New anti-infection keyboards can habour up to 70 per cent less bacteria than normal keyboards, if they are properly cleaned every 12 hours, says UK technology firm Advanced Power Components , who is supplying 7,500 of them to British hospitals. Studies have suggested that computer input devices such as keyboards and mice play a part in the spread of common hospital infections. Keyboards in hospitals usually have covers, ... Read full entry

The science of keyboard design In depth article by Amar Sagoo which examines keyboard design. As Amar points out many people spend "several solid hours" daily interacting with keyboards, so their design, or aspects of their design, are indeed a science. One of the most-cited criteria for keyboard aficionados to prefer a certain keyboard over another is "clickiness". The idea behind this is that a good keyboard should give you ... Read full entry