Written on November 27, 2008 – 2:00 pm | by Maria Mihale |

Pink gadgets are driving me crazy. I don’t know about you, but as far as I’m concerned, they’re something like the most ironic manifest aimed at women and establish the weirdest connection between pink and the fair sex.

And when I read an article about a wacky gadget, the “pinkiest” I’ve ever seen in my whole life, called the “Keyboard for Blondes”, it really made me scream at the top of my lungs. If you ask me, this is nothing but a joke made manifest in pink plastic. The name isn’t cynical slur on the fairer haired members of the community, at least this is what the guys who came up with this idea say.

I wouldn’t buy such a thing, not in a million years! The all-pink computer keyboard swaps out standard keys with funnier, dumber key names. Several of the keycaps have jokes silkscreened on top – the Enter key, for example, is “Yes! I want it!”, the Backspace is “Oops!”, while the Tab is an “Useless key”. Not to mention the Caps Lock which says “WARNING! Size XXL letters”.



Though this fully functional keyboard might seem a great gift in order to make fun of your blonde friends, regular computer users may find it a bit challenging. Not to mention the fact that the Keyboard for Blondes might help poor typists improve their skills, since the keys are a distracting pink and no longer have the standard labels.

But wait to hear this: the keyboard comes with proprietary software that adds functionality, fun and trendy new features to traditional keys. It talks, it takes text messaging to a totally new level and it allows you to access cool, constantly changing sites with a push of a button. The interactivity is made possible by downloadable proprietary software that was specifically created for this product.
Here’s a quote from the site: “something about it will remind you of the Reese Witherspoon’s character”. This is one relevant argument, isn’t it?

According to the manufacturer, European Trends, the keyboard has already been released in the UK to some success, and at $49.95, probably only a true blonde would purchase this pink computer keyboard which is compatible with Mac, Windows and Linux.

(Source: gadgets.boingboing.net)