Digital Innovations Accessories

CleanDr Antibacterial Keyboard Protector

Next up is a fairly unusual item, the CleanDr Antibacterial Keyboard Protector.

This is actually a thin, mostly transparent silicone sheet that lays flat over the keys of your laptop’s keyboard. Antimicrobial chemicals have been worked into the material, which can be a plus if you work in an especially germ-prone environment. No attempt is made to form-fit the CleanDr to any particular keyboard layout; in practice this meant it worked equally awkwardly with all of them. It held itself in place well enough, but it felt pretty much exactly like what you’d expect typing through a rubber sheet to feel like: mushy and slightly unpleasant. In practice, I’d rather shell out a bit more for a protective cover shaped to fit my laptop’s keyboard in particular.

DeviceDryer

Next on the list is a fairly straightforward product, the DeviceDryer.

This product is simple in both concept and execution. It consists of nothing more than an airtight, resealable bag with a quantity of desiccant beads in the bottom. The idea here is that if your smartphone or other expensive electronic device goes for a swim, you can try to recover by pulling it out of the drink, powering it off, then putting it in this bag and sealing it. One to two full days later, the desiccant beads will have done their work, drawing out the moisture from all the nooks and crannies of the device’s innards. This does not guarantee that your device will still be usable afterwards, but it offers you the best chance of avoiding the cost of a replacement.

I didn’t have any just-dunked smartphones handy to try this out on, so I did the next best thing: I took the remains of an old, dead MP3 player, stuffed the battery compartment with a damp piece of sponge, and tossed it into the bag. The same time next day, I took it out to check, and the area inside the battery compartment was completely dry. So, this one works pretty much as advertised; it makes wet gadgets dry again. Your mileage may vary as to whether it will save you another trip to the Apple store.

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