tema ([info]tema) wrote in [info]optimus_project,
@ 2006-12-20 21:22:00
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Optimus-103 Functional News
Here's the list of some Optimus-103 specs.

'Dependent' features

1. Indication changes when:
- keyboard layout changes
- CapsLock is pressed (only letters change)
- app gets active
- app's mode get changed (i.e. text/drawing modes in Photoshop)
- one or several modifier keys (Ctrl, Alt, Shift, Command) are pressed

2. Keys' state changes when:
- certain ambient light conditions or specified time of the day occur
- certain computer state (sleep, on, off etc.) occurs

Brightness fades to dark when keyboard is switched off. 'Starry night' screensaver for keys.

'Independent' features:
3. Optimus mini three-like plug-ins
4. Games (Fifteens, etc.)
5. Touch-typing tutor (turns off the letters user learned)
6. Opening apps and switching between them

User settings:
- auto brightness, software-controlled (manual) brightness
- several font styles for indication (colored letters, outlined letters)
- label position (right/left, top/bottom of displays)
- several layout showing at one time (i.e. Roman and Cyrillic letters for those who can't live without seeing both simultaneously; or Roman letters together with Photoshop instruments for those who don't want to forget mnemonics)
- layouts for a certain key or block of keys
- sequence programming for any key within a certain layout
- creating own layouts



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[info]cdb273
2006-12-20 07:14 pm UTC (link)
Screen savers for a keyboard? Exciting.

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[info]floatingpoints
2006-12-20 07:15 pm UTC (link)
This sounds really good.  I am once again excited for the project!

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[info]wtfunkymonkey
2006-12-20 07:41 pm UTC (link)
a great asset to keyboards! A++ would type again!

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[info]qik
2006-12-20 08:10 pm UTC (link)
cool. so interesting.

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[info]speckledlemon
2006-12-20 09:12 pm UTC (link)
Hot damn.

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[info]tithonium
2006-12-20 09:22 pm UTC (link)
Any chance that touch-typing tutor could be built to work with any arbitrary key layout? Slowly developing a new keyboard layout specific to my personal usage is why I've been lusting after this keyboard since I first heard about it.

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[info]sockatume
2006-12-20 10:49 pm UTC (link)
A keyboard with a screensaver! This project just passed from the absurd to the truly sublime.

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[info]russianswinga
2006-12-21 12:36 am UTC (link)
It's not the hardware that will make the keyboard superb, it's the software. From what I see, the software package that will be rolled out with this will be top-notch. Way to go, Tema!

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[info]garbagedonkey
2006-12-21 01:09 am UTC (link)
When I first mentioned this keyboard to a friend, one of the first things that came up was if it would be able to support a screen saver, or animation. It's great to see that it's already been taken care of :D

It would truly be awesome to have a nice little "show" going on your keyboard, while you were away, or trying to show off at a LANwar :P

Also being able to make the back lighting for keys different colors would be ultimate pwnage #1

Keep up the good work Mr.Pirate Tema

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(Anonymous)
2006-12-21 06:43 am UTC (link)
Seems very good !

Can you develop a layer manager ? For example, if I want to create a special layout for Quake and if a friend wants the same layout, I send to him and he can load the layout.

Piotr

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[info]vitaly80
2006-12-21 09:16 am UTC (link)
Thanks, about this I'd asked early, in Russian. Now I understand, that comments in Russian have been deleted.

Another question. Does exist program-like Optimus prototype?

Спасибо, как раз об этом я спрашивал ранее, по-русски. Теперь я прочитал в инфе, что комментарии только на русском языке будут удаляться.

Еще вопрос. Существует ли программный прототип клавиатуры Оптимус?

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WOW sexy !!
(Anonymous)
2006-12-21 10:20 am UTC (link)
so finaly it will be oLED color keyboard ?? cool !!!! great news !!!

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GyRo567 (that's my name...)
(Anonymous)
2006-12-21 05:47 pm UTC (link)
I think I can answer the question "Where is your God now?" right about now...

I especially like the ability to create your own (hopefully 100% customizable down to the pixel with an editor of some sort) layouts & I've always loved the idea of a keyboard screensaver.

One thing I'm wondering about though:
Lately (past several months) I haven't ever used my NumPad at all, as I've just gotten too efficient with the keyboard's numbers for it to be of any real use. Will we have a feature to, say, have a 3rd function to cycle through with the NumLock key to get 17 glorious free-function keys like the 10 that used to exist? >_>

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Re: GyRo567 (that's my name...)
[info]vitaly80
2006-12-23 08:11 am UTC (link)
and at any key we can define oneself display: tv-tuner, web-cam, winamp-like-visualization, watches, movie-clip etc. It's realy cool! But there is one question: will allow reception capacity USB-cable to display all this?

А на каждую кнопочку будет отображаться что-то свое: тв-тюнер, веб-камера, визуализация а-ля-винамп, часы, клип и другие не менее полезные плюшки. Это будет действительно здорово. Только есть один маленький вопросик: справится ли USB-кабель с таким потоком данных?

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Awesome!
(Anonymous)
2006-12-26 07:34 am UTC (link)
This project is getting interesting again! Can't wait to get 133 though...
It would be cool if every single key is programmable so for example countries with different keyboard settings can just simply change the buttons and as well, as mentioned here above for the ones who does not use certain keys and want to use them for something else!

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[info]jol
2007-02-03 01:17 am UTC (link)
5. sounds like a great innovative idea! (apart from all other great innovative ideas)

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