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Optimus Three Finally Shipping! Can it be true?
RayB:
Repeat after me:
RUSSIAN SCAM!!
They have been taking pre-orders for that thing and the bigger keyboard for a couple YEARS now. And they keep moving their ship date every two months.
Then every few months some respected news website or magazine gets suckered into covering the thing (why I don't know, since everyone's heard of it by now) which keeps the scam alive.
Just sit back and watch the site every month. That shipping date keeps changing.
Here's an older thread about it: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=50658.0
edge:
Just to keep the flame burning...
ThinkGeek actually received a pre-production Optimus 3. You can read about here:
http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/keyboard/optimus-mini-three-keyboard-first-unboxing-hands-all-over-194928.php
Dreamwriter:
While a full keyboard would be cool, that wouldn't be useful for us at all. However, this three-button device seems perfect for home arcade machines. For example, on the front end the buttons could be start game, up one letter, down one letter or something, then in MAME they could change to Exit Game, Options, Insert Coin. The ability to have three buttons that change their appearance when they change their functions would rock. $100 is a bit steep, true, but that would be cool.
Dudeman:
So, has anyone tried one of these out?
javeryh:
Cost aside, what would you guys use this for on an arcade cabinet?