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When a Russian design firm broke the news of its OLED keyboard on Thursday, July 14, geeks everywhere were tickled with delight. Rather than tradition keys that feature printed characters, each key on the Optimus keyboard contains a small OLED display that can be set to display whatever the user requires. Want to seamlessly switch between English and Chinese characters? Go from Photoshop shortcuts to Quake inputs in a flash? Art. Lebedev, the company behind the Optimus keyboard, is the biggest design firm in Russia, with work in website promotion, corporate identities, and product design. We chatted with its founder and director of development for the Optimus, Artemy Lebedev, to get some answers to everyone’s most burning questions.

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I read about this and it seems the a sweet idea. The only issue i may have is
1. Using it before your OS boots
2. The say it will cost less than a High End Cell Phone. How much is that?

Edited by MOLEXRULZ, 20 July 2005 - 11:28 AM.

[MOLEXRULZ]

I read about this and it seems the a sweet idea. The only issue i may have is
1. Using it before your OS boots
2. The say it will cost less than a High End Cell Phone. How much is that?

Edited by MOLEXRULZ, 20 July 2005 - 11:28 AM.

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"AL: I can hardly imagine it to be less than $200 to $300 (USD). Sounds like a lot for a keyboard, but most modern mobile phones cost about that.

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