How the Stream Deck rose from the ashes of a legendary keyboard

Art Lebedev’s expensive Optimus keyboards seemed like a footnote in tech blogging history until a small German company saw the potential for a new generation of content creators. Design by Cath Virginia / Illustrations by Richard Parry / Developed by Graham MacAree Imagery courtesy of Art. Lebedev Studio Jul 16, 2024, 1:00PM UTC

Back in 2005, a small firm offered a tantalizing vision of the future of computer keyboards. 

What if your keyboard was filled with tiny screens that showed you exactly what any given press would do, each built into a crystal-clear key? The keys would morph

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