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    darkshaddow42: Does anybody know what the "Fn" or function key actually DOES? more »
    liveinabin: All of us have been using dirty bacteria laden keyboards for years with no marked increase in ill health so it's all demonstrably fine. While general ... more »
    Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Its got a Windows key so won't that make it more prone to virii? more »
    TuxBobble: What the hell? What kind of keyboard has an offset directional up/down? For that reason alone, I welcome swine flu... Alright not really. But come... more »
    The Lab: Man, that swine flu is no joke. I am just recovering from an H1N1 subtype. I was so wiped out, I couldn't even watch movies or play xbox. I am not ... more »
    frigg: I could see how something like this could be useful for spies who need to keep their keyboards hidden deep within their least conspicuous orifices, u... more »
    Michael A. B.: I believe that the Disney "D" might be copyright or trademark property. It is what is used as the favicon on their website, if nothing else. Correct m... more »
    deciBels: Isn't it supposed to be R, S, T, L, N, and E? more »
    fuzzymuffins: never mind the bollocks, here's your keyboard more »
    Araam Vafai Borhanian: So why would they type Romans a lot? more »
  • #keyboards

    Keystick Keyboard: The Hypochondriac's Data Entry Tool

    The Keystick collapsible keyboard concept looks like it was designed with portability in mind, but its true purpose is actually rooted more in swine flu than road warrior. More »
  • #peripherals

    The Letters R, A, N, S, O and M are Going To Be Worn Out On This Keyboard

    Other frequently used words might be: "pay," "dollars," and "disappear." Too bad this flexible, portable silicon keyboard doesn't include a matching font—although I'm sure that can be easily remedied. [Conran Shop]
  • #userinterface

    Gadget Singularity: Let's Ditch Our Buttons and Screens Forever

    The past decade's march towards better gadgets shows a trend line pointing towards ultra powerful gadgets with UIs so seamless, they make Macs look like a punchcard computers. But if you think about it, we—not hardware—are the limitation. More »
  • #gaming

    Logitech G110 Gaming Keyboard Has More Purple Lights Than a Discoteque

    Logitech's more basic counterpart to the ridiculous G19 gaming keyboard, the G110 is screenless, playing up custom lighting with "red, blue, or pretty much any shade of purple you can imagine." Mostly, I'm glad they finally integrated some headset jacks. More »
  • #keyboard

    Piggy Flu Mania Means Vioguard Keyboard Is Your Best Hope For H1N1 Avoidance

    The Vioguard keyboard might be the first keyboard to specifically target the swines, using two 25-watt UV lights to kill 99.99% of viruses and bacteria in about 90 seconds. More »
  • #microsoft

    Your Password Will Never Get Stolen With the Safelock Keyboard

    What can you do with a pressure-sensitive keyboard? That's what Microsoft asked 40 teams. SafeLock's one answer: It doesn't just know your password, but how you type it, biometrically authenticating you without creepier probes. [ACM via GadgetVenue via CrunchGear]
  • #remote

    This No-Name HTPC Remote Has a Keyboard, Can Work With Game Consoles?

    If this $40 remote actually does what it says it does, then it might be one of the most useful HTPC remotes out there. It looks like a Motorola Q, but communicates over RF to its USB receiver. More »
  • #questionoftheday

    Apple and Microsoft Tablets: Hardware Keyboard or Software Keyboard?

    Whether it's the Microsoft Courier or upcoming Apple Tablet that launches first, the point is clear: tablet are coming. The only question left is how you're going to interact with them. More »
  • #instruments

    Korg microSAMPLER Ready to Rock Your iPhone Noodlings

    The iPhone has so many great music-creation apps that they deserve their own category, but shiny dedicated instruments like Korg's new 37-key sampler are always nice. It has a line-input, goose-neck microphone, and editing software for the Mac or PC. More »
  • #keyboards

    Microsoft's Pressure-Sensitive Keyboard Could Change The Way You Type

    It's only a prototype at the moment, but the pressure-sensitive keyboard Microsoft has cooking up promises to make your typing far more efficient. More »
  • #notebooks

    Now All the Alienware m17x's Keyboard Needs is a Unicorn

    Matt told me the Alienware's m17x notebook was blinged out like it "just landed on earth after a long trip from a planet populated entirely by a evolved race of disco lights". I guess this is what he was talking about. [Crave]
  • #keyboards

    OCZ Sabre OLED Keyboard (Unofficial Codename: Optimus Budgetus) Priced at $135

    The OCZ Sabre asked us to compromise, featuring a sharply limited number of display-integrated keys, so we asked it to do the same: dip below $200, or else. Today, ZipZoomFly is listing the Sabre at a reasonable $135.00. More »
  • #keyboard

    10 Ways to Make Your Keyboard Slightly Less Disgusting

    Your keyboard is probably a SuperFund site waiting to happen—luckily there's more than one way to skin a biohazard. Inc.com has 10 ways to clean your keyboard, blow dryer being their wiliest, if lightweight, method. [Inc.com via Lifehacker]
  • #keyboards

    Lenovo on the Slow, Painful Evolution of Keyboards

    The Lenovo T400 series, aside from its occasional tussles with heavy machinery, doesn't immediately stand out in the mid-size, high-end laptop crowd. That is, until you try to type on one. More »
  • #sweets

    S'More Keyboard Would Not Survive 10 Minutes on My Desk

    If this keyboard were real, and not made up of hundreds of thousands of Photoshopped pixels, it would undoubtedly be a delicious PC experience right at your fingertips. More »
  • #keyboards

    OCZ Sabre Does OLED Custom Keys On the Cheap

    With the Sabre, OCZ has made good on a CES promise: to take Art Lebedev's OLED-in-each-key concept and adapt it for the mass market. Along with a lower price, though, this means a less impressive feature set. More »
  • #keyboards

    iHome's iConnect Keyboard Combines QWERTY and iPod Docking

    Released alongside iHome's iStand, the iConnect is an iPhone-ready keyboard with a built-in dock that allows you to sync and charge your iPhone/iPods automatically from the peripheral. More »
  • #peripherals

    iHome Does the Impossible, Fits Laptop Into an iPod Dock

    Did you know that a laptop cannot function on your desk? It's true, the thing won't even boot. Luckily, iHome's iStand is saving the world from this technological travesty. More »
  • #keyboards

    Reversible Econo-keys Keyboard Features Keys and Trackpad On Opposite Sides

    Econo-keys is a compact, reversible gadget that has a full QWERTY keyboard on one side, and a built-in trackpad with buttons on the other. More »
  • #keyboards

    Asus Eee Keyboard With PC and Touchscreen Caught Looking Great On Video

    Engadget Chinese got some footage of the Eee Keyboard in action, and judging from the video, the touchscreen-endowed keyboard looks like it has some promise. The secret behind its mojo? It runs a standalone version of Windows XP. More »
  • #diy

    Keykeriki Open Source Wireless Keyboard Sniffer

    The team at Remote-Exploit.org are currently working on an open source hardware/software sniffer project that allows you to decode Microsoft wireless keyboards (and Logitech boards in the near future). More »
  • #software

    Triangle Keys May Be Ideal for LCD Keyboards But Look Vaguely Klingon

    A Brit named David Baker wants you to believe that his Crocodile Keyboard concept—for which he's submitted a patent application—is the best way for big fat fingers to type on LCDs, because there's more dead space to absorb accidental taps. Good idea, secret Trek shoutout or both? [Register]
  • #bikes

    Odyssey Keyboard Grips Combine Love Of Biking, Efficient Text Input

    I'm not sure how much overlap there is between the BMX and technophile crowds, but at just $10, I like to think even the surliest curb-hopper could appreciate a QWERTY (well, QWGTSU, really) handlebar grip. $10. [Gadget Lab]
  • #keyboards

    Melting Keyboard Wall Graphic

    If you want to make sure your baby will turn out to be a super cool geek, just wallpaper the nursery with this keyboard decal. [Zek via Unplggd]
  • #diy

    Sew Your Own Functioning Keyboard Pants

    You'll need a laser cutter to do it right, but otherwise, these keyboard pants are easy enough to make yourself. More »
  • #keyboard

    Delicious Korean Luxeed LED Keyboard Gets Mac Support

    The incredibly colorful Korean Luxeed keyboard just got Mac and Linux support, so if you can stand the fact that it has Korean on it, it has 430 LEDs inside. [Luxeed via BBG]
  • #keyboards

    Art Deco is the New Steampunk

    Datamancer, who made the still-impressive Steampunk keyboard, has moved on to art deco. We cannot applaud this enough. More »
  • #keyboards

    Grope the Medigenic Keyboard All You Want, This Sucker's Built to Get Dirty

    Designed to withstand hospital-grade disinfectants, extreme wipe-downs and an array of killer diseases, these Medigenic infection-control keyboards are equipped with a few tricks for simple sanitary lockdowns. More »
  • #review

    Logitech G19 Keyboard Review

    Logitech's G19 gaming keyboard—which borders on ludicrous with its embedded Linux mini-computer and full-blown LCD monitor—is the best one they've made yet, even if it doesn't quite reach its full mind-blowing potential. More »
  • #handjob

    Researcher Blames OLPC, Video Games and Crayons For Deforming Innocent Hands

    If Mike Tomich is to be believed, coloring, video games and keyboard use are crippling our children. According to Tomich, each of these activities is responsible for deforming the youngin's hands. FOREVER. More »
  • #clips

    Cinema's Most Dramatic Typing Scenes

    Are you telling me that no one has thought to combine the inherent suspense of a typing scene with the added drama of slow motion? I smell a low-hanging Oscar, Hollywood visual effects artists. More »
  • #noisy

    Spider Drill Piano Produces Symphony of Cacaphony

    Brazilian artist Paulo Nenflidio, who's currently showing off his work in Arizona, creates weird noise-producing sculptures like this robot drill spider, which ends up sounding as frightening as it looks. More »
  • #computers

    Ctrl+Alt+Del Tool For a One-Handed Reboot

    If you were using Windows in the 90's like this dude seems to be, a tool like this could have dramatically increased your productivity. [TechEBlog]
  • #germs

    Vioguard Germ-Fighting Keyboard Retracts For a UV Light Bath

    We have all heard horror stories about how keyboards have more germs than a toilet seat right? Now a startup called Vioguard is taking this issue seriously with a self-sanitizing keyboard for hospitals. More »
  • #qotd

    Have You Ever Broken a Keyboard By Typing Too Hard?

    Lam is a disgusting person, and this is his disgusting keyboard. He claims the damage was done by "typing too hard." I claim that he's just a dirty man. More »
  • #art

    White Chocolate Keyboard Most Definitely Melts In Your Hands

    In a parallel universe, keyboards are made of white chocolate and PCs are solid toffee. Motherboards are generally graham cracker, a bit flimsy, yes, then topped in icing circuits and sugar plum processors. More »
  • #manvsmachine

    Your Keyboards May Have Been Made In Appalling Conditions

    I don't mean to get super human-rights on everyone, but if you're using a keyboard from Microsoft, IBM, Dell, Lenovo or HP, there's a chance it was made under some horrific working conditions. More »
  • #cellphones

    Acer's First Smartphone Has Awkward Style, Solid Potential

    As Acer's entry into the smartphone market approaches, details of handsets are beginning to leak. BGR has pictures of one: a touchscreen QWERTY phone with a decidedly novel approach to pop-out keyboarding. More »
  • #peripherals

    Completely White Apple Keyboard Looks Nice, Is Bad for Beginner Typists

    Designer Steve Lee didn't really care for the new Apple keyboards, what with their use of two colors. So he decided to make his a little more…sparse. More »
  • #crapmoto

    Hello Kitty Keyboard Has Me Reaching for a Hammer

    Hello Kitty will swallow your soul! And now that we have that out of the way, we can take a look at this incredibly loud looking Hello Kitty keyboard, which will also, incidentally, swallow souls. More »
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