The new Asus Eee PC-in-a-Keyboard is exactly what it sounds like, an entire PC fitted inside of a keyboard. It also has a small touchscreen display in place of the number pad on the right.
Featuring wireless HDMI, it's a "fully functional PC" with full QWERTY and a mini secondary touchscreen.
Asus was vague as to if/when we'll actually see the Eee Keyboard come to market (though we're pretty sure it's a semi-real product), but it's a fantastic concept for a home theater PC if we've ever seen one. Through wireless HDMI you could potentially make any television into your monitor (complete with audio playback) without having some huge PC taking up space
ASUS are planning two versions of the ASUS Eee PC Keyboard, one using wired HDMI and the other featuring Wireless HDMI, according to company chairman Jonney Shih. The ASUS Eee PC Keyboard - which builds an Intel-powered nettop into a QWERTY keyboard, along with a 5-inch touchscreen, and is intended for multimedia use - is on target for a Q2 2009 launch, with Shih suggesting June was most likely.
The specs include:
- 1.6Ghz Atom Processor
- 1GB of Ram
- 8GB or 16GB SSD Drive
- 5″ Touchscreen display
- VGA and HDMI output (optional wireless video capability)
As for pricing, Shih was reluctant to put exact figures onto the Eee PC Keyboard, citing the economic uncertainty. However he suggested a figure of around $400 for the wired model and between $400 and $600 for the wireless model.
The Eee PC Keyboard was first announced at CES 2009 back in January; ASUS have now brought it to CeBIT 2009, as well as being more forthcoming with the hardware specifications. The ‘board uses a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor paired with 1GB of RAM and either 16GB or 32GB of SSD storage.
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