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KFC saves phones from greasy fingers with tray liner keyboard

• http://www.gizmag.com

Texting is so much a part of modern life that some people can't even pause for a meal of fried chicken without sending a message. As part of an advertising campaign and in an effort to avoid an epidemic of greasy smartphone screens, KFC restaurants in Germany have been giving away paper tray liners with built-in Bluetooth keyboards, so patrons can text away while munching on their extra crispy.

Conceived by German advertising agencies Gute Werbung and Serviceplan, the KFC Tray is a tray liner made out of durable paper with a 0.4 mm-thick keyboard, a built-in rechargeable battery and a Bluetooth circuit. To use, the patrons simply activated the tray, used a password to link it to their smartphone, and texted away.