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Targus Wireless Folding Keyboard and Targus AMB581 Compact Multi-Device Mouse Reviews: A Compact Antimicrobial Travel One-Two Punch

September 21, 2022 by Daniel W. Rasmus

Targus Wireless Folding Keyboard and Targus AMB581 Compact Multi-Device Mouse Reviews

September 21, 2022 by Daniel W. Rasmus

At the height of Covid, before we really knew how it was transmitted, many tech companies reacted with antimicrobial offerings. Global accessory maker Targus started a line that included the mouse and the keyboard reviewed here. While transmission of Covid from hard surfaces ended as a rare transmission method, other bacteria and viruses, however, do travel that way. Many times, I have come home with CES and Comic-Con “crud” long before Covid-19, mostly from a lapse in hygiene after a day of touching well-touched escalator handrails.

I’ll happily put this keyboard and mouse in my mobile arsenal to help minimize secondary exposure if I forget to wash my hands after roving the show floor.

Targus uses the same technology on both devices, their Targus DefenseGuard™ Antimicrobial Protection, which curtails microorganism growth on the device. This isn’t a spray or a coating; it consists of embedded silver phosphate glass fused with the plastic. This defense will last the life of the product which happens to fall into a generous 2-year warranty.

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– Dan W. Rasmus, Serious Insights