Considered to be vaporware since it’s conception, the Art. Lebedev Studio Optimus Maximus Keyboard is the only keyboard for the rich and famous. Similar in function to the Optimus Mini Three, every key of the Optimus Maximus is a stand-alone 48×48 pixel OLED display which displays the functionality that key provides.
This would be great for gaming, Photoshop, AutoCAD, or just used as a program launcher for either Max of Windows. This is one expense you might want to let the company write off, though, with the price tag shining bright at $1490. That is, if you can get one… the release date was March 15, 2007 and they’re still accepting pre-orders. It’s a shame that this one will probably remain vaporware and never reach the market at an acceptable price, not allowing anyone to program in 104 ANY keys.
4 responses so far ↓
1 AnonymousFrom??? // Aug 12, 2007 at 6:47 am
>the release date was March 15, 2007
You are wrong. March 15, 2007 was only date of start of accepting pre-orders.
2 Dan // Aug 12, 2007 at 10:56 am
I stand corrected, I must have misunderstood the comment ‘Release date: 15.03.2007′ on the website.
3 Basil // Aug 26, 2007 at 10:23 am
Dan, Art. Lebedev is not a production company, it’s a design studio.
So 15.03 is the date when the design project (including engineering and all pre-production developement, process of prepairing for production) has been fully finished.
The production is being done by side companies but under Art. Lebedev brand. As the guys from the studio know what they are doing, they started taking preorders at the very moment ALL questions about production had been answered.
4 Basil // Aug 26, 2007 at 10:27 am
Please notice that the release date for Upravlator which is awaited sometime in 2008 is 20.10.2006.
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