Germ-Laden Computer Keyboards: Fact or Fiction?

The begrimed electromagnetic clefts of modern technology have long been cursed as a harbor for biological villains. After cranking out some workaday piece on a new germ-resistant keyboard, The Inquirer thought about it a bit, then launched an inquiry. The verdict is mixed–filthy electronics coated in a film of human waste remains completely revolting–but as […]

Filthykeyboard2_1The begrimed electromagnetic clefts of modern technology have long been cursed as a harbor for biological villains. After cranking out some workaday piece on a new germ-resistant keyboard, The Inquirer thought about it a bit, then launched an inquiry.

The verdict is mixed--filthy electronics coated in a film of human waste remains completely revolting--but as far as medical issues are concerned, it doesn't look good for the neurotic backers of the war on dust.

Are dirty keyboards truth or fiction?[Inquirer]