirit
Sports Advocate
posted 07-14-2005 11:45:07 PM
I would still prefer WASD to the Arrow Keys in WASD's house.
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Maradon!
posted 07-15-2005 12:42:47 AM
Whoa whoa wait wait...

This is a WIRELESS keyboard? Can you say two hour battery life?

Random Insanity Generator
Condom Ninja El Supremo
posted 07-15-2005 02:16:31 AM
quote:
Maradon! thought about the meaning of life:
Whoa whoa wait wait...

This is a WIRELESS keyboard? Can you say two hour battery life?


I figured this comment would come out eventually.

It was the first thought I had.

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Tier
posted 07-15-2005 02:28:20 AM
quote:
JooJooFlop's account was hax0red to write:
Who the hell needs their damn keys labeled like that to play Quake III properly?

Not to mention that's a completely retarded layout. The rocket launcher and railgun keys are way too hard to reach.

Random Insanity Generator
Condom Ninja El Supremo
posted 07-15-2005 02:39:51 AM
quote:
Asha'man was listening to Cher while typing:
Not to mention that's a completely retarded layout. The rocket launcher and railgun keys are way too hard to reach.

That's the default keymapping.

And most people RARELY use the number keys to change weapons. That's what Mouse Wheel is for.

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Callalron
Hires people with hooks
posted 07-15-2005 07:43:36 PM
quote:
Bloodsage wrote this then went back to looking for porn:
That would be really useful for me, since I need to switch back and forth between Dvorak and International (or French, I haven't decided) layouts.

So what key is mapped to the "Surrender" key on a French keyboard?

Oh yeah, I went there. Even went there on a non-refundable ticket.

Callalron
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Skaw
posted 07-15-2005 10:10:42 PM
quote:
Maradon! had this to say about Knight Rider:
Whoa whoa wait wait...

This is a WIRELESS keyboard? Can you say two hour battery life?


I haven't had to change my wireless keyboards batteries in.... well, I haven't ever, and I've had it for a year and a half.

And according to the battery meter in Itouch, it's barely even touched.

Skaw fucked around with this message on 07-15-2005 at 10:12 PM.

Taylen
Pancake
posted 07-15-2005 10:14:03 PM
yeah skaw, but do all the keys on your wireless keyboard light up?
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Taylen Ashenbow
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Skaw
posted 07-15-2005 10:17:16 PM
quote:
Taylen attempted to be funny by writing:
yeah skaw, but do all the keys on your wireless keyboard light up?

No, but all I play is FFXI, so unlike FPS where you'll have respawn timers/level changes, I'm almost always depressing some key(s).

No way in hell I'd buy it though, that enter key would just throw me waaaaaaaaay off.

Skaw fucked around with this message on 07-15-2005 at 10:19 PM.

Maradon!
posted 07-15-2005 11:52:10 PM
quote:
Over the mountain, in between the ups and downs, I ran into Skaw who doth quote:
No, but all I play is FFXI, so unlike FPS where you'll have respawn timers/level changes, I'm almost always depressing some key(s).

No way in hell I'd buy it though, that enter key would just throw me waaaaaaaaay off.


Yeah, but the keys on your keyboard don't each have an individual powered display.

So your comment was utterly meaningless.

Sentow, Maybe
Pancake
posted 07-16-2005 12:11:18 AM
quote:
The Optimus can change what is displayed on the keys.

Yeah, OK, but can it wage a battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons?

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Noxhil2
Pancake
posted 07-16-2005 12:19:11 AM
I would definately buy one if

1) They fix the enter key
2) Offer a wired version

Naimah
In a Fire
posted 07-16-2005 12:30:44 AM
Only way I can see it being really good and usefull is if it is able to contextually change what is being displayed on the keyboard so that when you hit Alt, Ctrl, Shift, Windows, or any other function key it is able to display the functions of all the buttons. This would be accomplished by having a little program that would sit in your system tray and figure out what the active window is and what the hotkeys for that window are.

If that could be accomplished then it would truly be impressive and might convince me to buy it.

Delphi Aegis
Delphi. That's right. The oracle. Ask me anything. Anything about your underwear.
posted 07-16-2005 01:56:29 AM
Namiah and Noxhil should put their ideas together and make a SUPERKEYBOARD.
Noxhil2
Pancake
posted 07-16-2005 03:59:19 AM
quote:
Delphi Aegis had this to say about pies:
Namiah and Noxhil should put their ideas together and make a SUPERKEYBOARD.

You might be able to understand the usefulness if you typed in different languages.

Naimah
In a Fire
posted 07-16-2005 09:42:41 AM
And I still think my idea is neat.
El Cuchillo
RETARD! DO NOT FEED!
posted 07-16-2005 10:03:01 AM
About the only real use I could see out of this is switching keyboard layouts, as Bloodsage mentioned.

Other than that, it's an overexpensive toy. Neat idea, though.

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