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Title: Bamboo Keyboards and Mice Are the New Rage in China
Post by: exousia on Sun, 21 November 2010, 03:23:08

Thought this was funny. The pictures say it all...


http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/bamboo-keyboards-and-mice-are-the-new-rage-in-china.html

Title: Bamboo Keyboards and Mice Are the New Rage in China
Post by: jaynoon on Sun, 21 November 2010, 03:34:20

These keyboards are all over ebay in various strange woods.. A lot of them seem to have Cherry switches, makes me curious, but not that curious.

Title: Bamboo Keyboards and Mice Are the New Rage in China
Post by: Forsaken on Sun, 21 November 2010, 05:03:01

They're really pretty. I think the finish would get pretty sticky and dirty in a hurry with any significant usage though.

Title: Bamboo Keyboards and Mice Are the New Rage in China
Post by: fuzzybaffy on Sun, 21 November 2010, 05:23:04

There's a few listings of these on eBay. Does anyone know if they really use Cherry key switches?

Title: Bamboo Keyboards and Mice Are the New Rage in China
Post by: J888www on Sun, 21 November 2010, 05:57:42

I'll hazard a guess that these "Bamboo keyboards" are rubber domes at these price-point. The "wooden Keyboards (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Custom-Made-Ebony-Wood-Keyboard-Cherry-Mechanical-MX-/130328238045?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item1e582b17dd#ht_10094wt_1139)" with MX switches are a little more expensive.
You get what you pay.

Title: Bamboo Keyboards and Mice Are the New Rage in China
Post by: keyboardlover on Sun, 21 November 2010, 07:13:41

Quote from: jaynoon

A lot of them seem to have Cherry switches, makes me curious, but not that curious.

So would you agree that you're "buy-curious"?

Title: Bamboo Keyboards and Mice Are the New Rage in China
Post by: panda-R on Sun, 21 November 2010, 10:40:34

THEY STEALING DA PANDAR's FOOD!!! I thought they were trying to save the species?

Title: Bamboo Keyboards and Mice Are the New Rage in China
Post by: kps on Sun, 21 November 2010, 10:52:18

Quote from: fuzzybaffy;250075

Does anyone know if they really use Cherry key switches?

No, they're probably just plastic (http://instantrimshot.com/index.php?sound=rimshot&play=true).

Title: Bamboo Keyboards and Mice Are the New Rage in China
Post by: 8_INCH_FLOPPY on Sun, 21 November 2010, 22:47:01

Did you see the idiot who posted a comment complaining about the waste of trees?  Apparently, he doesn't know much about bamboo.  Then, there was the guy complaining about the West "thinking with their wallets".  I appreciate nature much more than your average person..... But why is it the majority of the greenies are so stupid?

Title: Bamboo Keyboards and Mice Are the New Rage in China
Post by: YpoCaramel on Mon, 22 November 2010, 00:19:29

Pretty cool if they applied a different finish (I really don't like the one they have in the photos) and if I could get a steady supply of replacement keycaps. Hey it's bamboo, that stuff just keeps growing.

Title: Bamboo Keyboards and Mice Are the New Rage in China
Post by: fssbzz on Mon, 22 November 2010, 00:59:46

soon or later, we will see panda hunting keyboard for food.

Title: Bamboo Keyboards and Mice Are the New Rage in China
Post by: laden3 on Mon, 22 November 2010, 01:51:05

a gayass looking panda with bolts in its hands(or paws) looks familiar to me...

Title: Bamboo Keyboards and Mice Are the New Rage in China
Post by: Senor_Cartmenez on Mon, 22 November 2010, 05:29:20

getdigital.de has those listed

didn't get the point of 'em though, bit of a novelty item init?

Title: Bamboo Keyboards and Mice Are the New Rage in China
Post by: Pylon on Mon, 22 November 2010, 15:19:26

Quote from: kps;250126

No, they're probably just plastic (http://instantrimshot.com/index.php?sound=rimshot&play=true).

(http://unmotivationalposters.com/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=106&g2_serialNumber=2)

Title: Bamboo Keyboards and Mice Are the New Rage in China
Post by: Moogle Stiltzkin on Mon, 22 November 2010, 18:19:19

Wood pc :D

Title: Bamboo Keyboards and Mice Are the New Rage in China
Post by: exousia on Tue, 23 November 2010, 02:22:16

Bamboo laptop :3

http://www.anandtech.com/show/3832/asus-u33jc-bamboo-for-the-masses