Art Lebedev Optimus Maximus OLED Keyboard Now Shipping Pre-Ordered Units

Art Lebedav Optimus Maximus OLED Keyboard

Following a series of highly publicised delays and having sustained a level of hype that even the likes of Apple must surly be envious of, Art Lebedev’s Optimus Maximus – which we first reported on as far back in early November ’06 – has finally begun shipping to customers who pre-ordered the OLED keyed device according to latest reports.

For those unfamiliar with Art Lebedev’s Optimus Maximus the keyboard features keys consisting of individual OLED displays which are capable of adapting to display functions related to software (such as Photoshop) courtesy of the Configurator software – which, incidentally, is also now available for download – and can be purchased for anything from $462 to $1560 depending on how many active OLED keys are included with passive, non-OLED keys on the cheaper models, which are due to begin shipping next month, being replaceable with active OLED keys as and when you can afford them.

Art Lebedav Optimus Maximus OLED Keyboard Detail

It’s been an extremely rocky development path for the Optimus Maximus so we look forward to the first user testimonials appearing on the net soon – assuming that, having doubtless sold several internal organs on the black market in order to afford the keyboard their new owners are still capable of mustering enough strength to report back.

Art Lebedev [via]

Related Stories on TFTS:
  • LG Optimus LTE Clears One Million Units Sold

    LG's Optimus LTE Phone Makes Some Impressive Sales Numbers, But Will This Be Enough To Keep LG As A Player In The Smartphone Market?

  • BlackBerry PlayBook Keyboard Case Now Available For Pre-Order

    The Source Lists A BlackBerry PlayBook Keyboard Case For Pre-Order, Has It Priced At $99.99 & Showing A Shipping Date Of March 23rd

  • Apple iTV Release Date Pegged for Q4 2012?

    Analyst Says Apple HDTV Parts Are Already Shipping, Apple Seen Selling 2-5 Million Units This Year

  • CES 2012: LG 55EM9600 OLED TV Gets Best of Show Award

    CES Announces Show Awards, Choosing LG OLED TV as Best of Show; Nokia Lumia 900, HP Envy 14 Spectre & Asus Memo 370T Also Get Awards

  • 12 Million New iPad Units to be Sold This Quarter?

    Analyst Says Apple Could Sell An Impressive Number of iPad 3 Units in Q1 2012, iPad 2 Numbers Not Even Included



  • 1 Comment / Add Your Response?

    1. [...] Art Lebedev have just announced that they are currently working on a wireless Optimus Mini 3 keypad based on the technology used in the manufacture of their magnificently expensive Maximus Keyboard. [...]

    We think you may also like: