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The First OLED Keyboard Costs £790
The long-awaited and elusive Optimus Maximus keyboard, featuring
innovative OLED displays on each of its 102 keys has just gotten its price tag:
£790.
The stunningly expensive keyboard from Russian designer, Art Lebedev,
has been the stuff of legend for the past two years and has undergone a number
of changes in its roller-coaster development. 
Most notably has been the
inability of its maker to stick to a deadline, with the keyboard arriving over
a year later than originally planned.
However, in three days time people with the best part of £800 to spare
will be able to pre-order the Optimus Maximus for delivery in November. The
small, 48 x 48 pixel displays under each key can be programmed using special
software to display different images.
The high cost of the keyboard has been attributed to the cost of OLEDs,
which worked out at around £4 per key. Only 200 keyboards are expected in the first run
but expect them to sell fast, despite the heart-stopping price tag.
We prefer the Steampunk Keyboard anyway.
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