I have two laptops I generally use, a small one for travel and an older nine pounder (yes, a nine pound laptop) that manages to heat up the keyboard and make toast on the side. So, a keyboard with cooling vents definitely caught my eye. The Thanko Cooler Keyboard incorporates its own fan forced air cooling, making for a cool typing experience.
Of course, those who do not use keyboards with a CPU sitting under them (i.e. desktop users) may not notice a warm keyboard quite so much, but it still might feel nice to have a gentle breeze keeping their hands a bit less sweaty as they toil away on the keys (and while surfing, but why this could cause sweaty hands I'll leave to the imagination of the reader).
The Cooler Keyboard uses three small fans to draw air up from the bottom and through the hand rest. The unit is powered from a second USB cable, so you will need to have 2 available USB ports to use it.
Expected price for the Thanko Cooler Keyboard is about $62 when it is released.
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