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Anti-Germ Keyboard Is Anti-Microbial and Dishwasher Safe

by Terrence O'Brien on April 14, 2008 at 06:21 PM


Those fancy nano-silver containing key fobs we showed you the other day are great for keeping out of contact with germ-covered door handles or faucets, but hardly useful for touch typing, which is unfortunate, because according to the marketing material released by Seal Shield, your keyboard contains up to 400 times more bacteria then a toilet seat.

Throw up a little in the back of you mouth just now? Then you'll be interested in the company's new Silver Seal washable, anti-microbial keyboard. Like the Handler, the Silver Seal contains silver ions that help kill contaminants. The keyboard is also dishwasher-safe, so disinfecting with scalding hot water and powerful soap is possible for the truly neurotic.

The Silver Seal will start shipping this spring for $69.99, which is expensive for a keyboard. However, you can't put a price on the peace of mind that accompanies having one less place to worry about picking up the plague.

From USA Today

Tags: health tech, HealthTech, keyboards, peripherals

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