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Foreign Alphabet Keyboard Engraving

Jan 3, 2008 3:49AM PST

Does anybody know of a company that engraves foreign alphabets on input devices like laptops, cell phones and PDA's? Am I the only one interested in having this done?

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There's a company in New York
Feb 26, 2008 4:20PM PST

Hi,

I know there's a company in New York that does this. I haven't done it myself, but it looks cool.

You can check their website at http://ikbs-usa.com

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Foreign Language Keyboards
Sep 17, 2008 4:52AM PDT

I used IKBS to engrave hebrew on my toshiba satelllite. It came out great. No more messy stickers for me!

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IKBS Substitute
Oct 15, 2011 7:06PM PDT

Looks like IKBS is no longer around. Is there another service in New York that does this?

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Did you find one?
Nov 29, 2011 1:23AM PST

I'm also desperately searching for a way to add a second language to my keyboard.....

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I searched extensively
Nov 29, 2011 4:18AM PST

a while ago for someone in another thread, but couldn't find any engraving web sites. It's a shame that the IKBS web site no longer exists. I looked into that and I understand that the owner of the store sadly passed away.

All I can suggest are "Foreign Language Overlays".

My own Google search was for Keyboard foriegn character Hebrew overlays but you can modify your own search as you wish.

For example, for Hebrew I found this UK web site; http://www.languagesource.com/acatalog/Hebrew_Keyboard_Stickers_Blue_Overlays.html

I have no idea how good it would be.

Sorry, but good luck with your search.

Mark

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Note the correct spelling
Nov 29, 2011 4:19AM PST

for the Google search Keyboard foreign character Hebrew overlays

Mark

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Yeah, I was hoping to engrave...
Nov 29, 2011 4:32AM PST

My laptop keyboard is backlit, and so engraving seemed perfect.

<div>I'm sorry to hear that the owner of IKBS passed away, but how is it that no one has stepped up to fill the void yet?

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I believe
Nov 29, 2011 4:34AM PST

that he was elderly and it was his own business.

If you know of people in Israel who can do this, (or know someone who knows someone, etc), why not see if they have web sites, or enquire if they can do this for your computer make and model number and send it to you?

Mark