Something like the optimus maximus, you mean?

http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/
<http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/>

On 2 September 2010 13:53, Carl Jokl <[email protected]> wrote:

> Windows 7 Ultimate supports Multi Language (I have used it, it is like
> "Wow the UI is in Japanise...and I don't know what any of it says but
> it looks really cool"). I get the point though. I don't know why
> Microsoft seems to have been traditionally so awkward about that.
>
> I also wonder if anyone has ever tried implementing in an O/S the
> ability to associate different physical keyboards with different
> layouts. I know that the O/S only sees the keyboard as a device with a
> bunch of buttons on it and the things printed on the buttons are for
> our benefit but I wonder if it would be handy to have different layout
> keyboards plugged into the same computer for doing multi lingual work.
> Maybe another option would be for the keys to have simple display
> technology (like LCD) which could change what was displayed on the
> keys when the system keyboard layout changed. It ought to be possible
> on USB keyboards. Perhaps too niche an audience to make it viable.
> Maybe if it could also be used as a gaming keyboard too where the keys
> display what the key does within the game. Where is a venture
> capitalist when I need one?
>
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