Issues with 'stuck' keys on new iMac (2011) with Aluminium KB

Hi All,
I've got a weird issue which I've seen on a few other forums... with no real fix. I've got a new 27" iMac (2011) and I have been using it happily for a few weeks. In the last two days, my keyboard has been going a little crazy.
Firstly I thought it funny that the 'option' key wouldn't work during bootup and later I discovered that once booted in OSX, i'd have 'sticky' keys or keys not registering when pressed.
When I reset the keyboard, everything works fine again.
Its becoming a problem as I cannot register an of the bootup options anymore and have reverted to using an old Remote to access my boot volume screen (holding the Menu button).
Has anyone seen this before and if so, what is the fix other than taking the keyboard back to the Mac store?
Thanks again,
Con

Hi Cabakroll,
Yeah, I've been doing regular updates (when available). I have actually figured out the issue... its a very weird fix mind you. I went back to see what changed the other day, when I first notice the issue. I recalled that I swapped out the batteries (the ones that came with it were running low for some reason), with rechargables.
Since then, the keyboard has been going crazy. I swapped the rechargables with normal batteries and bingo, problem fixed. :S
Thanks for getting back to me though.
Hopefully this helps others too.

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