Here’s a wacky idea: an edible keyboard.

Now why would a person want to eat a keyboard? Surely the keyboard is for medium to long-term use?

Well some people don’t get a lunch break. Having an edible keyboard means they can eat while they work. So it increases productivity. (Ok that argument doesn’t really work but bare with me - marketers might like it).

Other (humorous) reasons why you might need an edible keyboard (it doesn’t have to be chocolate by the way):

1. Eat while you work gets a whole new meaning
2. After it’s been eaten, you’ll now have an excuse not to do more work (the dog ate my keyboard)
3. It can help you gain weight (all you’ll ever think about is food)
4. It can help you lose weight (if you set goals only to eat a letter at a time )
5. It’s a talking point in the office (more rather a munching point)
6. It can help you reach a deadline (what if the project has to be completed after lunch, for instance)
7. It can be refilled with food and drink you order online with it (an edible mouse has to be the next step)
8. It saves you the hassle of going to the shops
9. It gives a whole new meaning to the term ‘electrical food’
10. It’s a fun way to waste money

Check out this link for edible chocolate keyboards.

A far more useful invention would be a keyboard that is food and drink proof or, even better, has a space to place your food and drink. That way you can for instance, eat while you work to save you time and really increase productivity.

I had a dream about this the other night: I was given a pair of shoes made by Lamborghini, which were beautifully designed, strikingly black, and had built in motors that drove you around. So in a sense they were like motorized roller skates.

In fact I found a video on YouTube that depicts, in a far less elegant manner and in lego, what I’m talking about:

I see two potential difficulties with such an idea: safety and comfort. It would compete with the Segway, which is probably easier to nagivate. Anyway it’s an interesting idea nonetheless, and it would be really great if sports car manufacturers (or should we call them designers) like Lamborghini and Ferrari started designing non-car motors.