Optimus Maximus Keyboard worth its money?

Let’s review the Optimus Maximus Keyboard. With a MSRP of around $1600 USD, how good of a keyboard is it for that price? Read on to discover it.
After hearing its price, you may be asking yourself what is so special about this keyboard.

Well, the answer lies within the keys, literally. Under each key is a minuscule, 48×48 pixel, OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) display, capable of producing up to 10FPS video.

The display is entirely programmable from the Optimus Maximus Configurator software, compatible both on OS X and Windows, Linux fans will have to wait as it’s not even question of make it Linux compatible.

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Welcome to Optimus Maximus Keyboard. Here we will try to make you discover on of the most original, state of the art, stylish and unique piece of electronic computer hardware, the Optimus Maximus Keyboard.

The Optimus Maximus Keyboard ease of use

Optimus Maximus Keyboard

The Optimus Maximus keyboard can change the displays of your keys according to what application you are running. For example, you can have a standard QWERTY keys arrangement but as soon as you launch your Photoshop application, the keyboard can automatically change the layout to icons for specific shortcut keys or whatever customization of your choice.
One other interesting option relies on the use of multiple languages. For someone who often writes documents in multiple languages, the Optimus Maximus keyboard can rapidly switch between them. As soon as it detects the change of the written language on the operating system, the layout is changed instantly to the one associated with that specific language.

OLED keys, future technology?

Optimus Maximus OLED Keys

Developed by a studio specialized in graphic, industrial and web design, the Optimus Maximus keyboard is particularly enjoyable. The superb look of the keys is obtained by their sleek and clean design.

Even if you don’t customize your keys to specific layouts, this keyboard looks astonishing. The OLED keys are impressive and are in fact unique as they are one of the only products where you can find them, apart from some specialized applications and a $2500 worth 11” Sony display (which makes the Optimus Maximus keyboard look cheap).

Optimus Maximus Hardware

Optimus Maximus Keyboard Hardware

Special attention has also been given on the hardware of the Optimus Maximus keyboard.

There is an embedded light sensor which changes the keyboard brightness depending on the ambient light in the room.

The reset switch for the software of this keyboard is hidden inside the K-slot (or Kensington Security Slot).

Optimus Maximus Configurator

Optimus Maximus Configuration Software

Apart from the hardware, an impressive point of the Optimus Maximus keyboard is its configuration software. Designed in a stylish way, the software is exceptionally easy to use but still very powerful.

You can program each key individually, import a compatible layout file or just import an image file that will be tiled all over the keyboard.

You can also open a blank layout in a photo editor software where you can add pictures for each key and then apply this layout to the keyboard.