# Keyboard Garages The Spacebar Provides More Space, More Ports and Less Clutter By Katie Cordrey | Published 2010-01-22 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/keyboard-garages References: [quirky](http://www.quirky.com/products/22-The-Space-Bar?r=4c819c15cfa03e42f2e3fe626a17b1d1) & [geeky-gadgets](http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/spacebar-20-01-2010/#more-32274) The Spacebar works like a garage for your keyboard, you just slide the keyboard under the Spacebar when you’re done typing. It also de-clutters your desktop so that you have more room to work and it has [built-in USB ports](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hubkey) so you don’t need extra hardware for your [computer peripherals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/keysme-lunar-02). The $42 Space Bar is fabricated out of aluminum and durable hard plastic accents. It has the capacity to store a keyboard as long as 18” and 1.5” high Quirky is accepting pre-production orders on the crowdsourced desk organizing design and will go to production once their minimum order level is met. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.7/10 - Popularity: 38% | Activity: 64% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Desk Organization:** The Spacebar keyboard garage presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the desk organization industry, offering a unique and space-saving solution for decluttering and optimizing workspaces. - **Crowdsourced Design:** The crowdsourced pre-production orders for the Spacebar keyboard garage highlight an emerging trend in the design industry, where consumers play an active role in shaping innovative products. - **Integrated Peripherals:** The built-in USB ports in the Spacebar keyboard garage tap into the growing trend of integrating peripherals into functional workspace solutions, eliminating the need for additional hardware. ### Where This Applies - **Office Supplies:** The Spacebar keyboard garage has the potential to disrupt the office supplies industry, offering a novel and efficient solution for organizing workspace essentials. - **Crowdsourcing:** The pre-production orders for the Spacebar keyboard garage underscore the potential for disruptive innovation in the crowdsourcing industry, allowing consumers to directly influence and shape product development. - **Workspace Accessories:** The Spacebar keyboard garage introduces a disruptive innovation opportunity in the workspace accessories industry, providing a sleek and practical solution for optimizing desk space and reducing clutter. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Multifunctional Hidden Display Keyboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scroom-keyboard.md) - [Elongated Keyboard Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gboard-bar.md) - [All-in-One Laptop Workstations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/logitech-casa-popup-desk.md) - [AI Button-Customized Keyboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/incase-compact-ergonomic-keyboard.md) - [Touch Panel Space-Saving Keyboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/am-compact-touch.md) - [Modular Desktop Control Peripherals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ultrabar-x.md) - [Touch Display Keyboard Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lumo-x700.md) - [Timber-Accented Keyboard Peripherals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/corant-c10-keyboard.md) - [Sleek Workflow-Enhancing Keyboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knob-1-keyboard.md)