[PLUG-TALK] Changeable keyboard

[Bill Barry]

On Mar 6, 2014 10:43 AM, "Brian Stanaland" <brian at stanaland.org> wrote:
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> There's the Optimus line. But they're outrageously expensive. The only
model available is the Popularis at $2554. Note that's two thousand five
hundred fifty-four dollars.
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You would definitely not want to spill your coffee on that one.

> http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/
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> On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 1:12 PM, John Jason Jordan <johnxj at comcast.net>
wrote:
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>> I am wondering if there exists a keyboard where the characters on the
>> keys can be changed electronically. It would be awesome to be able to
>> switch to another language and my (normally US English) keyboard
>> suddenly displays the characters as would be displayed on a keyboard
>> for that language.
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>> *buntus (and probably other distros) come with Onboard, a virtual
>> screen keyboard that switches automatically as the language is changed,
>> but I'd like the same functionality in a physical keyboard.
>>
>> Google only shows me patents by Google and Apple for such a keyboard
>> with no indication that one has ever been manufactured. Has anyone ever
>> heard of such a keyboard?
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