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December 25, 2006 6:00 AM PST

A keyboard to fend off the rugrats

by Mike Yamamoto
(Credit: Unotron)

The timing for this is perfect, as parents all over the world face the prospect of sticky-fingered kids running amok on sugar highs from an oversupply of holiday treats.

The mere thought of grubby little mitts everywhere is enough incentive for some of us to leave Christmas dinner early just so we can order one of Unotron's wired or unwired washable keyboards, which SCI FI Tech says "can be sprayed over and over with disinfectants, submersed in cleaning fluid, rinsed under a faucet and then blow-dried." It's an ideal alternative for kids playing on the computer while the Legos are in the dishwasher.

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