Received this email just now.
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You ordered the Optimus mini three keyboard developed by Art. Lebedev Studio and prepaid your order. This is to inform you that the keyboard release date has been pushed back to August 15, 2006 due to additions and improvements that we thought need to be made.
The improvements in question are:
* development and production have been relocated from continental China to Taiwan-a region that's superior to China in terms of the electronics industry development;
* components and materials of the highest quality produced in Taiwan and South Korea are used; the development and production quality are supervised by Art. Lebedev Studio specialists;
* OLED screens brightness control function has been added;
* lifetime of OLED screens has grown to 8,000 hours of continuous use;
* buttons' lifetime is now 100,000 pushes.
All the changes listed above have undoubtedly caused a substantial rise in the keyboard cost, so the price for the buyers who paid their order after August 1, 2005 will be $160. Of course, for you the price will remain the same.
We apologize for the date shift. As a compensation, we offer you a 5% discount off the amount of any of your future orders at our online store.
Art. Lebedev Studio Store
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You ordered the Optimus mini three keyboard developed by Art. Lebedev Studio and prepaid your order. This is to inform you that the keyboard release date has been pushed back to August 15, 2006 due to additions and improvements that we thought need to be made.
The improvements in question are:
* development and production have been relocated from continental China to Taiwan-a region that's superior to China in terms of the electronics industry development;
* components and materials of the highest quality produced in Taiwan and South Korea are used; the development and production quality are supervised by Art. Lebedev Studio specialists;
* OLED screens brightness control function has been added;
* lifetime of OLED screens has grown to 8,000 hours of continuous use;
* buttons' lifetime is now 100,000 pushes.
All the changes listed above have undoubtedly caused a substantial rise in the keyboard cost, so the price for the buyers who paid their order after August 1, 2005 will be $160. Of course, for you the price will remain the same.
We apologize for the date shift. As a compensation, we offer you a 5% discount off the amount of any of your future orders at our online store.
Art. Lebedev Studio Store
