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Microsoft's Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 is currently being offered at just $29.99 shipped, originally priced at $49.95. The improved split design encourages a more natural hand, wrist, and forearm position and its new curved key layout makes keys easier to reach. Product page. Continue reading for a video unboxing.

Notable features:

• Breakthrough ergonomic keyboard design - Improved design promotes a more natural hand, wrist, and forearm position for greater comfort.


• Cushioned palm rest - Get better support while resting your hands with this plush, integrated palm rest.


• Improved number pad - Common numeric functions and Backspace right where you need them most - above the number pad.

If computer geeks designed the Iron Throne for the Game of Thrones television series, it'd probably look something like the chair above. Mike DeWolfe used 20-plus keyboards to build this Iron Throne. The keyboards were melted together and then hand-shaped. Click here to view the first image in this week's WINS gallery. Continue reading for a video of a real-life Hot Wheels glow-in-the-dark Camaro.

Physical keyboards may eventually become obsolete in the future, but that doesn't mean geeks can't come up with weird and futuristic designs / concepts. Whether it be a portable keyboard stick or one that makes use of an old typewriter, you'll find them before. Continue reading to see them all.

Logitech's Gaming Keyboard G105 Call of Duty: MW3 Edition is currently being offered at only $26.99 shipped, originally priced at $79.99. From military style backlighting to an arsenal of game-dominating controls, this battle-tested keyboard is built to stand up to intense game play - and help you lay waste to enemies all over the map. Product page. Continue reading for a video review.

Notable features:

• Official PC keyboard of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: MW3 insignia and military-style night-vision green LED backlighting.


• 6 Programmable G-keys: Preset up to 18 unique functions per game, including single key presses.


• Multi-key input: Press up to five keys simultaneously to perform complex actions-without ghosting.


• One-touch media keys: Volume, mute, start, stop, pause, forward and back controls are right at your fingertips.


• Game/desktop mode switch: Disables the Windows/Context Menu keys so they won't interrupt the game if pressed accidentally.

File this under: coolest wooden gadgets. France-based Oree has unveiled a stunning keyboard that's handcrafted entirely from wood, sans the electronics. That's right, "every keyboard is made to order and is crafted, polished, oil-finished and assembled by hand in their workshop in southern France." These Bluetooth-enabled keyboards retail for $163USD - customizations (name, graphics, etc.) can also be added for additional costs. Continue reading for a video of another stunning wooden keyboard, more pictures of the Oree, and additional information.

Ok, so a real typewriter waffle maker doesn't exist...yet, but if it did, this is how such a device might work. We can only imagine that Denny's / IHOP / etc. would scramble to start serving these keyboard-shaped treats, or at least in the late night hours. Click here to view the first image in today's viral picture gallery. Continue reading to see what happens when a tower demolition goes wrong.

Short of having to wrap your keyboard in a thin invisible shield, it's inevitable that the space between keys, along with crevices, will get filled up with dust, grime, and / or food. Logitech's K310 aims to change all that, with their fully-washable keyboard. That's right, it can "be hand washed and designed with long-lasting keys that can take a pounding - including one-touch keys that get you right to whatever you want to do." Best of all, it's priced at just $39.99. Product page. Continue reading for a video review and more information.

Celluon's Magic Cube Laser Virtual Keyboard basically projects a full-size laser keyboard onto any flat surface and allows the convenience of full-size typing in a tiny form factor. It is capable of connecting wirelessly via Bluetooth to the iPhone (smartphones), iPad, and most laptops. That's not all, its "mouse mode" allows you to use your finger as a mouse when paired with a laptop. In addition to plug-and-play functionality, its rechargeable battery is good for up to 150-minutes of continuous typing and can be charged via USB. Product page. Continue reading for a video, more pictures, and additional information.

Logitech's Washable Keyboard K310 isn't some flimsy device made from rubber or other low quality materials, but rather it's "built to be hand washed and designed with long-lasting keys that can take a pounding - including one-touch keys that get you right to whatever you want to do." Expect to shell out $39.99 for this nifty peripheral when it's released. Product page. Click here to view the first image in today's viral picture gallery. Continue reading to see the washable keyboard in-action.

Logitech's G19 Keyboard is currently on sale for just $148.33 shipped, originally priced at $199.99. Not just any programmable keyboard, the G19 boasts a color GamePanel LCD that displays game stats, system information, VOIP communication data, video playback, image slideshows. Product page. Continue reading for an unboxing and video review.

Give yourself the advantage you need to win. Giving you an arsenal of advanced gaming technology, the Logitech G19 gaming keyboard is the first Logitech keyboard to feature a color GamePanel LCD. The tilt able, 320-by-240-pixel display provides valuable in-game information for over sixty games, including World of Warcraft (requires installation of included Logitech GamePanel software).