iKey's Membrane keyboard is built for the nastiest of environments

iKey's done this whole rugged keyboard thing a time or two before, so when it builds one meant to operate like a champ around environments laden with grease, you know it means business. The new line of Membrane keyboards -- which arrives in a trio of flavors -- boasts a stainless steel enclosure, or customers looking to integrate can snag the OEM edition and do as they please. The board possesses a "hard-coated, textured, polyester film that is more rugged than industrial silicone rubber keypads," and it's designed to withstand "directed hose water, disinfectants and environmental contaminants." Seems as though you'll have to phone up iKey to find out what this Apocalypse-approved device will run you, but it should get along quite well with that impenetrable Iron Drive of yours.

[Via Coolest-Gadgets]

[(Unverified) Posted May 16th 2008 11:21PM]

Yes, I meant to spell it that way.

[froggy Posted May 16th 2008 11:44PM]

"nastiest of environments" - like the college dorm room :)

[Aguiluz Posted May 17th 2008 12:02AM]

Or the bath tub.

Or even in space!

Or maybe the garbage dump where it will end up anyway. :-P

[Aguiluz Posted May 16th 2008 11:52PM]

Whoops!

[Aguiluz Posted May 17th 2008 12:01AM]

ryan, this is becoming strange.

(Just in case the moderators delete ryan's comment, this is a reply to his comment saying "firast post!" almost half an hour late.)

[(Unverified) Posted May 17th 2008 12:08AM]

u makin fun of me?

o thanks

[(Unverified) Posted May 17th 2008 12:20AM]

This will be great when I'm blogging in protest at the nearest nuclear power plant/toxic waste dump, which just happens to be down the street from your house, and the police decides to break things up with a fire house.

[(Unverified) Posted May 17th 2008 12:21AM]

Cool.

[(Unverified) Posted May 17th 2008 12:22AM]

Insane In The Membrane...

[(Unverified) Posted May 17th 2008 12:35AM]

I don't know what fits your comment more:Lame or Fail.

[(Unverified) Posted May 17th 2008 12:36AM]

Anyone kno if this is wireless too?

Cause I could actually get some good use from this.

[(Unverified) Posted May 17th 2008 1:07AM]

Seems considerably less impressive of an achievement when the next post after yours came 22 minutes later.

[(Unverified) Posted May 17th 2008 1:30AM]

this would actually be a great keyboard to integrate into the toughbook. Panasonic, take notes.

[(Unverified) Posted May 17th 2008 1:46AM]

@Aguiluz

That's what she said.

[(Unverified) Posted May 17th 2008 10:03AM]

I wonder if designs like this will help the keyboard qualifiy as a deadly weapon?

[(Unverified) Posted May 17th 2008 10:23AM]

yeah, i already had one of these. On my Atari 400 in 1984.

[(Unverified) Posted May 17th 2008 11:23AM]

I think this would be great for a klutz like me

[(Unverified) Posted May 17th 2008 4:34PM]

Pretty good idea, really.