<?xml version="1.0"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
<channel>
<title>Engadget - Comments for Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert</title>
<link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</link>
<description>Engadget Comments for Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert</description>
<image>
<url>http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif</url>
<title>Engadget</title>
<link>http://www.engadget.com</link>
</image>
<language>en-us</language>
<copyright>Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.</copyright>
<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</guid><description><![CDATA[it won't be so silent when i loose in L4D]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[bublik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2009 7:00AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</guid><description><![CDATA[You're loose in L4D? You should really tighten up that playing style!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2009 7:05AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</guid><description><![CDATA[haha fail! you must be a rager]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2009 7:32AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sorry but I'll never buy another keyboard with the Enter key sized/shaped like that. I use the \\ way too much to not have it in the same spot it is on almost EVERY OTHER KEYBOARD!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ack154]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2009 7:52AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yeah, I don't get it either. The people who are going to care about this product are those who type all day long and are used to a normal design.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ghen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2009 8:16AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</guid><description><![CDATA[Well the picture is a japanese version, and I'd say the tiny space key would be more distressing than the enter in that configuration.<br>I wonder if they even make western versions actually.<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Wwhat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2009 8:50AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</guid><description><![CDATA[have you wondered why the [enter] key is misshaped?  clue, it has to do with the makers moving the "close bracket" key from next to the open "bracket key" to under it.  no, they didn't stop at making it quieter, they had to shuffle some keys around just to make sure you go slower, thus adding to the quietude.<br><br>i know i misspell words and even make up new ones, but if you stoop to the level of reading my comment, you probably shouldn't care anyway.  cheers mate!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[keegan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2009 8:58AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</guid><description><![CDATA[I *HAVE* to have a full sized backspace.  I can't buy a keyboard with a small one.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2009 10:51AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</guid><description><![CDATA[Here's one reason to use a silent keyboard. <br><br><a href="http://www.securitypronews.com/insiderreports/insider/spn-49-20050915TheKeysToAcousticSpying.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.securitypronews.com/insiderreports/insider/spn-49-20050915TheKeysToAcousticSpying.html</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2009 7:57AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</guid><description><![CDATA[You don't realize how great of an idea this is until you have a roommate that stays up all hours of the night pecking away at his keyboard]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2009 8:02AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</guid><description><![CDATA[Or wife or husband or brother or sister, once a person becomes aware of it it can become quite maddening I'm sure.<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Wwhat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2009 8:46AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</guid><description><![CDATA[Or an office floor having 200 keyboards...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[egress63]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2009 10:16AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</guid><description><![CDATA[A silent keyboard is useless unless your wife / girlfriend / female office colleague has short nails.  The sound of nails hitting the keys under rapid fire typing is louder than the keys being depressed.  Just a thought...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2009 8:05AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</guid><description><![CDATA[I wonder why you're single you poor Dell loving freak.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Major4Play]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2009 8:16AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</guid><description><![CDATA[Silent keyboards are great but why does it have to look so shit ?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Major4Play]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2009 8:17AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</guid><description><![CDATA[It stinks of win in its quiet nature but has a little bit of Fail with that cord tieing it down. pass]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[SOOPERGOOMAN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2009 9:39AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</guid><description><![CDATA[I like my keyboards loud and clicky! What's that you say? I can't hear you over the pounding of my keys! Muahahahaha!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Nonamiss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2009 10:20AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</guid><description><![CDATA[Especially a big WHAM of the spacebar.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2009 10:54AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</guid><description><![CDATA[For that price, I'll live with my not-so-silent Logitech Illuminated Sexboard.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2009 10:51AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have a G11 that I am thoroughly happy with.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2009 10:54AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</guid><description><![CDATA[Now you'll need to play an audio file of keyboard clacking so the boss knows you're working.  Kind of like the sounds proposed for electric vehicles.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Led]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2009 11:35AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</guid><description><![CDATA[Did you EVER have to sit through a 4-hour Skype conference with a notorious keyboard murderer? Someone who types so hard that whenever he hits a key, a random key on the other side of the world pops out of a keyboard and leaves a hole in the ceiling? Have you? I have, on a regular basis. And I am thinking about giving this to that guy as a gift, even if it would cost double of that.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mendorian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2009 4:44PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</guid><description><![CDATA[Actually, the smallest sound difference the human ear can hear is about 3 decibels. So you'll definitely hear the difference at 16.5 less.<br>:-)<br><br>If we're going to have to play an audio file of keyboard clicking, make it sound like the ancient typewriters. Complete with the "ding" when you hit return!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[macsare1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2009 9:14PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Thanko Silent Keyboard EX might sneak up on the unalert]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/08/thanko-silent-keyboard-ex-might-sneak-up-on-the-unalert/</guid><description><![CDATA[This is actually really cool! I would love to see this on my Macbook!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nate]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 9th 2009 4:15PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
