copperco2 24 Report post Posted September 4, 2007 (edited) Every key of the Optimus Maximus keyboard is a stand-alone display showing the function it is currently associated with. Optimus is equally good for any keyboard layouts—Cyrillic, Ancient Greek, Georgian, Arabic, Quenya, hiragana—and so on to infinity: notes, numerals, special symbols, HTML codes, math functions, images etc. System requirements PC with installed OS Windows XP or Vista, with a USB 1.1 (or better 2.0) port; Mac OS X 10.4.8 or higher. At least 20 MB of free space on hard drive. At least 256 MB of RAM. http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/ Optimus mini three Optimus has released a smaller, three key version, of their keyboard named Optimus mini three. Each of the keys is larger than a standard key. The mini three can be adjusted, through the configuration software, to either a horizontal or vertical orientation. Initial reviews have been mixed. The keyboard functions as advertised, but it has been criticized for inordinately high CPU usage, slow response time, and buggy configuration software.[1] [edit] Production schedule The Art. Lebedev Studio is accepting limited pre-orders since May 20, 2007. Production schedule: * Beginning of December 2007—200 keyboards * End of December 2007—200 keyboards * January 2008—400 keyboards [edit] Pricing The current price is listed as USD1564.37 (€1256.86) (£788.25). Similar keyboards A keyboard with similar functions, called the 205PRO, features 20×20 pixel monochrome LCD function keys is manufactured by United Keys.[2] The patent for this "Display Keyboard" (U.S. Patent 5,818,361 ) is held by inventor Elkin Acevedo.[3] However, the first programmable LCD keyboard [4] was developed in the mid-1980s in Germany. This keyboard, sold under the LCBoard name in the U.S. until 1999, contained many of the features of the Optimus keyboard including graphic icons on each keyboard key, macro programming, context sensitive and application dependent switching between functions. this info available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_Keyboard Edited September 4, 2007 by copperco2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
