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A Needed Level Of Protection, Or Maybe A Bit Too Far?

Just two days left till Halloween and my costume arrived safely today, just a couple of minor bits to pick up before Saturday and I’m good to go, will try and get some photos up on Mondays blog. Of course as scary as Ghouls, Ghosts, and indeed Goblins are they are all just made up, or at least a large majority of us think so. What scares a lot of people is things that we have empirical evidence for. For example some people have an overbearing fear of germs. The Howard Hughes of this world who will go to extreme lengths to try and protect themselves from disease.

Of course with things such as Swine Flu still in the news a lot of people are more aware than usual of just how easily bacteria can be spread, and the sorts of places they congregate and multiply. In fact as I sit here typing away my very own keyboard is very likely a breeding ground for microscopic organisms; the warmth of the office, the liberally dropped biscuit crumbs, and safe enclosed environment just underneath the keys I tap away on giving them an ideal little alcove away from cleaning substances and disturbance. In the usual run of things this isn’t anything to worry about, my keyboard gets a clean periodically, and I have as of yet to find fluff or mushroom shaped things growing on it.

If you find yourself feeling uncomfortable reading my description above then I may have found just the Gadget for you in this rather nifty (or should that be ‘niff-less’?) self sanitizing keyboard.

When not in use the Vioguard (product page) Self Sanitizing Keyboard will retract into its housing to be bathed in UV-C light. A special wavelength of light that will kill “more than 99.9% of harmful micro organisms.” Unfortunately at a price of around $900 it may only be the Howard Hughes of this world who could afford it. Of course we at Gadgets.co.uk have an alternative. Whilst it may require you to clean it yourself on a regular basis with an antibacterial wipe or similar, our Portable Flexible Rubber Keyboards are waterproof allowing easy cleaning, and of course have no nooks and crannies for crumbs, micro organisms, or anything else to hide in!