Steampunk Keyboard & Mouse

[The Boiler Room]

Hi

This is a wireless Steampunk keyboard and mouse I'm currently working on. All comments appreciated, does it look ok, could I improve the design?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/theboilerroom/4333561024/#in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/theboilerroom/4333245176/#in/photostream/

Thanks

[elShoggotho]

That one should go to Tactile. You just posted in the board maintenance forum.

[elShoggotho]

Base design seems to be sound, only criticism goes towards the basic technology. Using a wireless keyboard always means membrane switches. It will invariably fail after just a few years. IBM or Cherry keyboards can survive for decades.

[lady_brooklyn]

That mouse is so cool.  I love the keyboard, too, but I love the look of the mouse.  Gorgeous!

[CacheForte]

That is a spectacular mouse. I'd love to have one for myself. I just may have to borrow that design later on.

[Affian]

It's unfair to say that membrane keyboards fail after a few years, I have some that are about 10 years old and still nothing wrong with them.
The keyboard is looking good from what I can see but I don't know about the buttons on the mouse, looks clunky.

[Utini420]

there are exceptions to everything, but I can assure you, in the almost 20 years I've been fixing the things I've thrown out a lot more membrane keyboards than keyboards with real switches.

[architect]

I am not sure but the buttons on the mouse look like keys from a old typewriter right? The reason I have to guess is because I saw a small pair of goggles on the front of your mouse or a pair of port holes in the for of an air or sub ship I think mostly because the keys are black or dark and have no symbols on them.

if that what you are going for then I think a tiny bit more work to make them look like the little windows or goggles. ifnot then maybe adding a little L and R (left and right)