No fun to pound on this
Juicy Couture, manufacturer of excessively-hip clothing for people a third my age, has introduced a keyboard:
And to think we used to kvetch about “chiclet” keyboards.
It has one redeeming feature, though: you can “roll it up like a yoga mat,” which simplifies moving it from place to place. And you will move it, because you’re not about to buy more than one at the $45 price.
Cindy »
8 July 2009 · 8:36 pm
Jeez, ThinkGeek’s got something similiar (only blue) for just about half that price. That’s a breathtaking markup for a name.
Steve B »
9 July 2009 · 1:19 am
I think the color is a slight give-a-way as to the intended demographic. If you’ll spend $450 on a pair of avian high-heels, then you’ll sure as heck drop $45 on a keyboard because it is just SOOOO adorable!
fillyjonk »
9 July 2009 · 7:24 am
It’s very…pink. I’d be afraid of getting either cavities or insulin resistance from it.
If I were in the market for an expensive add-on keyboard, I’d buy one of the “steampunk” ones made to look like an old-timey typewriter instead.
Dick Stanley »
9 July 2009 · 9:08 am
As my 9-year-old son would say: Eeeuuu, pink!
McGehee »
9 July 2009 · 9:11 am
I thought it was a novelty eraser. Um, an eraser as novelty — though I suppose it could also erase novelties. If they’re drawn in pencil…