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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 I'm in l

> 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...

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...