流感盛行之時出現這樣的鍵盤正是時候。微生物學家威爾森發現，電腦##ReadMore##鍵盤的平均髒污程度是廁所馬桶的五倍，辦公室和醫院櫃檯上的細菌含量更是可容許範圍的一百五十倍。威爾森表示，如果有人在辦公室感冒或罹患腸胃疾病，「你就很有可能經由鍵盤被傳染」。鍵盤凹凸不平的表面和縫隙是電腦最難清理的地方容易滋生細菌，由Esterline公司生產製造，鍵盤表面平滑但看似3D立體效果，目的為的是讓一般使用者容易上手適應傳統鍵盤的感覺，平genic整的表面為的是容易擦拭，鍵盤上方設有警示燈，一到該清除髒污程度就會亮起,目前這個名為Medigenic鍵盤專為醫院等衛生標準較高場所設計，因為售價目前尚未平民化,鍵盤美金140元，配備滑鼠美金80元。
Perhaps Medigenic designers should come to Taiwan to take a look at the keyboards at local hospitals. As I recall, they use plastic food wraps and dispose them each when it gets too dirty. Unless the price can be justified or Medigenic found a way to influene the hospital regulations, economic alternatives will still rule.
回覆刪除Though plastic wraps on keyboards is against the green design ideal, the Medigenic keyboard picture makes it hard for me to believe that there won't be germ residue between the gaps of each key.
All in all, it is still a great inspiration for new ideas!