the optimus is on it's way. art lebedev is just slow because it's a small firm (with very little industrial manufacturing contacts), and they've been in prototype stage for a while trying to find the best combination of hardware fabrication and OLED type/quality. last word is that they will release a b&w version in 2007, and color later on.
personally i don't see any reason to get anything more than b&w. your keyboard is already only two-toned, and for me i would only ever be displaying character glyphs, not icons.
It's not that I wouldnt like such a nice Keyboard, and even with
Color it would be much better. But as you said, the lack of Experience
is the troublesome thing.
They should cooperate with Logitech or Cherry to get together
a fine piece of Hardware in a decent time.
Just my 2 Cents.
Greets
- Pater