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Optimus Maximus keyboard

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Task:	Design a keyboard with screens embedded in each button.

Each key is a stand-alone display that shows the function currently assigned to it.

Optimus’s customizable layout allows convenient use of any language—Cyrillic, Ancient Greek, Georgian, Arabic, Quenya, hiragana, etc.—as well as of any other character set: notes, numerals, special symbols, HTML codes, math functions and so on to infinity.

Specifications

Keyboard dimensions
length	537 mm (21.1″)
width	173 mm (6.8″)
height	38 mm (1.5″)
key	20.2×20.2 mm (0.8″×0.8″)

Each of the 113 displays
technology	OLED
viewable area	10.1×10.1 mm (0.4″×0.4″)
resolution	48×48 pixels
frame rate	10 frames per second minimum
colors	65 536
viewing angle	160°

Compatibility
Connection	USB 2.0
Control	Optimus Configurator software
OS	Windows, Mac OS X

System requirements
PC with installed OS Windows XP, Vista or 7, with a USB 1.1 (or better 2.0) port; Mac OS X from 10.5.1 to 10.10.5.

At least 20 MB of free space on hard drive.

At least 256 MB of RAM.

In order to extend the service life of the displays and avoid using cables that may be vulnerable to wear, the screens embedded in the keytops are fixed—it’s only the transparent caps that are pressed.

Every button of the keyboard (or, more precisely, a module consisting of a moving cap, a microchip and a display) can be easily removed to clean or replace.