Optimus Mini Three is starting to get some traction in the market with reviews coming out gradually. For those of you not familiar with Optimus or its revolutionary Mini Three, click here to get all the information.

According to the review, the hardware and concept are both great, but unfortunately, Optimus goes boom when it comes to software, which is a critical part of the Mini Three.

The author notes:

“This software is unstable, feature poor, buggy, and even had incidents where the translations to English weren't complete. There is light a the end of the tunnel: The manufacturer will likely release their own upgrades to the software AND they have downloadable SDKs for both button layouts and device interaction.”

I don’t know why companies can’t get their products working decently (nobody asked them to be perfect on the first try), especially when the product is so expensive and can literally change the way we perceive peripherals.

If you must have this keypad, be prepared to shell out $160 for the unit and hope you are patient enough to workaround the buggy application. For the rest of us, let’s wait and see where Optimus goes before investing in a next-generation product.

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