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Worried about catching the Swine Flu? Once again Technology provides a means to reduce your chances in getting the flu and other health care associated infections. In that, most of us spend a lot of time in front a computer, in the workplace, at our homes, Cybercafes, public computers, we are therefore at increased risk of getting contaminated. On October 12th, 2009, Vioguard LLC introduced the world’s first self-sanitizing computer keyboard in Canada.
With widespread use of electronic medical records, computer keyboards have emerged as one of prime focal points of contamination in medical environments. Manually cleaning keyboards is often time consuming, difficult, impractical and labor-intensive. The Vioguard self-sanitizing keyboard uses ultraviolet lights that are known to be effective against harmful microorganisms such as H1N1 Flu. This light kills 99.99% of harmful bacterias and viruses, in less than 90 seconds.
The keyboard is now available for medical-oriented customers and consumers in Canada, and can be purchased by Amazon.com. In the U.S., it is currently under consideration as a pending electronic -medical device by the Federal Law. Clearance is anticipated in the first quarter of 2010.
It is a practical device, that does not need a software, just plug and play. Its price of $899, is cheap for its benefits, but expensive to many wallets. This is another another breakthrough, assuring that we need technology more than ever in these troublesome times. We can anticipate that the price will drop to a more acceptable level with time and possibly with the introduction of competitive devices.
I would not invest in this for my private/home use, but I think it is a worthwhile idea for the office and common use computers. As the saying goes, “I opened the door and In flew Enza”.