Now tell me this doesn't have potential for modding! (Optimus mini-three)

[Starbuck3733T]

Woot!
http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/14/the-optimus-mini-three/

3 OLED keys. Still not for sale yet. I can so see modding one of these into my case, or desk, and I pray to god I can get good program support for displaying stuff on them (samurize would be a good start, maybe.)

[Mr.stubbs]

Man that looks pretty sweet, yeah slot that into a whole in ya desk and that would look great with maybe a bit of clear plexi over it.

[GigantoR]

I hope you mean like a hinged cover or something, because wouldn't covering it in plexi defeat the purpose of having it? :D

[Mr.stubbs]

yeah on a hinge, so you could cover it up to work over it, writting a letter etc (letter:wacko: )

[Starbuck3733T]

Hey...

According to the circuit board silkscreen on this page it looks like the keys can be seperated from the board. Now I can see making these touch sensitive and embedding them at strategic locations w\in the chassis... WOOT.

http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus-mini/project/

[lbreevesii]

oo i hadn't even thought about modding one of those. rather expensive toy, 100 bux intro price, then its going to go up(wtf mate?)

oo nice find starbuck. That does open up some possibilities.

[Psykotik]

Hey...

According to the circuit board silkscreen on this page it looks like the keys can be seperated from the board. Now I can see making these touch sensitive and embedding them at strategic locations w\in the chassis... WOOT.

http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus-mini/project/

If you figure out how, I might just be persuaded to buy a few of them.........

[Starbuck3733T]

I'm tempted to email them and ask for a beta...

[conan257]

$100 each... $33.33 a key... now that is frickin expensive....

If i could run it as Power, Reset buttons that change into Usage/temp displays then maybe... But I think they might be too small to be usuable... better to use a small tft.

[Reitau]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/reitau/optimus.jpg
I WANT ONE


NOW


EMAILING THEM NOW

WANT ONE

WANT ONE

WANT ONE

[Starbuck3733T]

yeah man, wait till you see what happens if i get my fingers on them :)

[Nexxo]

Hmmm... I am visualising one built into the bezel of Metaversa 2... :D

[Starbuck3733T]

Just one?!?!

The easy path that they've given us making the OLED screens detach from the main controller board.... I hope it's as easy as the outline makes it out to be. I also hope that there software is expandable, meaning all the plugins have to do is output a bitmap (either via file or via an API) and it'll display them.

[Reitau]

.... still wetting self over this....

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/reitau/prototype.jpg

I cant wait! If the API / SDK / Software Supplied is open in any kind of way I will make a VB program to allow me to do anything.

Im with Star on the dismantling, I already did something similar with a PS2 controller adapter, using the base board and mounting it in the case to allow me to use it. Imagine having it as a system monitor (as in my previous post) with a 5 1/4 bay mount.... slurp .... sorry cant stop salivating at the thought...

Quick job in Sketchup...
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/reitau/5.jpg

[Tattoo]

i'd prolly mod it onto the top of my case. instant ctrl+alt+del right there. lol

[Marquee]

I want one too. But what I would do is make the same shape shell of the case and make it so I can clamp it into a drive bay and when I want detach it and put it right next to my keyboard.