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Sources:

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/01/07/asus-eee-keyboard-wows-us-all/

http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/asus-eee-keyboard-revealed/

 

Asus Eee Keyboard wows us all

Asus most definitely came to CES today packing heat and without a doubt, one of its most impressive announcements was the Eee Keyboard. We want it and we want it now. The Eee Keyboard stuffs a PC with respectable netbook-like specs into, you guessed it, a keyboard. Flat Mac-like keys and a 5-inch touchscreen display sit atop a very thin keyboard frame with a host of connections on the back - connections you potentially don’t even need, we might add. Asus’ new take on the all-in-one features Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n along with wireless HDMI and Bluetooth 2.0 meaning that short of a power cord, users can connect wirelessly to any and all required peripherals including a high definition display or HDTV. We’ll take things in a different direction - imagine carrying this puppy around with a a pocket projector and having access to a full PC with a sizable projected display anywhere and everywhere you go. Specs on this innovative little piece of kit are as follows:

  • Self-contained PC / keyboard combo with integrated 5-inch touchscreen display
  • OS: Windows XP Home Edition
  • 1.6GHz Intel Atom microprocessor
  • 1GB of DDR2 DRAM
  • 16GB or 32GB SSD
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
  • Bluetooth 2.0
  • Ultra Wideband HDMI
  • USB 2.0 x2, VGA, HDMI, headphone and mic ports
  • Weight: 2 lbs

Pricing and projected availability are still a bit of a mystery, though Asus CEO Johnny Shih claims it will be available in the next three to six months, so we’ll be waiting with baited breath. Hit the jump for two more shots.

 

 

 

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I think it looks rather interesting, reminds me of old das when i had Amiga500.

Also looks like something Apple would have made, but i guess PC market is trying a bit harder to innovate, while apple got too confident in their "most innovative company" status and only upgrade the existing products.

Anyway, if it ever comes out (which is very probable) and if it will be reasonably priced, i'll buy it.



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Wow, that's very badass.



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I really wouldn't want to spill soda on that keyboard. Pretty cool device, and I bet that touchscreen could be customized to do just about anything.



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Looks neat..and SSD is nice, but 16/32 gigs? What good is that? Makes the computer useless as far as I'm concerned=/



I didn't know that would be possible... Impressive! O_o I wouldn't buy one but it sure is awesome.



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Phrancheyez said:
Looks neat..and SSD is nice, but 16/32 gigs? What good is that? Makes the computer useless as far as I'm concerned=/

Larger than 32 gigs would probably be too expensive and the HDD would be too big.  I can understand your worries about storage, but the computer can always take an external drive.  Also, you won't be installing 5 GB games on it either.  That kind of computer really isn't designed to game.

 




 

No, a larger HDD wouldn't be too big..they're all the same size. Too expensive, yeah maybe.



Maybe if it gets released and proves to be popular they'll stick another gig of RAM and a larger SSD in it



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joora said:
Maybe if it gets released and proves to be popular they'll stick another gig of RAM and a larger SSD in it

They can't. Microsoft has banned the use of XP with more than 1G of RAM. You also can't have more than 160GB of HDD space. If you use more, you have to use Vista. And there's no way Intel 945 integrated graphics and an Atom CPU can run Vista.



Phrancheyez said:
No, a larger HDD wouldn't be too big..they're all the same size. Too expensive, yeah maybe.

I'm pretty sure HDD (hard disk drive) are usually bigger than SSD (solid state drive).