Optimus Maximus in minimus sub-$1000 configurations

The $1,564, 113-key Optimus Maximus is priced way, way beyond most people's budget for a keyboard. But man, you still ache for those programmable OLED keys. Now's your chance. Starting February 20th, 2008, Art Lebedev comes true to his word with new 1, 10, and 47 programmable OLED key configurations for $462, $599, $999, respectively. How (almost) practical.

[Thanks, James]

[Mile Posted Nov 28th 2007 6:45AM]

That's the beauty - it's programmable - do whatever you want with it!

Say you're in a situation where you're not using the space bar - it's just taking up all that space! Change it out!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 28th 2007 6:01AM]

I liked the prototype (apart from the price ofc), because the screens filled out the whole key, this finished product only has a small LCD with a big black frame in the keys,,, logitech, make it better.. ally with sony & alienware and make OLED laptop keys like this and an G15 v3 for the desktops :]

I want a spacebar i can watch movies on O.o

[Jesse S Posted Nov 28th 2007 6:18AM]

Besides the ridiculous price, the only thing I don't like about this board is that it's unergronomic. It is bad to have your keyboard sloping down to you. It's ok to have the keyboard flat, but the best position is to have the front raised, sloping down and away from you.

The fact that you can't make this keyboard flat, is dumb.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 29th 2007 2:46AM]

I'm sticking with my Apple Aluminum keyboard. It doesn't have a pron button, but then again, it's almost flat, elegant, has the nifty Caps Lock feature, a USB port, I can connect it to my PC AND I can get Christmas presents for everyone :-)

[Jesse S Posted Nov 28th 2007 12:29PM]

The Apple keyboard is probably one of the least ergronomic keyboard ever concieved...

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 28th 2007 10:54PM]

did you just call caps lock nifty, or am i missing something about this? Have apple keyboards traditionally not come with a caps lock key? or did they nix the thing and call that "the new caps lock keyythe new caps lock feature."

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 28th 2007 9:40AM]

Will it blend?

[cjshrader Posted Nov 29th 2007 12:04PM]

It always blends

[TheCow5 Posted Nov 28th 2007 10:08AM]

I will say this time next year if not before, this will be selling for 99$ or less

[boriquajake Posted Nov 28th 2007 10:19AM]

So, let me get this straight, you can actually buy these things now? Seriously, I thought this was going to eventually ship with a free copy of Duke Nukem forever.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 28th 2007 11:47AM]

If I had a time machine, I would skip ahead to the day that Art Lebedev goes bankrupt because of this horrible keyboard that no one will buy. That will be a great day.

Until then, STOP REPORTING ON EVERY TIME THE ART LEBEDEV TEAM TAKES A CRAP

[mongooseblarg Posted Nov 28th 2007 12:29PM]

I mean I guess if you had some desire to watch porn on your keyboard..

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 28th 2007 4:53PM]

Ah yes, the programmable space bar for the true minimalist customizer...and those that want to throw their money in a hole.

[hatboysam Posted Nov 28th 2007 11:28PM]

Okay so lets do some thinking here
I can type this comment from my 400 dollar Eee PC
Or I can add an extra hundred dollars to that, get a keyboard with a shiny space bar, and spend the rest of my time thinking of ways to justify my purchase

Tough decision

[jmcloughlin Posted Nov 30th 2007 11:49AM]

No it won't fucking blend. But it'll steal your car and do horrible things to kittens. And it also spits in your orange juice.