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Prototype keyboard with LCD keys

Posted by Jim Tobias 17 July 2005

That’s right, the keys themselves are small color displays. Imagine the possibilities for programmable keyboards, with animated icons or just high legibility letters….

keys with LEDs

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  1. Jim Tobias said,

    on February 21st, 2008 at 3:33 pm

    OK, Today’s 21 February 2008 … put down the 6 … carry the 2 … This keyboard is now available, for sale, with real shipping going on really really soon … only 2.5 years of waiting!


  2. on February 22nd, 2008 at 1:58 pm

    And the first review is somewhat less than glowing (pun enforced)–Engadget found the keys rather hard to press: “Let’s put it this way, we sit around and type all day long and this thing wore us out in about 30 seconds to a minute.” So AOMS thinks we’ll just keep our carefully saved $1,600 under the mattress for now.

    Engadget: Optimus Maximus: at long last we bring one home to test.

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