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The humble computer keyboard often gets overlooked when we think about computer technology, but it's always been there, even now, just under the screen. And they've acutally changed alot since the days of floppy discs. Some of them are in two parts, some are all curvy like space ships and some of them are completely hypothetical touch screen pixels that don't even get bits of crisps stuck inbetween. I remember when the keys were ten feet tall and you could lose whole pencil sets next to the massive return button. So what happened to all of those keypads? Since the introduction of the Europe's,
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive (they love a catchy name) consumers and retailers should now be sorting these and other tech bits into special recycling feeds so that the bits of precious metal and heavy plastic can be used for more techy stuff in the future. But there's nothing to stop you from making quirky with your qwerty before it heads off to the scrap heap.....
The Power is Yours
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The crafters at Folksy and Etsy have been getting busy making blinging baubles from F4s and power points. Get your geek on with a selection of silver plated Mac-tastic jewellery from
KeyedUp is the perfect accessory for the chic eco geek. Each ring, necklace, earring, or cufflink is handmade from recycled computer keyboards mounted on hand-cut Sterling Silver of Stainless Steel. Borganic is the work of crafter Judy Innes of Edinburgh, who uses recycled and reclaimed materials to create broaches and earrings.
Borganic likes to mix it up and their
Keyboard broaches include recycled foam, latex and even wallpaper
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Qwerty Interiors
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Recycled keyboards aren't the first thing that you think of when you think of sleek interior design but here a few surprising entries from across the web.
Tecoart's iMac keyboard Pendulum Clocks would make a great accessory to the
Macquarium. Add to it the Wolfgang Keyboard Bench by
Nolan Herbut, made from 2000 pressable keyboard keys, and you've got yourself one green office space.
