If you’re like us here at WoWasis, you love tricking out your living quarters in Asian décor. But that doesn’t usually include computer accessories. At least until now. We’ve been using the Impecca bamboo PC keyboard and mouse for a few weeks now, and pass it with flying colors. If your keyboard is giving up the ghost or if you’re fascinated with the idea of a bamboo keyboard, this is the one to get. 

Impecca’s’ KBB500C keyboard and mouse are made from bamboo. Its keys are wood-burned with inset characters, and the mouse is designed beautifully. We first saw this keyboard at a friend’s house, and it had been heavily used. Our friend smokes a pipe and spends hours a day at the computer. What amazed us was that the keyboard had developed a lovely patina, and all that tobacco junk hadn’t affected the performance of the keyboard. We wanted one right away, and looked it up online. The mouse had gotten less than stellar reviews, but we ordered one anyway for our test. It passed with flying colors, so we’d recommend getting the mouse along with the keyboard (it’s only $5 USD extra). 

Hand-carved from bamboo, it doesn’t come with the extended flaps on the reverse that would assist the keyboard in titling forward, but no problem, we just put a couple of rubber feet under it, and we’re in business (Impecca also makes a wireless bamboo keyboard and mouse, KBB600C, which does have those riser flaps installed underneath). We can tell you this: on the KBB500C, the keys feel terrific, the mouse works great, and it really dolls up our computer space. It connects via USB port and is compatible with Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7 and MAC. Highly recommended, and you can buy it online from Impecca.