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I am sure the iKey Membrane keyboard has some legitimate uses. After all its being marketed as an industrial keyboard that can “withstand the harshest of environments.” I however cannot help but think of a few select people who could really use one of these for everyday use, I am sure you all have that one person in your office who eats and ends up with more food stuck in the keys then in their mouth. With them in mind this should be helpful in keeping it clean and tidy, the iKey Membrane Keyboard has no crevices and is also washable and waterproof.

Other features include a built-in Synaptics touchpad, raised mechanical keys and a hardcoated polyester film to protect it all. The keyboard is said to be able to able to stay in tip-top condition even with humidity and dust that you may find in some non-office cubical settings. Although not currently available, there are plans to offer a backlight on future models. Currently there is not any pricing information available.

Via [Gizmodo]

For the technologies that fall into the catapult category, enter Robopult, the newest and most terrifying metallic sight since Godzilla crushed a city that got in the way of his last good will tour fifty some odd celluloid years ago. Robopult is unlike the others of its ilk; namely, the ballista and the catapult, as Robopult is perfectly capable of flinging fireballs and just about anything else you can imagine in the air! This industrial robotic arm that is transformed into a computerized demon hurler is not for everybody in more ways than one. 

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