I consider myself to be a geek. I get passionate about stupid stuff and can spend hours online reading about the latest theories of a popular TV show or learn about the latest technological breakthrough. I work as an IT technician in charge of support for a clinical laboratory and I’ve been creating websites and coding since I was a teenager. This is why I decided to introduce the Geek stuff of the week.
I often find myself looking at t-shirts or gadgets only another geek would understand the meaning of and decided to share it with the world. Every week I’ll present my latest finds and also some old favorites.
Let’s get to it with a special Keyboard Edition.
i-Tech Bluetooth Laser Virtual Keyboard
The I-Tech laser keyboard acts exactly like any other “ordinary” keyboard: A direction technology based on an optical recognition mechanism enables the user to tap on the projected key images, while producing real tapping sounds. The Virtual Keyboard is the only keyboard that operates in total darkness. It connects to PDAs Smartphones and Computers using Bluetooth technology.
Price: $149.99US at ThinkGeek
True Touch Roll-Up Keyboard
These keyboards feature 104 keys in a standard QWERTY layout, but with a nifty twist of being the most portable keyboard seen to date. Simply roll the unit up when you’re done with it! A great tool for laptop users who miss their full-sized KB when on the road, or LAN party warriors looking to lighten their load.
The individual raised keys allow an amazing amount of tactile feedback when depressed. Wider keys such as the “Space’ and “Backspace” keys contain multiple sensors to improve typing accuracy. While it takes a bit of geting used to (finding the center of the keys is more essential than with normal keyboards), the portability of design and utter silence during use make this puppy a winner.
Price: $23.99US at ThinkGeek
Das Keyboard Ultimate
Unlike other keyboards, Das Keyboard Ultimate is equipped with gold-plated, high-end mechanical key switches for maximum comfort, speed, long life and reliability. Also unlike other keyboards, Das Keyboard Ultimate is not only a high quality keyboard when it comes to typing comfort and efficiency, it also registers up to 12 keys pressed simultaneously (n-key rollover) thus avoiding key jamming. An excellent multipurpose keyboard for fast touch-typers and gamers alike!
Did I mention the keyboard sports 100% blank keys?
Price: $129.99US at ThinkGeek
Luxeed Dynamic Pixel LED Keyboard
With 430 LEDs the Luxeed is capable of individually lighting each key in your choice of color. What’s more it can do some amazing tricks like an animated rainbow across all the keys, or make each key light when you press it. You get four “preset” buttons above the arrow keys you can use to instantly choose between different customizable lit skin presets. Set-up a glowing skin for your favorite game with different colors to indicate each key action… or create illuminated patterns and designs.
Price: $199.99US at ThinkGeek
Optimus Maximus Keyboard
This amazing keyboard features a tiny screen on each key… that’s 113 screens in all. Each of its keys is a display which can dynamically change to adapt to the keyboard layout in use or to show the function of the key. For example, when the user presses the shift key, the pictures would change to upper-case versions. It would also make switching between different keyboard layouts rapid, and could make the switch to alternative layouts such as Dvorak easier for people who only have a QWERTY keyboard with no possibility of rearranging the keys. To demonstrate this concept, there are computer renderings showing example layouts for Quake III Arena and Adobe Photoshop.
Price: $1,589.99US at ThinkGeek
See you next week for another edition of Geek Stuff of the Week with a special T-Shirt edition.
