fazaal24
12-14-2006, 05:28 PM
For the fans of the Optimus Keyboard it is not shocking to see a keyboard that has editable images on the keys that change with the software being used, but to people unfamiliar with the device it can be a good shocking experience. To get that effect to last longer I present you the Optimus mini 3, it is like a twin brother of the keyboard but like the name suggests, it’s only a mini with three keys.
There are plenty of features you can create with the 3 keys, besides being able to assign an image (animated or not) to each key, you can still do the following:
start a program, instead of going to “Start -> All Programs” you can just press the key and get the software running
Set it as a keyboard combination – the people that copy/paste a lot would love to use this as it saves time and work, instead of always having to type “Control + c” and “Control + v”, they would just need to press 1 key at a time. Besides the copy and paste example there must be other good examples, like the shortcut keys at Photoshop or something similar
Visualize the system status – it displays a graphic of the CPU Usage
Display the webcam image
Control software like IE, Word, Windows Media Player, Outlooks Express and more
Display the time and weatherThe Optimus mini uses small OLED screens to show off those images, each square screen measures 20mm x 20mm and has a resolution of 96 x 96 pixels. These Optimus devices (mini + keyboard) create a good duo, right? The mini only costs $233 (http://www.boysstuff.co.uk/product.asp?id=13731&random=784649075&cid=29&scid=)!
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There are plenty of features you can create with the 3 keys, besides being able to assign an image (animated or not) to each key, you can still do the following:
start a program, instead of going to “Start -> All Programs” you can just press the key and get the software running
Set it as a keyboard combination – the people that copy/paste a lot would love to use this as it saves time and work, instead of always having to type “Control + c” and “Control + v”, they would just need to press 1 key at a time. Besides the copy and paste example there must be other good examples, like the shortcut keys at Photoshop or something similar
Visualize the system status – it displays a graphic of the CPU Usage
Display the webcam image
Control software like IE, Word, Windows Media Player, Outlooks Express and more
Display the time and weatherThe Optimus mini uses small OLED screens to show off those images, each square screen measures 20mm x 20mm and has a resolution of 96 x 96 pixels. These Optimus devices (mini + keyboard) create a good duo, right? The mini only costs $233 (http://www.boysstuff.co.uk/product.asp?id=13731&random=784649075&cid=29&scid=)!
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