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Keyboard computer not as impressive as it looks

pc-keyboard.jpgIf this keyboard looks pretty bulky to you, your eyes aren't deceiving you. It's huge. But there's a perfectly good explanation for that, and it isn't some half-baked design concept. No, this keyboard happens to hold within its guts an entire computer.

While it might seem like sticking an entire computer into a keyboard is some magical feat of engineering, when you actually think about it you realize that a laptop is basically a keyboard with a computer built into it and a screen attached. With that in mind, it seems like they could have made this even smaller than it is now, as it would be way too hefty for a normal laptop. You almost got me there guys, but I'm too clever to be taken by your little ruse.

Tech Digest, via Ubergizmo

 
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randombytes:
I agree. I would have thought that this type of design would have slimmed down by now. Cybernet (http://www.cyberne...More »


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By randombytes at 4:26 PM ON 03/17/07

I agree. I would have thought that this type of design would have slimmed down by now. Cybernet (http://www.cybernetman.com) has been selling Keyboard PCs for years and they currently have some usable designs. This latest offering seems to have taken a few steps back...

Footnote: Some older keyboard + pc designs from a bygone era:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_ST
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64

Interesting design but not sure if this company ever made it past the drawing board (maybe someone has more info on this - uses Windows CE, precursor to the OLPC Project)
http://www.asiatotal.net/index.html


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