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As a person who owns both a regular old flatbed scanner separately from the keyboard, I can appreciate the importance of having the scanner closer to the mouse.

This Keyscan Keyboard comes with a 4800dpi scanner attached to the top of the keyboard for easy document scanning.  I think this is a pretty good idea.

Scanning type: Sheet-Feed scanner
Scanning mode:
Color: 24/48** bits high quality
Gray: 8/16** bits gray level
Black & white
Media size: 8.5″x30″ ……2″x3″
Document release:
Bi directional automatically triggered by
document length
True-Optical resolution: 600 dpi
Optical technology: High quality and reliable color CIS technology
Output resolution:
From 50 dpi to 4800 dpi
Scanning speed: High-speed USB2 scanner
Fast functions:
4 dedicated fast scan function keys
PC interface: High-speed USB2
Software interface:
Twain interface and USB2 driver
Power adapter: AC 100~240V

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Wow, it looks like someone had to hook up all their old cellphones to an electric piano.  Each key on the piano responds to a dial button on one of those phones, creating a dial-tone.  Of course, there’s not enough dial-tones to cover all the notes.

The cell phone piano. Each key on the keyboard is wired into a key on a cell phone - as you play, you are also dialing. The channels are mixed together and amplified through speakers. Every sound the piano makes is generated by one of the four phones. The white keys play notes and the black keys are people saying the number out loud - English on the left hand and Spanish on the right. Some white keys were left over and I made those percussion instruments (the “*”, “END”, and “#” keys).

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You better believe your keyboard is 5 times dirtier than your toilet seat.  This Keyboard Napkin, might just do a perfect job of keeping those pesky germs out of your hands way after lunch.

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Now you can get a nice silicone keyboard cover for your 7″ Eee PC.  Protect yourself when traveling against spills.

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If you are like me, you will need a big electronic message billboard to remind yourself of your appointments.

The Electronic Message Billboard even comes with a little keyboard so you can change the message on the go.

Features:

* Program up to 60 letters, numbers and symbols into
whatever message you like.
* 26 pre-programmed messages for added enjoyment.
* Built in digital clock.
* AC adapter included. Electronic Message Billboard
* Brightness settings:
low, medium, high.
* Mode select: input, message, off.
* Demo button.
* Removable base for easy wall mounting.

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Now, you can type on your Nintendo Wii with the Wii Keyboard.  How cool is that?

Heck, they should just stuff a whole PC in the Wii and we won’t need computers anymore.

You can pre-order a Nintendo Wii Keyboard here at Amazon.

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Frankly, I’d rather see multi-national characters fit into the keyboards but here’s an oversized font keyboard if you need one.

The Oversized Keyboard is actually more of an oversized keycaps product, but nevertheless it’s still a useful product if you’re finding it tricky reading those tiny letters and numbers. Right now the Ferret keyboard could do with *any* letters in places, never mind large ones. Still, it’s fun guessing which is which when you’re blogging in the dark. $19.98.

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Although I could never really blog off my desk, (maybe once in a while), this Gamers Desk combo of keyboard and mouse might just work perfectly with my couch and HDTV.

LapWorks’ Gamers Desk helps bring PC gaming into the living room and onto HDTVs, where gamers can leave their desks behind and use the wide, 11 x 26 3/4 inch platform as a gaming desk on their lap. The Gamers Desk provides a comfortable, lap-spanning platform with ample space for a broad gaming keyboard and optical mouse or a wide screen laptop and external mouse. Gun-metal gray unit is $39.95.

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Here’s a cool lookin’ desk that embeds everything so you don’t have to bother setting up your PC.  You can also adjust the monitor height, which is really cool.

The i-desk Classic X Variheight is a more robust version of the Classic for very demanding environments. The keyboard is embedded into the desktop with the TFT screen flush mounted into the back panel.
The i-desk Variheight has been specially developed for Special Needs. The Variheight is equipped with an electronic height adjustment mechanism ensuring the i-desk achieves the appropriate height for optimum comfort and productivity for all users and provide outstanding access for wheel chair users.

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Steampunk keyboard anyone?

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