The introduction of the Optimus Maximus keyboard has had us hankering for OLED keys for quite some time, but pricing is such that said keyboards are merely a dream for most.
Hoping to change that is California's OCZ who today launched its Sabre OLED Gaming Keyboard and dubbed it "the best of both worlds when it comes to OLED technology and a truly functional yet affordable gaming keyboard".
The Sabre OLED Gaming Keyboard, pictured above, is for the most part covered with a familiar QWERTY arrangement.
What's more important, though, are the nine dynamic OLED keys to the left - each of which is user-programmable to do just about anything you want it too. Each key's OLED can convert any digital image or text into an amber-coloured icon - matching the amber backlight applied to all other keys.
The OLED keys could be used to map shortcuts and macros, and OCZ's software will ensure all nine change on-the-fly when a user switches applications.
As for the keyboard itself, it promises "super tactile, low-noise key feedback" and there's blue LED sidelighting that we presume is just in place to look cool.
Not a bad-looking device, we reckon, and the lure of OLED keys remains strong. Trouble is, OCZ hasn't yet announced a price. It has our hopes up by stating that the Sabre is to be "a truly functional yet affordable gaming keyboard", but those hopes are seemingly dashed when it adds that Sabre is its "first foray into premium-level peripherals".
Pricing could be an issue, but what's also alarming is that OCZ's official product page suggests that the Sabre OLED Gaming Keyboard is compatible only with 32-bit versions of Windows operating systems.
