Art Lebdev Presents Optimus Pultius 15-key

btarunr · Jul 23, 2008

Art Lebedev has presented a new member of the Optimus family, Optimus Pultius. This gadget like its older full-featured cousin the Optimus Maximus, uses 15 OLED embedded keys that make them fully-programmable. The Optimus Maximus did go on sale with a price tag as much as US $1900. The Pultius can be used with the Maximus for expansion of programmable keys or a side-kick to your existing keyboard. This product launches sometime end of 2008 thru early 2009.

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Pings · Jul 23, 2008

1900 bucks! I wouldn't pay 19 dollars for that.

Mussels · Jul 23, 2008

the maximus sold for $1900, the plutius should be cheaper.

its still overpriced and does very little.

Kenshai · Jul 23, 2008

It's very neat what you can do with it, but definitely not worth the price to the average joe or really anyone for that matter.

Deleted member 24505 · Jul 23, 2008

This version will still cost 500 bucks though.Stick it up your donkey.

From_Nowhere · Jul 23, 2008

$1900 for a keyboard :shadedshu ...
$500 for a number pad :shadedshu ...

Gallatin · Jul 23, 2008

maybe is just me. 1.900$? for a useless gadget? you get a car with that money... :mad:

tkpenalty · Jul 23, 2008

In all honesty, are the "economical OLEDs" really that expensive to manufacture? I'd think the fact that its a unique product gives it an excuse to be so expensive.

flashstar · Jul 23, 2008

Gallatin said:
maybe is just me. 1.900$? for a useless gadget? you get a car with that money...

I wish that you could find a working car for $1,900. :laugh:

Deleted member 24505 · Jul 23, 2008

Dont get me wrong,if i was stinking rich i would buy one to show off,nothing more.Its just not really viable for the average joe to buy a 1900 dollar keyboard.

adrianx · Jul 23, 2008

only a retard pay 1900$ for 15 keys

Deleted member 24505 · Jul 23, 2008

This 15 key version is not 1900 dollars,the full keyboard is 1900 dollars.Who knows how much this 15 key version is going to cost.

Error 404 · Jul 23, 2008

OLED displays can be made using a modified Inkjet printer; $1900 =/= Printer + Special Ink + Manufacture of keybaord parts.
It is a complete and utter rip-off, IMO.

Gallatin · Jul 23, 2008

flashstar said:
I wish that you could find a working car for $1,900.

of course you can. i bought a bmw E36 318 for 1.500 2 years a go still running smooth.
:ohwell:

i just remember i count for euros... so is 2400 in $

Sh00t1st · Jul 23, 2008

it's such a good thing that Art Lebedev thinks we need a product that doesn't last near as long as similar devices and comes in 10's of times more expensive , and that they KNOW we'll give a paycheck or two for it. LOL someone smack them. looks neat though

DrPepper · Jul 23, 2008

If I was stinking rich and retarded I would buy the keyboard and reprogram the keys to say things like boobs and stuff

WhiteLotus · Jul 23, 2008

erm - why such a high price tag? surely making it cheaper would get more and more people interested.

DrPepper · Jul 23, 2008

WhiteLotus said:
erm - why such a high price tag? surely making it cheaper would get more and more people interested.

Its probably because it is "artistic" and thus costs more like a la carte, less costs more.

pentastar111 · Jul 23, 2008

These things are so sweet...Can't wait use them with my skull-trail, my 2000watt psu and my gold plated jewel incrusted case.... :laugh:

. Yea the tech is cool, but not $2000 worth of cool :slap:

...Definitely for the ultra-rich schmuck who'll buy anything just because it's expensive... :nutkick:

...And I thought I was being extravagant when I added the Enermax "Ceasar" to my Newegg wishlist...

NamesDontMatter · Jul 23, 2008

flashstar said:
I wish that you could find a working car for $1,900.

We bought a 500$ 93 Civic DX this year. About 900 After registration fees. 150k on it, and it gets 45MPG. TAKE THAT PRIUS!

So what I can still buy another 1000 $ in keyboards now right? (none of them staitek after my experience with the shitty ass eclipse II)

Kreij · Jul 23, 2008

The concept of these devices is very cool, but until the keyboard comes down to about the $200 range it's not going to sell in the mass market sector at all.

I am not sure why it is priced so high. Perhaps it is more expensive to make than people are assuming. Perhaps they are trying to recoup R&D costs. Who knows. But $1900 is way over the top.

Mussels · Jul 23, 2008

NamesDontMatter said:
We bought a 500$ 93 Civic DX this year. About 900 After registration fees. 150k on it, and it gets 45MPG. TAKE THAT PRIUS!

So what I can still buy another 1000 $ in keyboards now right? (none of them staitek after my experience with the shitty ass eclipse II)

what happened to your eclipse? mines been solid, although at first i had to take it apart and realign the rubber... thingo, inside.

Katanai · Jul 23, 2008

If the keys are good I could see some use in this. It would make a very good Midi controller for beat programming.

NamesDontMatter · Jul 23, 2008

Mussels said:
what happened to your eclipse? mines been solid, although at first i had to take it apart and realign the rubber... thingo, inside.

You must be thinking of somone else, thats my car. Mazda 626 1999 ES V6 MTX

Only 27 ish to the gallon though.

Mussels · Jul 23, 2008

ahahaha i saw something similar to saitek and though of the keyboard. cant help it, geek. (my keyboard is a saitek eclipse II)

you cant blame me, this thread WAS about a keyboard

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