Keyboard Kills Germs, Viruses and the Nasties
If you can't keep clean, this keyboard will wipe after you.
The keyboard is the most used part of any computer system. It gets your finger treatment all day long and probably even gets other people's fingers.
Most probably, your keyboard is dirtier than your toilet.
So how do you avoid all the germs that are infesting your keyboard? You get what's called the Vioguard keyboard.
The Vioguard keyboard is like any other keyboard, except it comes with a build in UV sanitizing system. When activated, the keyboard will retract into the germ killing unit and the lid will close. Then the keyboard is subjected to 90 seconds of intense UV light. According to Vioguard, the system eliminates 99.99-percent of germs and viruses--even H1N1.
According to Vioguard:
Vioguard's keyboard uses high power germicidal ultraviolet light, otherwise known as UV-C, at 254 nm wavelength. Recent advances in lamp and electronic ballast technology have made it possible to provide high power levels combined with long lamp life, which means the bulbs will last for many months even in the heaviest possible use cases.
The keyboard uses two 25-watt UV-C lamps with a reflector and diffuser to distribute the light evenly. Based on published data, this level of UV-C will kill more than 99.9% of harmful microorganisms such as MRSA, mold, and other contaminants within seconds. ยน


Nice idea, but they should have made it a general cleaning unit. Not just desinfecting.
but is it spermicidal?
I agree! This unit simply sounds like a couple hundred dollar replacement for a can of Lysol. One spray of Lysol kills 98% of germs on contact, and 99.9% of germs within 30 seconds. One light spray on the surface of the keys won't cause any harm to the keyboard, and I think you can get a rather large can of the stuff at any grocery store for like $5.
Probably useful for someone who is immunodepressed too (ex. HIV)
No, no I wasn't...
...Just no.
Isopropyl alcohol is cheap, dries instantly, leaves no odor, is safe to use on electronics, and it kills 99.9% of germs and physically cleans the surface.
I'm reminded of that episode of Mythbusters when they tested the toilet seat for germs and it come out pretty clean.
The fat beast that had my wokspace before me must have used her keyboard as a dinner plate. Food and crap all over it and down under the keys. Nasty.
White plastic will turn yellowish, and cheaper black plastic will turn dark purple or blue.
Letters may disappear on the board...
UV light does not only desintegrate living organisms, it also affects plastics, and dead materials.
however, this will prolly be the first keyboard to colinate Mars