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FDA Approves Self-Sanitizing Keyboard

Posted by samzenpus on from the clean-zone dept.

jfruhlinger writes "Deep down, most people know that the germiest thing they touch all day is the thing they're touching all day: their keyboard. But what, if anything, can be done about it? A couple of former Microsoft hardware guys have launched a keyboard that sterilizes itself via ultraviolet light. While the FDA has signed off on it, tests show that the UV only kills about two-thirds of the germs living in it, and that it still needs to be cleaned by hand."

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  1. Re:Can't wait to see... by Yev000 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Not fit for purpose.

    The application here is designed to kill MRSA type bugs within 90 seconds and be ready for use.

    The lights it comes with will make you blind very quickly, hence the enclosure.