What's the improvement you like to see for a keyboard?

@youless (112123)
Guangzhou, China
January 11, 2009 11:44pm CST
Yesterday I watched the TV news and lately there is a improved keyboard. It is waterproof and you can even put it to the dishwasher. This is a good improvement. As you know, actually the keyboard is even much more dirty that the toilet.
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@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
16 Jan 09
ha ha ha ha ha... that is a good one. Well, if I can choose, I would like to have a keyboard that has its numbers and lettering painted with luminous paint. One where the letters and numbers glows with minimal light. And this paid it very resistant to wear from constant typing. Cos this will allow me to type in the dark room. I do not like to turn on a lot of lights when I use the computer. Cos the screen is bright enough for me to see pretty good. No need for extra light. But I get a problem of seeing my keyboard with the room lights off. A keyboard with the keys glowing from the ambient light from the screen would solve this issue. Save me electricity and I get to type without having to squint my eyes to see the keys on the keyboard!
@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
19 Jan 09
I hope they do too. Cos I have been hunting around for like ages. And the closest keyboard I found is the Razor key board used in gaming. And they cost like $275 to get. Frigging expensive!
@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Jan 09
This is a very nice idea. I hope the keyboard manufacture hear your suggestion
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@bombshell (11256)
• Germany
13 Jan 09
i am impress that my husband´s keyboard on a sony computer he can carry it and set on the couch and surf the net.the monitor of the computer is like a flat screen tv so even he is setting on the couch he still can see the surfing.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
14 Jan 09
That's cool!
@bombshell (11256)
• Germany
14 Jan 09
yes it is cool.
@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
12 Jan 09
I have seen the 'foldable' keyboards like you are speaking of that are made of plastic. I would have to try it before I give my opinion. As for keyboards being dirty I clean my keys with wipes once a week and at least once a year pop all the keys off (remember where they go!) and do a thorough cleaning. Thanks Zelo
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@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
12 Jan 09
I thought that would be the case... but it is still good to have when you travel and other things I am sure! Thanks Zelo
@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
12 Jan 09
I have the foldable keyboard but it doesn't work as good as the normal keyboard.
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@wrangel15 (1443)
• Philippines
14 Jan 09
That's good. It is not easy to clean a keyboard. I guess it can be washed with water. Sometimes using a vacuum cleaner doesn't do the cleaning like water. Actually I am not expecting too much from a keyboard. Having soft keys is enough for me.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
15 Jan 09
I hope the waterproof keyboard can be available soon so that I can wash it easily.
@redhotpogo (4401)
• United States
12 Jan 09
virtual keyboard - virtual keyboard, projects image of keyboard onto your desk
you can buy those projection keyboards too. its a little thing looks kinda like a webcam or something, that plugs into your computer, and it projects an image of a keyboard onto your desk, and you can type on it.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
12 Jan 09
But I personally think that this kind of projection keyboard's feeling as not as good as the traditional keyboard.
• United States
12 Jan 09
You would get use to it fast I'm sure. When I was a kid I was learning to play the piano. I wanted to practice at home, so I would get better, but we could not afford even a keyboard, so I drew the keys on a board, and practiced my finger movements on the board. You just put less pressure on your fingers. With keys you have to press a bit. No keys you just lightly touch. Its less strain on your fingers.
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• Bangladesh
13 Jan 09
Thanks for such a good news, a new improved keyboard and it is water proof. Right thats a good improvement of keyboard. I found when kids are trying to computer they make keyboard very very dirty. Sometimes it is very much tough to clean out some we can't see the dusts under keys. So, I think water proof keyboard nice improvement.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
13 Jan 09
Yeah, in fact our keyboards are quite dirty.
• Bangladesh
13 Jan 09
Really. That is right but naturally it is not dirty. When we are using for a long then it gradually become dirty. I think it is occuring only for the key structure of keyboards. If the water proof arrive to us then we may hope to get dust free keyboard. Am I wrong?
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
12 Jan 09
Wow, that sounds like a great idea, I clean my keyboard out and it's disgusting, all those hairs, dirt, dust, food even yuk! and yes I can understand it being far less hygienic. I want a keyboard that you can clean without having to take all the keys off to get rid of the muck underneath if that is at all possible. They harbour germs and bacteria and because I use mine so much it gets dirty very quickly!
@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
12 Jan 09
In fact it's very difficult to clean the keyboard. So this is a really great improvement to wash it
@Modestah (11179)
• United States
12 Jan 09
I saw your question and thought "I would like to see an improvement in ease of cleaning a keyboard" Then seeing what you wrote about a new keyboard that you can wash! wow, that would be a great improvement! I did not know that a keyboard is considered to be dirtier than the comode. Yuck! I would never wipe my bare hand all over a commode like I do the keyboard!
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
12 Jan 09
It is difficult to clean the keyboard. So washing it is the best solution
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
12 Jan 09
waterproof keyboard - Speaking of keyboard, I am a slow one when I have to use the keyboard of a desktop because I am only used to using the keyboard of my own laptop.
Good afternoon, youless. It is good to know that there is an improved keyboard, a waterproof one. You know, new technologies come into the market every day. I am so glad that we are living at a stage where science and technology are developing and upgrading so fast that we get benefit from them. Speaking of keyboard, I am a slow one when I have to use the keyboard of a desktop because I am only used to using the keyboard of my own laptop.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
12 Jan 09
I am very interested in the digital stuff
@marketing07 (6266)
• South Korea
12 Jan 09
that was great... i like it ..cheers
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
12 Jan 09
Thanks for your reply.
@sweetyethot (1737)
• China
12 Jan 09
A waterproof keyboard would be nice~~~~~~
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
12 Jan 09
Yes, I will love to have such kind of keyboard.
@EliteUser (3964)
• Australia
14 Jan 09
Hey, Thank you for this, I never knew that you could get ones so good. My mother always likes to get a wet cloth with detergent on it and wipes the keyboard and leaves marks on it. Now I can tell her to instead, wash it completely!
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
14 Jan 09
I hope this kind of keyboard can be available in the market soon.
@Ya_its_Me (118)
• India
12 Jan 09
ya, there is no surprise of a keyboard being more dirty than a toilet as we use keyboard more rather than our toilets and more over we take our laptops even to our toilets, so water proof keyboards are good to be welcomed and hoping for waterproof mouse , CPU Tower , monitor etc.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
12 Jan 09
You are right.