Comments on: A Computer in a Keyboard? Sounds Cool. And Retro

By: tyrosine benefits

tyrosine benefits — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:51:18 +0000

Asus eee pc’s are very compact and lightweight, i love to bring them on meetings and conventions-

By: asus eee pc

asus eee pc — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:13:36 +0000

the concept is great this keyboard is great innovation

By: drew

drew — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:03:32 +0000

Cybernet has offered a zero footprint computer for years. The little screen on this one is pretty nifty thought.

By: airplane food

airplane food — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 05:54:02 +0000

i think monitor in keyboard look too small for PC user. i better enjoy use PC with big monitor minimal 14 inches or more.

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By: Hamranhansenhansen

Hamranhansenhansen — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:09:18 +0000

A really, really, really good Bluetooth keyboard is $70. An iPod touch or similar device is $229. So the Eee Keyboard as 2 separate devices would be under $300. As 2 separate devices, you can use the touchscreen part like you would an iPod touch, and you can position it horizontally across the top of the keyboard where it’s more useful for typing. And if the E key breaks on your separate keyboard you only have to replace the keyboard. And you could use found Bluetooth keyboards as you travel with just the touchscreen part.

I just don’t see that there is any utility in the Eee Keyboard design at all. If this was just a Bluetooth keyboard with an integrated holder on top center for various small devices they could sell for $79 and be an interesting device. People would start asking Apple for iPod compatibility with it.

> Eee PC hooked up to a TV as a sort of giant remote control
> has potential

The iPod touch for US$229 is already doing this with numerous remote control apps, including a free one from Apple that controls iTunes or AppleTV. The iPod touch has the same form factor as a TV remote and makes more sense to me in that role.

Nerds love the keyboard (I am one so I know) but 98% of humankind does not want the keyboard. Especially not in the living room. Also, the keyboard is out of fashion due to iPhone. I guarantee you if Palm Pre had an iPhone-like soft keyboard and no hardware keyboard they would have sold double by now.

By: Backlin

Backlin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:57:32 +0000

This keyboard plus Wireless HDMI would equal total awesomeness!

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By: Dave Mackey

Dave Mackey — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:23:38 +0000

It’s like a Commodore 64… only useful. It also brings to mind a dumb terminal I used to have which just hooked up to your TV screen and you could use it to log onto Tymnet or Telnet and get to your favorite text-based service, be it CompuServe, Delphi, or good ol’ BIX.

By: TADAengineer

TADAengineer — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:06:42 +0000

Too true, and let us not forget the VIC and Commodores.

Let people trash the “trash-80″ series, but I still credit RS with the first practical laptop, the Model 100.