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    Natural Keyboard Brings the Outdoors Right to Your Desk [VIDEO]

    By Anita Li | Mashable – Sat, Oct 20, 2012

    Hunching over a desk all day at work may make you yearn for the great outdoors. Artist Robbie Tilton aims to remedy that by creating a computer keyboard made from organic materials.

    [More from Mashable: Microsoft Sculpt Comfort Keyboard Re-Invents Backspace [REVIEW]]

    Laser cut from an Apple wireless keyboard template, the Natural Keyboard has a plywood body, with a layer of imitation moss on top.

    "Surrounded with tech gadgets made of glass, metals and plastics -- I believe that as a society -- we are constantly removing ourselves from nature," Tilton writes on his blog.

    [More from Mashable: Artist Creates Celeb Portraits From Keyboard Keys]

    For more on the keyboard, check out the video above. Then, tell us in the comments: Would you prefer the Natural Keyboard over your metal or plastic one?

    This story originally published on Mashable here.

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