The long awaited Optimus Maximus keyboard from Art Lebdev and company finally has some concrete release details. The keyboard had been sent up as possibly one of the greatest vaporware devices ever, and while all of us saw the keyboard and drooled over it, none of us really expected to be able to get one in the near future. The keyboard is special because in addition to being gorgeous, each key has an OLED screen on top that can be customized to display anything you like. The keyboard can be programmed to display different icons for different languages, different applications, or personal preference. It’s a great idea, and people loved it, and now, if you’re one of the lucky few with a lot of disposable cash, you can have one of your own at the end of the year. The keyboard is expected to be available in November, but only 200 will be made each month between November and December, and then in January of 2008 production will ramp up to 400 keybaords if there’s a demand. The keyboard will cost $1536, apparently chosen because that’s Shakespeare’s birthday, but something tells me that the cost of all of those OLEDs on those keys has something to do with the high price. Let’s hope those things come with hefty warranties, but then again, if you have over $1500 to toss at a keyboard, you might not need one.