Well if you work in healthcare, or require high levels of infection control then a washable keyboard with ‘silver ion antimicrobial protection’ is for you! It’s also a pretty cool g33k office accessory! According to the BBC the average keyboard contains over 400 times as many germ microbes than lavatories, so having the option of cleaning it could be most appealing to the millions of office bound working around the world.
The Keyboard Company, a UK based company, have developed the world’s first antimicrobial washable keyboard called Silver Seal™ keyboard.
It keeps itself clean!
Silver, if you didn’t already know, is known as one of the oldest antimicrobial agents. Silver ions are thought to inhibit bacterial enzymes and bind to DNA. Humans have known about silver and its natural antimicrobial properties for thousands of years.
The ancient Phoenicians, who flourished around 1200BC, stored their water in silver bottles to prevent spoiling.
Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, noted in the 4th century BC that silver had beneficial healing and anti-disease properties.
Before the rise of antibiotics, during the first World War, silver compounds were used to prevent infection. Today, silver is widely used in water filters and in water tanks. In health care it is used in wound dressings and catheters…and now keyboards!
So…it’s up to the job 
Silver ion antibacterial technology rocks!
Get it bought lad
The Silver Seal keyboard retails at £29.00 ex. VAT so would make a great gift for a colleague of a self purchase. I personally would use it in the bath, or outside in the rain, just because, though I was never the smartest cookie in the jar…is that even a metaphor?
