Computex 2011:惠陽電子有趣的防窺Hub

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惠陽電子這家是做讀卡器以及USB Hub等電腦周邊廠商。在Computex時展了一個有趣的小東西。

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Cepa Electronics Group is a manufacturer for computer peripherals such as card reader, USB hub. In this year's Computex, they showcased one very interesting gadget.

這個稱之為Panic Hub,在外觀來看,只是一個普通的USB Hub,但只要在產品上面摸一陣子,就可以發揮出視窗 + D快速鍵功能,也就是所謂的「老闆鍵」。

This is what they called 'Panic Hub', one seemly very ordinary USB hub. However, if you touch it for few seconds, it will trigger a 'Windows Key + D' effect, the so called "Boss Key" shortcut in Windows.


實際試用的結果,你若碰一下的話,是不會反應,要碰上一段短短的時間才會有反應。大概是怕人的手偶爾碰到,結果造成誤判吧。廠商能想到把這個功能加上去,也還滿聰明的,至少比起其他同樣製造這類周邊的廠商而言,總是多了一個話題。

An actual test shows if you just touch it, it will not react. One have to touch it for a brief moment to trigger it, which I guess is a preventive measure against unintentional touching. Overall, praise the company for thinking of this smart idea, it's at least one more talking point over other competitive products.