Cherry Electrical Products has introduced its new G83-6644 Series keyboard with an integrated PC/SC smart card reader. The very cost effective keyboard allows users to integrate smart card technology into educational, banking, transportation, office/data entry, manufacturing, field services, POS/POT and kiosk applications.

The new G83-6644 features a 104-position full QWERTY key layout with Windows Vista? keys. Cherry?s Keyman Software, with new comfort functionality, allows for individual and easy key assignment. The integrated PC/SC smart card reader, which is located on the top of the keyboard, is a real space saver. This position also allows the user the ability to perform a single-handed card insertion, while also keeping the card in plain view. The numeric pad can be switched into ?Secure PIN Entry? mode for enhanced system logon security. Operating Systems include: Windows 98, ME, 200, XP, XP 64Bit, CE, Linux, Mac OS X and Vista.

The G83-6644 keyboard is offered in black and light grey and comes standard with a USB 2.0 interface and a 3-foot cable. It measures 18.03? X 6.69? X 2.05? and weighs 1.49 pounds. It is readily available from stock.