Optimus Maximus keyboard Wikipedia. This articles factual accuracy may be compromised due to out of date information. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. September 2. The Optimus Maximus keyboard, previously just Optimus keyboard, is a keyboard developed by the Art. Lebedev Studio, a Russian design studio headed by Artemy Lebedev. Each of its keys is a display which can dynamically change to adapt to the keyboard layout in use or to show the function of the key. Pre orders began on May 2. On-Screen-Keyboard-Win-Alt-PrnScn.png' alt='Russian On Screen Keyboard' title='Russian On Screen Keyboard' />December 2. January 2. February 2. It first started shipping the week of February 2. OvervieweditQuake III Arena layout. The production model uses the same 4. The design featured on the studios website received attention on the web when it was featured on Slashdot on July 1. The original release date was end of 2. Optimus mini three to be developed first, with the full keyboard delayed until the end of 2. The keyboard was number 1. Wired Magazine 2. Vaporware Awards1 and number 4 on the list in 2. The Optimus allows for greater user interaction, by dynamically displaying the current function of the keys. For example, when the user presses the shift key, the pictures would change to upper case versions. It would also make switching between different keyboard layouts such as English and Cyrillic rapid, and could make the switch to alternative layouts such as Dvorak easier for people who only have a QWERTY keyboard with no possibility of rearranging the keys. Work through the following 10 steps to help you decide on what will be a good ergonomic design for your situation How will the computer be used How to Type Russian Characters. PCs and Macs enable you to type your documents in different languages. A few steps are necessary to set up your Windows or Mac. TRANSLIT. CC is a free online RussianEnglish transliterator translit ruen. It converts Russian translit into normal Cyrillic letters and backwards. To demonstrate this concept, there are computer renderings showing example layouts for Quake III Arena and Adobe Photoshop. A patent application filed on March 1. Apple Inc. may be working on a similar dynamically changeable organic light emitting diode OLED keyboard. Optimus mini threeeditArt. Lebedev Studio has released a smaller three key version of their keyboard, named Optimus mini three. Each of the keys is larger than a standard key. The mini three can be adjusted, through the configuration software, to either a horizontal or vertical orientation. Initial reviews have been mixed. The keyboard functions as advertised, but it has been criticized for inordinately high CPU usage, slow response time, and buggy configuration software. Optimus AuxeditOn July 2. Engadget posted about a new version of the keyboard, named Optimus Pultius. Russian On Screen Keyboard' title='Russian On Screen Keyboard' />It features 1. OLED keys in a three by five arrangement and a USB port. It was expected to be released in late 2. On September 1. 9, 2. Engadget also reported that the Pultius had been renamed to the Aux8 and included a new rendering of the rear side showing that there would be two USB ports instead of one. Production scheduleeditSome reports indicate that the keyboards started shipping on February 2. VariationseditVariations with fewer OLED keys will also be available, each upgradeable by replacing static keys with OLED keys after purchase. For keyboards with less than a full complement of OLED active keys, additional keys can be purchased and installed. Optimus PopulariseditAs of 2. Rlf1Ab0/T2W5ZdoIaKI/AAAAAAAAAPk/Zdsrin-TN8g/s1600/BaminiKeyboardLayout1-760583.gif' alt='Russian On Screen Keyboard' title='Russian On Screen Keyboard' />Optimus range have been discontinued. In their place is the Optimus Popularis model which uses a single large LCD screen under the transparent keyboard instead of individual OLED displays for each key. Hey, today in this video ill show you how to change your Lenovo Thinkpad T430 Keyboard Music Ross Bugden. How To Program Overhead Door Model 551 there. Similar keyboardseditThe patent for this Display Keyboard U. S. Patent 5,8. 18,3. Elkin Acevedo. 1. However, the first programmable LCD keyboard 1. Germany. This keyboard, sold under the LCBoard name in the U. S. until 1. 99. 9, contained many of the features of the Optimus keyboard including monochrome graphic icons on each keyboard key, macro programming, context sensitive and application dependent switching between functions. S. Bigbie et. al. IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin Vol. No. 2 July 1. 97. Alan Bagley of Hewlett Packard in U. S. Patent 4,0. 78,2. E Ink technology has been used in a product by Sonder Design. A concept design using E Ink technology was created by Maxim Mezentsev and Aleksander Suhih in 2. A similar design by Jaasta was also created in 2. Sonder Designs prior art. Special featureseditArt. Lebedev Studio is expecting to manufacture the keyboard with these features 1. A plastic body width 5. Extra durable polymerplastic keys 2. Highcolor mode 6. Organic light emitting diode screen for keys. USB 2. 0 or 1. 1 connectivity. A key saver mode. Support for animation on keys at 1. Ability to form a mosaic using a combination of key images. Compatibility with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Mac OS X 1. An SDK for complete display customization. Swappable keys and support for keys without displays. MBSD card for storing basic layouts. Non stop glow time at nominal brightness of 2. An ambient light sensor which can be used to automatically adjust display brightness. A viewing angle of 1. Name origineditThe keyboards full name relates to Jupiter Optimus Maximus Father God the Best and Greatest, the full name of Jupiter, king of the gods in Roman mythology. ReviewseditEngadget1. However, they note that the keys high resistance means that it is tiring to type on exhausting the author in 3. Swiss army knife. ReferenceseditCalore, Michael. Vaporware 0. 6 Return of the King. Retrieved 2. 8 May 2. Calore, Michael. Vaporware 2. Long Live the King. Retrieved 2. 8 May 2. Huge. Domains. com Hrmpf. Hrmpf. hrmpf. com. Stick Ranger Hacked Apk there. Retrieved 2. 8 May 2. Optimus like OLED Apple Keyboard. Retrieved 2. 8 May 2. Optimus Mini Three OLED keyboard reviewed. Retrieved 2. 8 May 2. Optimus Pultius because Maximus just isnt enough. Engadget. Retrieved 2. May 2. 01. 7.  optimusproject New Optimus Family Member. Archived 2. 00. 8 0. Wayback Machine. Optimus Pultius becomes Optimus Aux, new prototype shows up. Engadget. Retrieved 2. May 2. 01. 7.  New Optimus Aux shots show a sexier vision. Engadget. Retrieved 2. May 2. 01. 7.  Optimus Maximus Shipping News. Archived 2. 00. 8 0. Wayback Machine. from a developers blogOptimus Maximus. Retrieved 2. 8 May 2. Optimus Keyboard, July 1. GadgetopiaLCD Key History. Retrieved 2. 8 May 2. Sonder. Retrieved 2. July 2. 01. 5.  Radhika Seth January 2. Best Keyboard Ever. Yanko Design. Retrieved 2. July 2. 01. 5.  http www. Retrieved 2. 2 July 2. Retrieved 2. 2 July 2. Frequently given answers about Optimus Maximus keyboard, Art. Lebedev StudioOptimus Maximus at long last, we bring one home to test, By Ryan Block,February 2. Engadget. External linksedit.