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Optimus Keyboard by Josh Rubin

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The Optimus Keyboard is a wireless keyboard that features small color displays on each key that display the function for the currently active application. Above you can see (left to right) english characters, Photoshop functions and Quake shortcuts. There's also a set of programmable keys that can be used to shortcut to applications (right). Currently a prototype, the Optimus comes from the largest design company in Russia, Art Lebedev Studio. There's no word yet whether this will go in to production, but if it does clear your desk-- you don't want any clutter distracting from the beauty and genius of this keyboard.

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This entry posted on 18 July 2005 at 1:40 AM
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