1. What do you do? (job-wise, ya know, when you’re not on Quirky)

I’m a high school technology education teacher of digital photography and computer illustration.

2. Where are you from?

I’m originally from a city just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I now live far from the big cities in the small town of Selinsgrove, in central Pennsylvania.

3. When and how did you think up the idea for Space Bar?

After setting up a new iMac lab in my classroom, I thought, “How can I protect the keyboards when they’re not being used”?

4. Had you tried to make this thing on your own already?

I’ve made these things out of wood since the school got their first desktop computers. I just thought it was time they were reinvented.

5. Where do you derive your creative inspiration?

My Father, a Normandy Beach D-Day veteran, taught me well. After the full loss of his right arm, he still managed to learn a trade and work 25 years as an automobile paint and body shop technician. He continuously would attain ways to overcome his disability and always was a hard working DIY guy. Actually, there was nothing he couldn’t do.

Now that’s influence!

6. What do you wish Quirky did that it does not already?

Have a listing on the NY stock exchange and stock sharing options for its hardest working members.

7. What’s your favorite deli meat? Cereal?

Hard salami. Cereal? No favorite… how about a chilled mimosa on a beautiful Caribbean beach.

8. What are some of your quirks?

4 major quirks…

1. I have the worst memory for things I need to remember.

2. Never finishing things I start.

3. Making people laugh.

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A big congratulations to ideator Michael Cavada, who worked tirelessly to influence and promote his product. Read a bit about the Space Bar’s production history, then click on over to our store to order your own today.

The Space Bar is a simple, elegantly-designed desk accessory that functions to minimize clutter while providing additional USB ports for your computer. After a long day of work, simply slide your keyboard into the designated space below the shelf and store your office miscellany — keys, digital camera, Split Stick, etc. — up top. Coming back to work the next morning will be easier if you know you’re returning to a clean desk!

Features:

- Constructed of aluminum with durable plastic accents.

- Can stow a keyboard up to 18″ long by 1.5″ high.

- Six USB ports conveniently located in the front of the shelf. No need to conserve your ports anymore — now you can have your camera, iPod, Split Stick, and other gadgets hooked in all at once!

Community member Richard Penepacker sent us this photo, literally begging us to help him rid his desk of clutter by enabling him to order the Space Bar online. We took one look and got right on it.

Richard’s already committed to purchasing a Space Bar; isn’t it time you do too? We’re only 86 pre-sales away from threshold. Help us kick it up a notch — BAM! — by putting in your pre-sale commitment now. Who knows? If we can drum up enough momentum, we might get this thing into production by tomorrow! Then we’d have a double whammy — two products in two days — which would make ideator Michael Cavada and the Quirky staff very, very happy.

The Space Bar is a simple, elegantly designed desk accessory that functions to minimize clutter while also providing additional USB ports for your computer.

When you are done typing for the day, simply slide your keyboard into the designated space below the shelf. Use the shelf to store any desk items you like – keys, digital camera, Split Stick, picture frames, Cable Caps, sticky notes and more. Coming back to work in the morning is always easier when returning to a clean desk!

In addition to the storage and tidy-ness benefits, The Space Bar also has 6 USB ports conveniently located in the front of the design. No need to conserve your ports – Now you can have your camera, ipod, Split Stick, and more hooked in all at once!

The Space Bar is constructed of aluminum with durable hard plastic accents. It can stow a keyboard up to 18″ long by 1.5″ high.