The Keyboard of Emperors

[Azselendor]

http://www.cvtinc.com/products/keyboards/stellar.htm

I thought people might get a kick out of this, 116 programmable key keyboard, solid steel construction, and comes with a key puller!

only $189 usd

[Combat Wombat]

Heh I am happy with my IBM one I found in a junk pile with a full set of media and MS Office keys and a built in USB hub

[Kana]

This is the Keyboard of Emperors...

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

Every key of the Optimus keyboard is a stand-alone display showing exactly what it is controlling at this very moment.

[Combat Wombat]

Yeah those oled keyboards are sweet but they cost oh so much

[AngleWyrm]

It's a nice set of concept art, and they've got "patent pending" all over it. But they don't seem to have any for sale.

When wheel-mice were first advertised in magazines, there weren't any. It was a market test: "Do you guys want this?" A valid question, and the answer was a resounding yes. Today nearly everyone has one.

I wish them success in their endeavor, but it looks like we may have to wait for some little company to struggle with a big job.

That's right, I said it: Little guys suck.

[Jarena]

Kana: I've been drooling over the Optimus for some time now. It is extremely tremendous.

AngleWyrm: Have faith, haha. Wait for the end of 2006 at least.

[pujal]

That's right, I said it: Little guys suck.

MM isn't some grand company, not by a long shot, so not ALL the little guys suck.

[Azselendor]

Optima is a nice keyboard, but it's not solid steel

You just can't break a solid steel keyboard. But on the other hand, the Optima looks like I could customize the hell out of it.

[geoschmo]

Yeah someday we'll tell our grandkids, "In my day our keyboards came with Pre-printed letters on them. Can you you believe that? Pre-printed!"

And someday they'll tell their kids, "In my day, we used these things called keyboards..."