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Optimus Popularis: thinner, faster & simpler than Maximus

, Jun 7th 2010 Discuss [0]

Art Lebedev Studios are slowly dripping out details on their second-generation keyboard, the Optimus Popularis, and they're certainly hitting the keywords we geeks love to hear.  The keyboard - which will have displays for keys - will be thinner, faster and simpler for less money than its Maximus predecessor, though considering that costs around $1,600 "less" is a relative term. Read The Full Story

MSI Sketch Book laptop has rotating keyboard/digitizer for artists

, Jun 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

MSI's new tablets weren't the only interesting tech on show from the company at Computex this week; they also brought along a few notebooks, including a concept model called the MSI Sketch Book that's aimed at digital artists.  It has a detachable keyboard section which, when flipped over, reveals a large touchpad digitizer which can be used for drawing or writing. Read The Full Story

Optimus Popularis resurrected; due 2011

, May 13th 2010 Discuss [0]

After months of silence, Art Lebedev Studios have poked their head above the parapet to announce that they're still working on the Optimus Popularis keyboard we last saw renders of in May 2008.  Unlike the Optimus Maximus, the Popularis won't use OLED for its display-bearing keys. Read The Full Story

Asus Eee 1215N and 1201PN info surfaces in Italy [Updated with NVIDIA comment]

, Apr 23rd 2010 Discuss [0]

I mentioned earlier this morning that rumors were surfacing that the Eee 1201PN netbook would offer next generation Ion without using Optimus tech. More information on the 1201PN and another netbook called the 1215N has surfaced in Italy. Update: According to NVIDIA, "ASUS decided to use the same motherboard without Optimus to go to market and launch Optimus later with the same design and a dual core CPU" - thanks Laura! Read The Full Story

ASUS N61JV brings NVIDIA Optimus to UK

, Apr 22nd 2010 Discuss [0]

ASUS USA may have beaten them to it when it comes to getting a NVIDIA Optimus notebook on the market, with the U30jc, but ASUS' UK arm has a 16-inch machine of their own that takes advantage of the automatic graphics switching tech.  The ASUS N61JV packs a 2.27GHz Core i5-430M CPU along with 4GB of DDR3 memory, but of course the interesting part is the dual-GPU thanks to both Intel GMA 4500MHD and NVIDIA GeForce GT 325M 1GB graphics. Read The Full Story

ASUS U30jc arrives with Optimus, Core i3 and $900 tag

, Apr 5th 2010 Discuss [0]

The ASUS U30jc was one of the more interesting models from ASUS' notebook portfolio, and the company have now taken the wraps off the 13.3-inch machine officially.  Packing an Intel Core i3 350M processor, paired with NVIDIA Optimus graphics - automatically switching between the integrated Intel GPU and the discrete GeForce GT 310M - and a battery apparently good for up to 9.5hrs of runtime, the U30jc comes in at a smudge under $900. Read The Full Story

NVIDIA drops Optimus automatic graphics switching on notebook world

, Feb 9th 2010 Discuss [0]

NVIDIA has offered its hybrid graphics system for a while now that lets the notebook user take advantage of either an integrated GPU when demands are low and battery life is the goal, or a discrete graphics processor when more GPU power is needed. The goal is to make a system that lets the user get power or battery life depending on their needs. The system so far has relied on the user to decide when to switch between graphics modes. Read The Full Story

Mozilla Phone concept blends BlackBerry with OLED keys

, Feb 5th 2009 Discuss [0]

As concepts go, here's one I'm surprised we haven't seen before.  Take a BlackBerry 7130 and give it Optimus Maximus OLED keys, which can double as shortcuts and page controls together with SureType text entry keys.  These renders are the handiwork of designer and editor Billy May, who has been working with Mozilla Labs on developing "a conceptual 'Mozilla Phone'". More images after the cut Read The Full Story

Optimus AUX to cost around $650; final pre-production proto on show

, Nov 18th 2008 Discuss [0]

Art Lebedev Studios have released an image of what they're calling the "final pre-production prototype" of the Optimus AUX, which presumably means that commercial versions of the 15-key OLED 'board will look this way.  They've also, finally, given an indication of price: around $650. Read The Full Story

Optimus Aux prototype breaks cover

, Nov 5th 2008 Discuss [0]

Optimus have released photos of the newly assembled Aux prototype, the fifteen-key accessory that will use the same OLED technology as its Maximus full-QWERTY sibling.  While it's arguably straightforward to produce a slick prototype and then ruin things with a shoddy production run, we have to give the Optimus guys credit here: the Aux looks great. Read The Full Story

Optimus Aux renders: size, key tweaks and port changes detailed

, Sep 19th 2008 Discuss [0]

Two Optimus posts in one day almost smacks of Maximus hype, but it's Friday and we do have some slick new renders of the recently-christened Aux.  Optimus have tweaked the design from its initial, Pultius form: gone are the odd gaps between the columns, and an extra USB port has been added to the back.  Optimus originally suggested that the USB could be used to daisy-chain multiple keypads together. Read The Full Story

Optimus Aux is new name for Pultius OLED keypad

, Sep 19th 2008 Discuss [0]

Optimus Labs' Pultius prototype - a numeric keypad using the OLED-embedded keys from the company's full-sized Maximus keyboard - will likely be released with the name Optimus Aux, according to the latest post on the company blog.  The fifteen key add-on will offer a lower-priced point of entry to people wanting customizable keys but unable to afford the full Maximus.   Read The Full Story
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