Author Topic: Modding KeyBoard (Read 22050 times)

User · « **Reply #30 on:** April 21, 2007, 08:55:42 AM »

Some wooden keyboards go for thousands.

bncplix · « **Reply #31 on:** April 21, 2007, 09:09:37 AM »

i want that optumus keyboard...the 3 mini keyboard thing that has 3 displays is $160, imagine the cost of thise?

User · « **Reply #32 on:** April 21, 2007, 10:28:24 AM »

Quote from: bncplix on April 21, 2007, 09:09:37 AM

i want that optumus keyboard...the 3 mini keyboard thing that has 3 displays is $160, imagine the cost of thise?

It's the biggest vaperware keyboard ever.

neo8222 · « **Reply #33 on:** April 22, 2007, 10:11:24 AM »

no one said anything about me paying for it

lol JK i wish i could get one of those

bncplix · « **Reply #34 on:** April 22, 2007, 01:07:35 PM »

Quote from: User on April 21, 2007, 10:28:24 AM

It's the biggest vaperware keyboard ever.

i cant find the price on the site as its not released yet, but it will be alot...they have this 3 key thingy and its $200...imagine the cost of this?

lethal_b · « **Reply #35 on:** April 22, 2007, 01:21:25 PM »

they say it will be about a 1000 dollars

bncplix · « **Reply #36 on:** April 22, 2007, 02:08:41 PM »

Quote from: lethal_b on April 22, 2007, 01:21:25 PM

they say it will be about a 1000 dollars

!!!! there goes me buying one...maybe in a year or 2 it will drop alot once more companies start competing with this idea/technology

neo8222 · « **Reply #37 on:** April 22, 2007, 06:16:06 PM »

according to wikipedia the price will be USD$1490.04

Zoson · « **Reply #38 on:** April 24, 2007, 09:57:03 AM »

Quote from: lethal_b on April 11, 2007, 10:16:11 AM

not leds but but little screens here is a picture of the key board as u can see u program the keys so when u play a game only the game keys show up and so on and so forth

thats one sweet keyboard would get one if i had the money

The optimus keyboard has been CANCELLED. It was too expensive to produce. The company is now working on a version with black and white keys, instead of full color.

However, you are pwnt. My demonic keyboard loaded up with EL-Wire. The mod took about 10 minutes.

Skullmaster · « **Reply #39 on:** April 24, 2007, 12:17:04 PM »

sweet!

Choiboy · « **Reply #40 on:** April 25, 2007, 03:30:35 PM »

lol $1500 TOTALLY WORTH IT!!!

lethal_b · « **Reply #41 on:** April 25, 2007, 03:34:14 PM »

it dont look canceled to me look at there site if it was they would have sed so

http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/

Zoson · « **Reply #42 on:** April 27, 2007, 06:24:04 AM »

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/other/display/20061208123425.html
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/99343/the_optimus_keyboard_dead_in_the_water.html
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/30207/135/

just search for optimus keyboard cancelled on google...

B D09 · « **Reply #43 on:** April 27, 2007, 07:56:06 PM »

However, you are pwnt. My demonic keyboard loaded up with EL-Wire. The mod took about 10 minutes.

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now i want to do that with my keyboard

godly.asian · « **Reply #44 on:** April 28, 2007, 05:36:01 PM »

o snap..that is O.O

man wish I could do that, how much did you spend on it? and what inverter did you get small enough to put into the keyboard, that didn't draw too much power from the USB Port

User · « **Reply #45 on:** April 29, 2007, 11:21:03 AM »

After a few years of hype after hype after hype, the Optimus Maximus will drop at $1536 US late 4th quarter this year.

FretBurn · « **Reply #46 on:** April 29, 2007, 03:57:26 PM »

All this talk about keyboards is making me feel cheap

my keyboards almost 14 years old

bncplix · « **Reply #47 on:** April 29, 2007, 05:53:45 PM »

Quote from: FretBurn on April 29, 2007, 03:57:26 PM

All this talk about keyboards is making me feel cheap

my keyboards almost 14 years old

omg, i have the same one on my pc that has Windows 3 (and u can slide out the harddreive cuz its plugged in the front, slide in the other one it has and its windows 95)

Wicked Insider · « **Reply #48 on:** April 30, 2007, 02:17:07 AM »

Yes... I've been watching the development of this keyboard since 2005.
This keyboard will be on the market in limited supply at first and will
cost US$ 1564 to start.

Hopefully the price will drop after a while so I could aford to get one.

Source: http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/

Zoson · « **Reply #49 on:** April 30, 2007, 07:44:35 AM »

Quote from: godly.asian on April 28, 2007, 05:36:01 PM

o snap..that is O.O

man wish I could do that, how much did you spend on it? and what inverter did you get small enough to put into the keyboard, that didn't draw too much power from the USB Port

The El-Wire is powered off it's own 12v connection to the PSU. I don't remember the specs on the inverter, I just found one that would go from 12vdc to 120vac. I had a secondary power cord that came out of the keyboard, and I installed a plug for it onto the back of my pc.

As for space, this particular keyboard has a hollow palmrest. I just stuck it in there with some double sided 3m tape.

MattZani · « **Reply #50 on:** April 30, 2007, 12:10:48 PM »

hopefully the LCD keyboard will become cheaper than £200 in around 4 years, so i can buy one at uni!

godly.asian · « **Reply #51 on:** April 30, 2007, 01:15:29 PM »

what I think you can do is get like one of these:
http://www.thatscoolwire.com/store/item.asp?Category=168&SubCategoryID=107&GroupID=&SKU=1%2E5v%2D10%2D150cm
and instead of using a triple-A battery, you can just wire it up to your USB power. And just stick it like under the palm rest. Does it seem plausible?

Zoson · « **Reply #52 on:** April 30, 2007, 01:35:00 PM »

It's possible, but would require a conversion circuit. USB is 5VDC and you need 1.5VDC for the input of that inverter. The final hurtle would be calculating the number of amps that would be required and making sure that it doesn't exceed the 500mA supported by the USB bus.

It wasn't a big issue since my keyboard is wired. It's just another wire coming out of the keyboard to power the el-wire.

Anyway, I think it needs to be repeated that I no longer endorse using ElWire or internal non LED lighting solutions. The inverters themselves are just too unreliable. The need to convert from VDC to VAC is just far too inefficient. Use LED's.

godly.asian · « **Reply #53 on:** April 30, 2007, 05:26:10 PM »

how the el wire actually work, does it pass an electric current through it, so that it lights up, and does it have to be a specific type of current?

Zoson · « **Reply #54 on:** May 04, 2007, 10:45:52 AM »

Quote from: godly.asian on April 30, 2007, 05:26:10 PM

how the el wire actually work, does it pass an electric current through it, so that it lights up, and does it have to be a specific type of current?

Google El Wire, rather than asking here. this post is not a howto or explanation thread.

godly.asian · « **Reply #55 on:** May 05, 2007, 02:09:47 PM »

Quote from: Zoson on May 04, 2007, 10:45:52 AM

Google El Wire, rather than asking here. this post is not a howto or explanation thread.

don't ya mean, this thread is not a how to or an explanation thread...It is just my asianess that has the correct the grammar..anyways..the first things I did when I saw the idea with el wire, was to google it. I found. http://www.elwire.com . but it didn't tell me exactly how it was connected, and the current being connected.

neo8222 · « **Reply #56 on:** May 15, 2007, 02:44:01 PM »

yay i finished my keyboard

Zoson · « **Reply #57 on:** May 16, 2007, 11:00:41 AM »

Looks very bright!

Loki · « **Reply #58 on:** May 17, 2007, 07:01:42 PM »

so u can put another light in ur mouse and it still work? i thought it had to have red in it.

HoffmanMyster · « **Reply #59 on:** May 17, 2007, 07:22:07 PM »

Quote from: neo8222 on May 15, 2007, 02:44:01 PM

yay i finished my keyboard

Is that a sheet of plexi stuck on there? If so, that a very interesting idea...

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Author Topic: Modding KeyBoard (Read 22050 times)

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