Thanko USB Cooler Keyboard - Perfect for the Sweaty Wristed Users

If the hot temperatures outside didn't tip you off already, summer is officially here. Each summer Thanko whips out a laundry list of really weird and questionably useful USB gear to help us keep cool. Thanko isn't the only company guilty of trying t pry cash from our hands with odd cooling peripherals; GTECH did it with its USB OptiWind Mouse.

The perfect companion to the mouse is the new USB Cooler Keyboard from Thanko. You can pretty much gather what the device is supposed to do from the name. You hook it to your PC via a USB port and you can type away on the keyboard using a standard QWERTY layout and a full number pad. Slots in the wrist rest area blow air on your wrists to keep you cool and the fan has an on/off switch. Like all Thanko products, this one is dubious in its value. We can't say that we have ever been so hot a nice breeze on my wrists was needed.