Postoji ta tastatura od 2005. god, tacnije, prva slika se pojavila na sajtu
www.slashdot.org 14. jula 2005 i od tada moze da se kupi po ceni od tricavih 1256.86 €. Izmislio je i dizajnirao Artemij Lebedev
http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/ . Svako dugme na tastaturi moze da se posebno programira jer je svako dugme jedan LCD ekran.
Pazi sad:
An aluminium body (width: 537 mm, depth: 173 mm, height: 38 mm)
Extra-durable polymer plastic keys (20.2×20.2 mm, visible area 10.1×10.1 mm)
48×48 pixel screens, Truecolor mode (65536 colors)
OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) screen for keys
USB 2.0 connectivity
A separate ergonomic version
4-5 year lifetime
A key-saver mode
Support for animation on keys at 10 FPS
Ability to form a mosaic using a combination of key images
OS independence
An SDK for complete display customization
Swappable keys and support for keys without displays
32 MB SD card for storing basic layouts
Non-stop glow time at nominal brightness of 20,000 hours, after which display quality will diminish
An ambient light sensor which can be used to automatically adjust display brightness
A viewing angle of 160°
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Postoji i americka verzija zvana 205PRO, ali to je tastatura firme United Keys koja ima svoju patentiranu dugmad i implantira ih u tastature, mobilne telefone ili dzojstike za , recimo Xbox.
Zanimljivo je da su nemci napravili prvu LCD tastaturu sredinom '80 (1984.) koja se prodavala do 1999.
Lepo...ali skupo.
Slike govore vise od 1000 reci.