Optimus Tactus Touchscreen Keyboard Concept
Art Lebedev, creator of the long awaited and highly anticipated OLED keyboard, has just posted a mock up of the Optimus Tactus keyboard concept. A Transformer of sorts, the design consists of a large touchscreen panel that would allow users / software to create keys and other interfaces in any shape or pattern. This forward-thinking use of touch technology would also allow multimedia to be displayed directly within the input interface! Imagine an intuitive keyboard with the ablity to change form in real-time, accept several input methods simultaneously and display high-resolution multimedia. Amazing, no? Since the technology needed to manufacture the Optimus Tactus already exists, there is really nothing stopping Art Lebedev from making it happen; or is there? The end user price for such a device would likely be more than many computers cost these days, but that actually might not be such a barrier. Think of the hardware that this beauty could potentially replace: keyboard, mouse, monitor (second display or even primary), tablet interface, digital pen, etc. Throw integrated Bluetooth and a simple pair of speakers into the mix and you’ve got an amazing local network PMP and an internet tablet as well. With the right marketing and a good amount of buzz there is a good chance that the Optimus Tactus could find quite a niche in the digital artist / tech-savvy communities. There is of course, just one thing. There had better be something "tactile" about the Tactus or we’re going to have a real problem about that name!
[Via Ubergizmo]
On Dec 29, 2007 @ 3:16 pm, argonnj Said:
Finally a control panel like that on the Enterprise D!
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On Dec 29, 2007 @ 7:07 pm, pheer6224 Said:
I was thinking exactly that!
I hope it allows for modification of the layout.
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On Dec 29, 2007 @ 11:40 pm, bluehorseshoe Said:
Saw this on engadget yesterday. Where’s the juicy inside info on the next cell releases?
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On Dec 30, 2007 @ 12:06 am, Harry Said:
nice idea, but the keyboard is only half of it. The operating system needs to be updated to take advantage of such an input device.
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On Dec 30, 2007 @ 4:37 pm, JC Said:
I hope that it’s multitouch. Or else typing capital letters, for example, would be really awkward.
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On Jan 2, 2008 @ 11:14 am, who knows me Said:
They have these at the Taco Bell drive up window
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On Mar 9, 2008 @ 11:21 am, Mark Said:
The Phraze-It Keyboard is the easiest for typing with your fingers on the touch screen of handheld devices. You don’t even need a laptop.
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