I've been laboring under the belief that the often told tale of a computer keyboard being second only to a toilet seat for germ collecting was a myth. Maybe not... the folks at Snopes.com, who debunk such things, include keyboards with shopping carts, sponges, phone receivers and, yes, the toilet seat as "favored by germs." Gah.

That's why Cyber Clean from Switzerland may be the most important breakthrough in office cleaning ever. From the picture, it looks like this patented, biodegradable yellow ball of slime has the malleability of warm Silly Putty, but with a slimy surface that picks up all sorts of crud--like the blob moving through a 1950's movie theater full of tasty teenyboppers. It works on keyboards, TVs, phones, cameras, and more to pull off dust, hair, dead skin, crumbs, and lord knows what else is stuck in the dark crevices of your devices. We really don't want to know. (You're on your own if you spilled Pepsi Max on it.) There's even a version for your car, to keep the dashboard clean.

It's not in any US retail stores yet, but you can buy it online for a low $6.49 for a 1.1 pound pot of the stuff. There's a six pot minimum order.

[via BoingBoing]