OCZ Launches Sabre OLED Gaming Keyboard

Back at CES, OCZ showed off a rather unique gaming peripheral… the Sabre OLED keyboard. The concept of putting OLED on a keyboard isn’t new, and it was pretty much the Optimus Maximus that put the technology on the map, but with OCZ’s Sabre, the board is designed in such a way that it’s actually going to be affordable by gamers (as opposed to the ~$1,500 USD Maximus).

The Sabre hasn’t been drowned in OLED, but rather only nine large buttons feature the crisp (amber) displays. These are situated on the left side of the board, and can be used for a variety of tasks, including program launching and also macros. Scared of a limit to such macros? Don’t be. According to the product page, each of the keys “holds the power to store limitless lays of shortcuts and macros“. Sounds good to me. Now if I can only get a macro to write out content for me…

Other features include a full 103-key layout, and as you’d expect, each are back-lit with blue LEDs – perfect for night time gaming. Each one of the sides also emits a blue glow, which might make the Sabre one of the blingiest keyboards around. As for price? I’m awaiting hearing back about that, but according to the press release the company sent just yesterday, the keyboards are “immediately available”, so hopefully we’ll begin seeing it creep up on some popular e-tailers soon.

Update: The official pricing is $199 USD.

The nine dynamic OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) user-programmable hotkeys help manage time and efficiency while surfing the web, gaming, emailing, and CAD applications or any avenue the user sees fit. The unique OLED keys can convert any digital image or text into distinctive icons, reminding the user of the personalized shortcut. Additionally, the remaining keys are backlit with glowing amber LEDs and blue side lighting, perfect for users that prefer darkened rooms or gamers frequenting LAN parties.