The Optimus Maximus keyboard is one of the best keyboards to ever hit the market. The uniqueness of the keyboard lies in the fact that any of the 113 keys on the keyboard can be changed to whatever the user could possibly want.
Each key has a microchip and an OLED display; this means you can put any picture you want on any key, and make it do anything you want. For example, you find yourself doing your homework for German, you can quickly switch layouts using the keyboard's software in order to show letters with umlauts on top of them (ü, for example). If you hold shift, or activate Caps lock, the letters on the keyboard will change to uppercase to reflect that.
It doesn't end there, if you are playing a game, you can program the keys to show you more useful information - “Reload” instead of the “R” key or even a picture of some ammunition. If you are using a graphics program, such as Photoshop, the keys will automatically change to show you the icons for the tool you would use, so an Eraser icon in place of the “E” key. You can even create a mosaic of key images to show a picture or anything else you could care to imagine.
Apart from the standard keys, there are also 10 keys on the extreme left hand side of the keyboard dedicated to be shortcuts, you can make them open up your favourite applications, website links, documents, shut down your computer and if you want, to change keyboard layouts quickly.
The keyboard has two USB ports, an SD card slot to store all the different layouts in, and an optional cable lock to secure it to your desk. You'll probably want to secure it after you spend $1600 to get your hands on it.
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