# A solution in search of a problem...

- Site: Analog Industries
- Author: Chris Randall
- Date: 2006-07-03
- URL: https://analogindustries.com/2006/07/a-solution-in-search-of-a-problem/

You might remember the Optimus keyboard (yeah, the one with a little OLED screen in each key) making the rounds a few months ago. Well, Art.Lebedev has actually brought a similar product to market, even though the Optimus is still a few months off. The [Optimus Mini 3](http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus-mini/) is a baby version of the Optimus, with three screen/keys instead of 101.

I can actually think of several musical uses for this, truth be told. Well, onel, anyways: a wired remote for Nuendo. It'd be handy to have a stop/play/record remote. It isn't that expensive; you can pre-order it for $120 or so, and it is available in black or silver.

## Comments (2)

**penzoil washington** (2006-07-03):

do ya really need animated rewind/stop/play buttons?
i assume nuendo can assign these commands to a keypad...
http://www.shentech.com/211856sn.html

**Chris Randall** (2006-07-03):

No, I really need animated rewind/stop/play buttons.

-CR