Inventions you always wanted: The keyboard with built-in cooling fans.

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

Found on Gizmodo:

Bless those guys at Thanko?they've been wondering what else to apply fan-cooling tech to, and have come up with this keyboard that cools something you never thought needed it: your wrists. The gizmo has three fans built into the wrist-rest area of a standard USB keyboard, ready to puff sweet air at your sweaty wrists at the flick of a switch. Bizarre. And if you want one, you'd better have really hot, sweaty arms indeed 'cause this thing takes up two USB ports. It looks pretty sturdy, mind you, and is out in Japan for about $62. [FarEastGizmos]

I guess this solves the problem of having sweaty palms during certain activities...

[tiagosilva29]

A self-cleaning keyboard would be nice too...

[HoochieMamma]

A self-cleaning keyboard would be nice too...

*taps nose* :shifty:

[SuperKid]

A self-cleaning keyboard would be nice too...

+1 On that

[That Guy Veteran]

I have marks where my sweaty hands go on my keyboard, but I don't think this is the solution.

[+Mystic MVC]

Finally! I can't believe something like this wasn't invented before. If they price something like this right, they might actually sell a decent amount.

[revvo]

Wouldn't that be annoying if you use the keyboard for hours?

Of course, there are moments when you might benefit from this, when your hands are sweaty for anonymous reasons, hmm gimme a mouse fan too :shiftyninja:

[maplecookie Veteran]

It looks, at least on the pic above, like it would only cool the user's wrists.

[GEIST]

Is it just me or are cool/cold wrists exactly what a user doesn't want nor should have? Carpal Tunnel, anyone?

[maplecookie Veteran]

Good point Geist. Cold make my hands hurt more in the winter due to it...I wear gloves at work. :p They refuse to use the heater until like 9 am every morning (I get in at 5 am sometimes).

[dmd3x]

Neat concept, but I don't think I want it...

[Punio4]

Would be better if there were a breeze flowing inbetween the keys, to cool... you know... the HANDS.

My wrists are not sweaty.

[Corris Veteran]

Now if you could choose the heat coming out, cold/warm/hot/etc, I could see it being useful on freezing days in the middle of winter or boiling summer days.

A self-cleaning keyboard would be nice too...

Hell yea!

Would be better if there were a breeze flowing inbetween the keys, to cool... you know... the HANDS.

My wrists are not sweaty.

And while the area would be our hands, it could also do a good job of keeping things falling between the keys, crumbs, dirt, pieces of ham. :p

[+Mystic MVC]

Would be better if there were a breeze flowing inbetween the keys, to cool... you know... the HANDS.

My wrists are not sweaty.

Wouldn't the breeze hit your wrists at and angle and partially move to your hands anyway?

[Ayepecks]

I just want a way to make gunk not appear on my keyboard from dirty fingers. Same with my 360 controller.

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

I just want a way to make gunk not appear on my keyboard from dirty fingers. Same with my 360 controller.

Use latex gloves.

[Geranium_Z__NL]

just a huge keyboard then? AC Inbuild Keyboard XD

keeps ya fingers on -40 all summer :o

[ShaneSparky_YYZ]

A self-cleaning keyboard would be nice too...

Or a self-cleaning webcam... lol.. :devil:

[Ayepecks]

Yeah, not really going to do that.

[metallithrax]

Wouldn't that be annoying if you use the keyboard for hours?

Of course, there are moments when you might benefit from this, when your hands are sweaty for anonymous reasons, hmm gimme a mouse fan too :shiftyninja:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nyko-Mouse-Airflo-...C/dp/B00013M0KE

[C_Guy]

" ready to puff sweet air at your sweaty wrists"

If you have a problem with sweat on your wrists while using a freaking computer here's a better idea - hit the gym once in awhile.

The self-cleaning keyboard, there's an idea that would sell :)