I remember the first time I saw a plastic cover for a keyboard was at an automotive repair shop about ten years ago. Man, that thing was dirty and black. Good thing they had it as it probably lengthened the life of the $5 keyboard that the plastic was on.

I never did find such a thing at my local Fry’s Electronics or CompUSA and since I kept my IBM Model M keyboard in top shape, I wasn’t too concerned. Well life has changed and now we have a wireless Mac keyboard that seems to be collecting nuggets of food. One time I spilled some coffee and by the grace of God, none of it got into the keyboard itself. ‘I need protection!’ I thought to myself. Now it’s here.

The folks that put its name into the limelight with iPod security now offer some of that same quality for keyboards. The plastic armor for both laptop and desktop keyboards are made of a high quality plastic that comes in three different colors. If you’re a boy, you get the blue, girls the pink, and you professionals can choose clear. The covers easily fit on top of your keys and do not take away from the touch-typing you’re used to. If you do find yourself in need to really clean the umbrella on your keyboard, then lift it up and rinse it off. Yup, water safe.

The ProTouch XT skin from iSkin is a must have for any one with a keyboard that sees a bit more foreign object traffic than other keyboards may. At $24.99, you may just end up adding life to your keyboard like that auto shop did a decade ago.

Tags: keyboard, iskin, plastic, protection, protouch xt