A cool keyboard ? Maybe not.

So everyone seems to be talking about the Optimus Maximus Keyboard. Yes, its the one where the keytops change their display and you can customise the key's etc. Wow sounds good. Except it seems that someone missed the memo : Most people who use keyboards regularly dont actually look at the keyboard when they are doing stuff - they know where the keys are instinctively. I mean if you are going to spend a few hours per day, five or six days per week on the same device - how long will it be before you dont need to look at the keyboard ? Cant be long. I cant even remember when I had to look at the keyboard to find stuff on it. And this is me, who changes keyboards a _lot_. And I mean a lot. Like 3 different keyboards a year is my average ( just come over and look at the keyboard graveyard in the back of my machine room ).

Pretty much everytime I change the keyboard, I try and look for a new layout - that along with the laptop keyboards ( I have different layouts and styles there too ), is a good mix I think.

Anyway, if you really want to - check out the video posted at http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/02/26/video_the_worlds_coolest_keybo.html about the Optimus Maximus. The coolest keyboard around, that is of no use and doesnt even look all that great really.

- KB