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The Optimus Maximus keyboard developed by Russian designer Artemy Lebedev has been delayed once again, this time by problems with the device&#39;s firmware.Art Lebedev Studio had&#160;expected the first Optimus Maximus keyboards to ship in late December, but the release date has been pushed back to late February. He blamed the delay on a chip that powers the customizable keyboard.&quot;We have chosen a Philips processor that fully satisfied all our requirements. But as it is new as a product for Philips, they still experience some problems with the processor and we are compelled to work with draft documentation,&quot; Lebedev wrote this week in a blog post.Customers who have already paid and can&#39;t wait to get their hands on the keyboard, which has a tiny, customizable OLED (organic light-emitting diode) screen on each key, can opt to receive a keyboard before the firmware issue is resolved. These keyboards already have &quot;basic functionality,&quot; such as the ability to switch images displayed on the keys, but Lebedev said upgrading the firmware later on could be difficult for many users.&quot;If you do not have professional skills you may run into troubles installing and updating software,&quot; he wrote.The OLED screens used in the Optimus Maximus&#39; 113 keys can be customized by users, allowing the keys to change depending on what language a user is typing in, or which application is being used. Users can also change the font and color of the letters displayed on each key.Lebedev&#160;began taking orders for the Optimus Maximus&#160;in May, with each keyboard priced at $1,564.In November, Lebedev announced plans to offer several additional versions of the Optimus Maximus that have fewer keys equipped with OLED screens and therefore cost less.The cheapest of these versions, priced at $427, has just one customizable key: the space bar. A version with 10 customizable keys costs $599 and one with 47 customizable keys is priced at $999.Lebedev plans to show off the Optimus Maximus keyboard at the CES show in Las Vegas next month.&#160;
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