The keyboard, which was created by Russian design studio Art. Lebedev, has tiny 48-by-48-pixel, 65,536-color OLED displays on the top of the individual motionless keys. Use an included utility to program what each key will display.
You can use multiple "layouts" -- for example, keys with an appearance and function optimized for specific PC games or applications or any given language. Click here for a demo.
You can purchase different versions of the keyboard with any varying number of keys activated -- 1, 10, 47 or all of them. The Optimus Maximus works with Windows or Mac OS.
Art. Lebedev Studio retail price: $462 - $1,564 (depending on configuration)
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=printArticleBasic&articleId=9071519)
10 Comments
Farhad2000says...Ridiculously expensive. But I do want.
finch451says...I can honestly say that I'd waited MONTHS after the announced production of this keyboard for it to be released. I can't believe it finally is!
I also can't believe I'll never be able to afford one...
dgandhisays...I must object. An Happy Hacking Keyboard laidout Dvorak is the most awesome geeky keyboard, this one is perhaps the most flashy. Does it even have a Linux driver?
Most people who buy this will be CEO's who can't code or touch type, seems kinda faux-geek.
legacy0100says...I read the title incorrectly the first time and for the longest time I was wondering to myself what this had to do with Optimus Prime.
antsays...I read reviews and they say it is slow response and stuff.
videosiftbannedmesays...I can totally see getting one of these for running complex apps like Maya, AutoCAD or TIE Fighter: Collector's Edition...
MarineGunrocksays...I thought it was called simply "Optimus"?
Arsenault185says...^Nope. Optimus Maximus.
ReverendTedsays...*length=1:46
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