Original thread by the Bear... but expired. So here's a update.
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The full-fledged keyboard went into production cycle about a month ago. Art. Lebedev Studio (The makers) are going to start accepting pre-orders around December 2006 with shipping date after Spring 2007.
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Meanwhile, the company has released another product which has similiar capabilities but sorta like a mini-me to the full-fledged keyboard.
Optimus mini is an auxiliary keyboard with three keys, each complete with an OLED screen displaying the current function.
The keyboard is placed either horizontally or vertically: the images displayed on the keys are turned using the Optimus Configurator software.
Optimus mini is a blank sheet. ItÂ’s hard to say what a usual monitor is worth until you open an image on it. The same goes for Optimus mini: the more plugins that support applications there are for Optimus Configurator, the more indispensable is the keyboard for daily use.