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 Good if you're not looking for something to use all the time January 7, 2008
I bought this as a gift. It was useful, and the fact that it was waterproof is handy. The keys are a little hard to get used to, and it's rather cheaply made.
 It works! January 9, 2007
It's different than what I imagined. First the keys were really hard to use, but now they seem to be loosening up and work better. Overall it was what i was looking for, but not the same model I had seen somewhere else.
 VERY limited lifespan February 10, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I loved this when I first started using it and recommended it to everyone -- but after very limited use, it was totally shot. Either the keys didn't respond at all or if you pressed one key, multiple letters appeared ("a" became "as"; "q" became "qw") and it was impossible to return. One friend who also purchased it had exactly the same problem within a month, so it wasn't just a bad unit.
If I coud give it NO stars, I would.
Good, but worth 24 bucks? January 30, 2006
The keyboard is silent and easy to clean. I never realized how mny food crums i drop onto my keyboard! It does not have mount, however, and the keys are somewhat hard to type with. If your hands are in the wrong position, your wrists will hurt because you have to press down harder than for a normal keyboard. The mount problem is easily solved. You can make one with cardboard and the box that it comes in. The pressure on the wrists can be made better by postioning the hands parallel to the elbows. Typing is stll a little wierd though, I have been making many typos. It has only been a week or so, so i may just not be that used to the keyboard. I would say it is a pretty good keyboard for all the perks it comes with. Don't know if is worth 24 bucks, though.
Got Kids? September 23, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Spill a coke? Fun with markers and crayons when your not looking? No problem. Just wipe it off, roll it up and stuff it away. That's what they are made for.
Just buy a new Mac? Well, that's when I had a problem, just one week out of the box (and relieved I hadn't gotten the $3000 laptop instead!) Then I discovered Apple's etheral looking, clear keyboard housing does not come apart for cleaning like I was used to with PC keyboards - And keyboards fully integrated with Apple's programming (xtra usb ports, cmd key etc) were not only scarce, but what I did find locally, was priced at the highest retail markup possible. (no wonder all mac shopping is online.)
So, now I'd call them "insurance". I thought at one time they were called 'indestructable keyboards' - but I don't remember where I heard that. Besides, they seem to fit with the mac tradition of being unusual, 'spaceage-like' and unexpected by being immersible and flexible.
They don't have the crisp click of the usual keyboard, but they are far above the alternative "skins" for keyboards. I thought they were originally produced for high volume use, such as call centers, which could be why, looking at Adesso's website, they seem to have cut back producing them. I guess my hope for a cordless one will never happen (except in India?).
I've always expected someone would have a need to do something more creative with them eventually.
I'm give them 4 stars for doing just what they say they do and for saving me from getting a skin for my keyboard.
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