Optimus Maximus

摘要

The monitor and the mouse have each evolved significantly since the era of personal computing began, but-aside from a few contorted experiments in improved ergonomics-keyboards have remained relatively unchanged. How much else can you really do with the old clacker? A lot, according to Russian designer Artemy Lebedev, head of the Moscow-based Art Lebedev Studio. Before unveiling the game-changing Optimus Maximus in 2005 (which finally made it to market this year), Lebedev had long envisioned an intelligent keyboard useful for more than typing, where each key held a dynamic display that could change its function depending on the task at hand.