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Hey, maybe you can use this heated keyboard with your 3D air-mouse thingy we mentioned earlier? Or maybe you could combine the two and make other hot, air powered input devices? That'd be cool.

Boasting to be the first heated computer keyboard to the market, the USB compatible V8 WK001 has two heat settings, Low Heat (85F to 90F) which is described as "normal hand temperature" and High Heat (95F to 100F) which is "normal body temperature".
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Air mouse + heated keyboard = popcorn or hair dryer.:D

Who thinks of this stuff???
 
For those of us that spend way too much time, and have such bad carpel tunnel that circulation is cut off... I've got a hint for those folks, get away from the computer once in a while ;)
 
wtf...are these people serious? Unless you do your computing in a walk in freezer, why would you want any source of heat near your computering area?:confused:
 
I am buying this immediately.

Am I the only person who's hands get cold while sitting at the computer? Right now, as I type my hands are so cold that it hurts (just slightly) to even type. This happens to me no matter what temperature the room is.... although since my wife keeps my house at refrigerator levels at all times... it is exacerbated at home...

Now all I have to do is get clearance so I can bring this in to work...

Good god... I've been looking for something like this for a long time. For a while I thought "typing gloves" might be a good solution... but couldn't find any.

Don't knock it just because you won't personally use it!

Friedmud
 
friedmud said:
I am buying this immediately.

Am I the only person who's hands get cold while sitting at the computer? Right now, as I type my hands are so cold that it hurts (just slightly) to even type. This happens to me no matter what temperature the room is.... although since my wife keeps my house at refrigerator levels at all times... it is exacerbated at home...

Now all I have to do is get clearance so I can bring this in to work...

Good god... I've been looking for something like this for a long time. For a while I thought "typing gloves" might be a good solution... but couldn't find any.

Don't knock it just because you won't personally use it!

Friedmud
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+1 :) I knew some people would appreciate this thing... I don't let my house get cold enough for my hands to go into frozen useless mode, but when I was growing up my room was always freezing (<67F) and that's all it would take for my hands to be useless. Northern climates might appreciate this more :)
 
I'm in Ohio and I couldn't care less about a heated keyboard. Get some hot chocolate and put your hands around the mug for a couple minutes.
 
has anyone worked in a freezing cold server room? I have, it's not fun, and gloves definately don't help especially when trying to work fast...

hmm....

Not sure if this solves the problem of fingers freezing up, but I suppose it's an attempt nonetheless. I probably won't ever try it, because other people at work don't ever get cold because they are high on nicotine, sugar, booze, etc...
 
Personally, I'd probably benefit more from a heated wrist wrest for my mousepad. It's impossible to aim in FPS games when your hand is cold.
 
Hey, I just left a company because I was expected to drive two hours to sit in a building with the AC on too high. It's hard to answer support calls with your hands in your armpits. It was ridiculous.

VPN (and the occasional space heater) for the win.
 
Hahaha, heated keyboard? Has anyone heard of a space heater or furnace?
 
srangara said:
Hey, I just left a company because I was expected to drive two hours to sit in a building with the AC on too high. It's hard to answer support calls with your hands in your armpits. It was ridiculous.

VPN (and the occasional space heater) for the win.
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I have no clue why companies do this.

1 - they waste A LOT of energy. AC is a killer.

2 - they don't satisfy the user requirements.
 
Cyrilix said:
I have no clue why companies do this.

1 - they waste A LOT of energy. AC is a killer.

2 - they don't satisfy the user requirements.
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It keeps you awake. Seriously.


But yes, it is a Waste IMO. I find that a lot of co workers are just using little space heaters to heat themselves... which is a reverse process here.
 
I'm sure all the germs in the keyboard will love the heat.


also what is wrong with putting on a sweater if you work at a place to cold for you. why should i or other people suffer from a heat stroke because your cold? lot more easy for a person to warm up than to cool down.
 
Seelenlos said:
I'm sure all the germs in the keyboard will love the heat.


also what is wrong with putting on a sweater if you work at a place to cold for you. why should i or other people suffer from a heat stroke because your cold? lot more easy for a person to warm up than to cool down.
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Umm, its over 80 outside. Why would you want a sweater?! :eek:
 
Even though it's warm outside, I typically pack a sweater in my bag so I can wear it at work -- it depends on the situation.
 
GJSNeptune said:
Air conditioning. My office is cold during the winter (old, leaky walls and windows), cold during the summer (AC).
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My office is exactly the opposite:

Too much AC in the summer -- have to wear a sweater. Too much heating in the winter -- have to wear a t-shirt. :p

Ah... the irony.
 
Cyrilix said:
My office is exactly the opposite:

Too much AC in the summer -- have to wear a sweater. Too much heating in the winter -- have to wear a t-shirt. :p

Ah... the irony.
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Heh. I'm sure our heating would suffice, but the building is probably fifty years old, maybe older. The office windows are still single-pane. :(
 
GJSNeptune said:
Heh. I'm sure our heating would suffice, but the building is probably fifty years old, maybe older. The office windows are still single-pane. :(
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"Accidentally" break them ;) You'd get new double pain, fiberglass insulated windows :eek: :D
 
friedmud said:
I am buying this immediately.

Am I the only person who's hands get cold while sitting at the computer? Right now, as I type my hands are so cold that it hurts (just slightly) to even type. This happens to me no matter what temperature the room is.... although since my wife keeps my house at refrigerator levels at all times... it is exacerbated at home...

Now all I have to do is get clearance so I can bring this in to work...

Good god... I've been looking for something like this for a long time. For a while I thought "typing gloves" might be a good solution... but couldn't find any.

Don't knock it just because you won't personally use it!

Friedmud
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i agree. during the winter i cant feel my fingers while im at the computer. even wearing 3 sweaters and a blanket wrapped around me doesnt do the trick. i dont have the luxury of a semi nice house with central heating/airconditioning. i really wouldnt mind something that simple to help keep my hands warm. a space warmer would be to big and bulky for my room. it would be inconvenient in my case.
 
Boozer said:
i agree. during the winter i cant feel my fingers while im at the computer. even wearing 3 sweaters and a blanket wrapped around me doesnt do the trick. i dont have the luxury of a semi nice house with central heating/airconditioning. i really wouldnt mind something that simple to help keep my hands warm. a space warmer would be to big and bulky for my room. it would be inconvenient in my case.
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During my senior year in college, I brought my dad's old oil space heater to my off-campus house. Kept my room nice and toasty during the winter. I dunno how big your room is, but I had to keep mine behind my computer chair and almost touching my futon and one of the windows. Was pretty cramped, but it was better than freezing. In addition, the oil-based space heaters are nice because you can turn them off after awhile to save electricity, but the oil is still warm for awhile.
 
how about keyboard heated to 175F, that'll improve your typing speed substantially :p
 
GJSNeptune said:
During my senior year in college, I brought my dad's old oil space heater to my off-campus house. Kept my room nice and toasty during the winter. I dunno how big your room is, but I had to keep mine behind my computer chair and almost touching my futon and one of the windows. Was pretty cramped, but it was better than freezing. In addition, the oil-based space heaters are nice because you can turn them off after awhile to save electricity, but the oil is still warm for awhile.
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my room is 20x20 feet, so its a huge room. its really hard to keep heated
 
maybe its for warming your hands when browsing pr0n just before you pull one off ?
 
GJSNeptune said:
I don't even know what to say.
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The only thing I can think of... "If you need a heated-keyboard, you obviously arnt playing enough counter-strike".

Though id rather just continue what ive been doing for nearly a decade, plug in an electric blanket and enjoy. Works great when using the computer, and when outside in 5F working on a car...
 
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