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Reminds me a bit of this really cool project I saw the other day: https://there.oughta.be/a/macro-keyboard https://there.oughta.be/a/macro-keyboard Difference

Reminds me a bit of this really cool project I saw the other day: https://there.oughta.be/a/macro-keyboard https://there.oughta.be/a/macro-keyboard Difference is one is generic for typing anything, and the link there is purpose-built on a per-application basis, but the idea of having a small amount of keys for a precise job is very interesting. (Side note, anyone remember the Optimus Maximus, where each key was an LED screen? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_Maximus_keyboard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_Maximus_keyboard)

StavrosK 6y ago
> Reminds me a bit of this really cool project I saw the other day: https://there.oughta.be/a/macro-keyboard https://there.oughta.be/a/macro-keyboard I'm in love with this, I have to build it. Thanks for the recommendation! > (Side note, anyone remember the Optimus Maximus, where each key was an LED screen? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_Maximus_keyboard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_Maximus_keyboard) Yeah, what happened with that? IIRC it never materialized.
- WesolyKubeczek 6y ago
  It existed and was too fucking expensive for what it did and how it worked even in the terms of mechanical keyboard connoisseurs. (It was mechanical, but to cut some costs they used the worst Cherry switches they could lay their hands on.) Still, it could be praised as a proof of concept that such things were doable. I hear there's a kickstarter on a keyboard with Eink screens, which is reportedly not as hideous. The Lebedev studio also produced an Optimus Mini Six macro pad which was more useful and lived a bit longer after the Maximus bit the dust.
  - StavrosK 6y ago
    I can't really blame Lebedev for that, given how expensive EInk displays are, due to the patent/monopoly situation.
    - robinsoh 6y ago
      > due to the patent/monopoly situation That's factually wrong. Debunked many times on HN and yet still repeated.
      - StavrosK 6y ago
        I haven't seen any refutation, do you have any references?
        robinsoh 6y ago
        Read my comment history. Also, please try to be respectful in future on HN. If you make an unproven unsubstantiated claim, and someone says you're mistaken, ask yourself for your own references first.
  - leovander 6y ago
    Was that a precursor to let's say the Elgato Streamdeck[0]? Or did displays in keys already exist before the Maximus? [0] https://www.elgato.com/themes/custom/smalcode/image/products/stream-deck-xl/hero-panel/stream-deck-xl.png https://www.elgato.com/themes/custom/smalcode/image/products...
- michaelt 6y ago
  If you like keys being screens, https://www.elgato.com/en/stream-deck https://www.elgato.com/en/stream-deck is available right now.
  - StavrosK 6y ago
    They seem nifty in principle, but in practice I know I'd never look at them...
jjp 6y ago
Is this (mostly) available in something like a Stream Deck - https://www.elgato.com/en/stream-deck https://www.elgato.com/en/stream-deck
- ljoshua 6y ago
  That's a slick implementation, very nice.
nemo1618 6y ago
Oh I vividly remember watching a guy eat the world's largest Cheeto over the world's most expensive keyboard: https://vimeo.com/4294567 https://vimeo.com/4294567
- fudged71 6y ago
  Dear god
nicoty 6y ago
It reminds me of https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BGGOn-H7s3Q https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BGGOn-H7s3Q

StavrosK 6y ago

> Reminds me a bit of this really cool project I saw the other day: https://there.oughta.be/a/macro-keyboard https://there.oughta.be/a/macro-keyboard I'm in love with this, I have to build it. Thanks for the recommendation! > (Side note, anyone remember the Optimus Maximus, where each key was an LED screen? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_Maximus_keyboard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_Maximus_keyboard) Yeah, what happened with that? IIRC it never materialized.

WesolyKubeczek 6y ago
It existed and was too fucking expensive for what it did and how it worked even in the terms of mechanical keyboard connoisseurs. (It was mechanical, but to cut some costs they used the worst Cherry switches they could lay their hands on.) Still, it could be praised as a proof of concept that such things were doable. I hear there's a kickstarter on a keyboard with Eink screens, which is reportedly not as hideous. The Lebedev studio also produced an Optimus Mini Six macro pad which was more useful and lived a bit longer after the Maximus bit the dust.
- StavrosK 6y ago
  I can't really blame Lebedev for that, given how expensive EInk displays are, due to the patent/monopoly situation.
  - robinsoh 6y ago
    > due to the patent/monopoly situation That's factually wrong. Debunked many times on HN and yet still repeated.
    - StavrosK 6y ago
      I haven't seen any refutation, do you have any references?
      - robinsoh 6y ago
        Read my comment history. Also, please try to be respectful in future on HN. If you make an unproven unsubstantiated claim, and someone says you're mistaken, ask yourself for your own references first.
- leovander 6y ago
  Was that a precursor to let's say the Elgato Streamdeck[0]? Or did displays in keys already exist before the Maximus? [0] https://www.elgato.com/themes/custom/smalcode/image/products/stream-deck-xl/hero-panel/stream-deck-xl.png https://www.elgato.com/themes/custom/smalcode/image/products...
michaelt 6y ago
If you like keys being screens, https://www.elgato.com/en/stream-deck https://www.elgato.com/en/stream-deck is available right now.
- StavrosK 6y ago
  They seem nifty in principle, but in practice I know I'd never look at them...

jjp 6y ago

Is this (mostly) available in something like a Stream Deck - https://www.elgato.com/en/stream-deck https://www.elgato.com/en/stream-deck

ljoshua 6y ago
That's a slick implementation, very nice.

nemo1618 6y ago

Oh I vividly remember watching a guy eat the world's largest Cheeto over the world's most expensive keyboard: https://vimeo.com/4294567 https://vimeo.com/4294567

fudged71 6y ago
Dear god

nicoty 6y ago

It reminds me of https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BGGOn-H7s3Q https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BGGOn-H7s3Q