Art Lebedev Optimus Maximus OLED Keyboard In Stock at ThinkGeek [Uber Expensive Keyboard]

Those of you who have money to burn or who would happily re-mortgage their house in order to gain one of Art Lebedev’s much hyped Optimus Maximus OLED Keyboards may be interested to know that the Optimus Maximus is now listed as in stock, and immediately available (to US residents only) at ThinkGeek.

Yours for a mere $1589.99, the version of the Optimus Maximus on offer is detailed as being the full 113 OLED key variant (as opposed to the cheaper version you can add supplemental OLED keys to as and when you can afford them, thus building up to the 133 OLED key fully fledged McCoy).

ThinkGeek List the Art Lebedev Optimus Maximus OLED Keyboard’s features as follows:

• Revolutionary Keyboard Features a tiny OLED screen on each key. 113 screens total.
• Each key can be individually programmed to perform a series of functions, open an application or run an Applescript (Mac only)
• Various System Monitor functions can dynamically display on a key including CPU usage, CPU temperature, Network Speed, and Memory Usage
• Play a GIF animation or Quicktime movie on a Key
• Paint images across all keys at once in your image editor of choice
• Key sets can be linked to an application, so whenever you open that app the appropriate keys come up
• Powerful layer function allows you to combine existing key sets in different ways
• Use any language with the appropriate key images including Cyrillic, Ancient Greek, Georgian, Arabic, Quenya, and Hiragana.
• Display notes, numerals, special symbols, HTML codes, math functions or any other special symbol.
• Any key (or to be exact, a unit consisting of a cap, a microchip and a display) can be easily removed by hands to be cleaned or replaced
• Built in USB hub
• SD Card Slot for Storing keyboard Settings

What they don’t add, however, is that those that are lucky enough to own this goliath of a keyboard have universally reported that it’s not especially comfortable to type on in anything other than a merely cursory fashion on account, not least, of the somewhat large key size. But, for those who are not worried about their WPM count, and who have a particular penchant for anything with a multitude of lights, the Optimus Maximus, not withstanding its colossal price tag, is an extremely desirable piece of kit.

ThinkGeek