Preorder Art. Lebedev Optimus Maximus Keyboard
Three days ago, I posted about the imminent release of the Optimus Maximus Keyboard by the russian design studio Art. Lebedev. Now, the countdown on their website finally reached zero and we get to see the details of the 1500$ keyboard:
- Keyboard Dimensions: 53.7cm x 17.3cm x 3.8cm
- Key Dimensions: 2.02cm x 2.02cm
- Visible OLED area: 1.01cm
- Resolution of each key: 48px x 48px
- Frame Rate: min. 10 frames per second
- Color: 65536
- Viewing Angle: 160°
- Connection: USB2.0
- OS: Windows XP / Vista, Mac OS X 10.4.8 or higher
To enhance the life of the OLED displays and the ribbon cables used to control them, Art Lebedev Studios decided to make every button a module consisting of a chip, the OLED display and a moving, transparent cap. Since only the plastic cap is moving, the displays have a much higher lifespan.
Preorders can be placed now. The price is US$ 1564 or approximately € 1257.
Tags: keyboard, maximus, optimus, patent, review, russia, usability
It certainly is pretty - hopefully its feel is as nice as its look