A new Keyboard Concept from Art. Lebedev

The Studio Art. Lebedev, known for its OLED key-enable display, unveiled a new keyboard concept scheduled to be released in 2008 and entitled, Optimus Tactus.


As indicated by its name, it will use multipoint touch screen while providing a fully customizable interface.
This concept if of course much less revolutionizing than the OLED-based keyboard unveiled in 2005. Touch screen peripherals are getting really popular as they bring a true user-friendly interface as illustrated by the iPhone.
Of course, it remains a concept, and Art. Lebedev will have to build it and find a large multipoint screen with the required definition and design a video system, powerful enough to generate the visual rendering while consuming less energy than a USB2 can deliver. In other words, we are far from getting a prototype.