Some great news for people who have been waiting on the Optimus keyboard from Art Lebedev. No, it’s not out yet, but it’s really great news for people who don’t want to spend $500+ on the keyboard. The keyboard will have user-changeable keys, which means that there could be several models of it. Some less expensive than other.
So basically a “starter model”, could merely have the F-keys as OLED displays, the next model could have the full QWERTY layout as OLEDs, and finally the “full model” could have all 103 OLED keys as in the original concept renders. Another thing to note is that there can be three different types of keys on the keyboard. Standard plastic, backlit single-function and OLED keys.
And finally, Art Lebedev plans to sell the keys separately as well, so you can basically order three or five OLED keys if you want, and when they arrive, you can replace your standard plastic keys on the keyboard with the brand new OLED keys. Quite cool if you ask me.