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Eee Keyboard
Tech Blog —
... is not as it seems, or at least in this case. The Eee Keyboard is essentially a "'fully functional PC' with full QWERTY and a mini secondary touchscreen." No word yet on pricing or availability. Click here for first picture in gallery.
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.
[via Gizmodo]
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Asus Eee Keyboard: what your home theater system has been missing
CrunchGear —
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CES 2009: Day 1 Summary
Zatz Not Funny! —
... Zeman, Ross Rubin, Jason Hiner, etc in person today.
I’m taking it pretty easy until the show floor opens Thursday. This afternoon I hit the ASUS press conference, followed by CES Unveiled. Probably the most interesting product (concept?) I came across was the ASUS keyboard PC. While this form factor isn’t unique, ASUS breaks new ground by providing a touchscreen that doubles as a pointing device and by integrating wireless HDMI.
At Unveiled, if I had to nail down a couple of tech trends, I’d say mobile tech ...
ASUS Eee Keyboard With a 5-inch Touchscreen and 32GB SSD
TechFresh, Consumer Electronics Guide —
... Here is the latest Asus ‘Eee Keyboard’ that features a 5-inch touch screen and 32GB SSD. Asus has announced the new keyboard during CES 2009 in Las Vegas. This wireless keyboard also features high-speed wireless HDMI connection for indoor mobility and more comfortable touch with reactive keypad. It is powered by an Intel Atom N270/N330 CPU, 1GB DDR2 memory, WiFi (802.11n & Bluetooth V2.0) network and various AV ports. [Gizmodo] ...
CES 2009: Asus Eee Keyboard is acutally a PC?
iTech News Net —
Asus shows the real Eee Keyboard at the CES 2009. The Eee Keyboard comes with a touchscreen display and offers full QWERTY keys. The keys of the keyboard do look like those on MacBook and Apple’s keyboard but it comes with backlight.
Is this Eee Keyboard just a keyboard? Not sure but from the photo we can see USB ports, LAN socket, VGA out and HDMI out.
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ASUS launches the Eee Keyboard
T3.com All —
... content to a large screen. It packs a pile of connectivity, including wireless HDMI and (we presume) its own chip, RAM and storage - although ASUS was being vague about all three at launch, perhaps because this is still in concept stage. It is a very finished concept though and with the Eee tag attached, we can safely assume this isn't going to break the bank either. We like it, even if it does remind is of those old Bush internet TV boxes a little. Link: ASUS (via Gizmodo ) Nokia N97 Sign up for the free T3 newsletter Want your latest gadgets news delivered ...
Asus Eee Keyboard: Touchscreen Home Theater PC
D' Technology Weblog —
... 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.
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Eee Keyboard: PC built into a QWERTY keyboard at CES
Gizmo Watch —
... but this ASUS keyboard isn’t. It is a fully functional computer built into a QWERTY keyboard, featuring a wireless HDMI and a mini secondary touchscreen, about 5-inches. Only in the conceptual stage, we ain’t really sure as to what this mesmerizing keyboard will have in offer, but the Eee keyboard concept is highly slick offering accesable calculator, web browser, calendar, alarm clock and the like, with a large anthology of ports.
Via: Gizmodo
Asus Eee Keyboard wows us all
Boy Genius Report —
... 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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Off Topic: ASUS EEE Keyboard. Cool
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... Nice work ASUS, we like this concept even if it doesn't find its way into our homes. It is also good to see Apple has some competition in the innovation department. From Giz: ...
CES Day One: Our Top 10 [Ces 2009]
Gizmodo —
... Eee Keyboard: Asus took the crazy cake with their still-shadowy home theater keyboard. With an onboard processor (of some kind), a touchscreen and keyboard and wireless HDMI, it makes perfect sense as a unique home-theater machine. ...
ASUS D200 Is a Media Server, Touchscreen Nettop, Router, Box [Eeeeeeeeeeee!]
Gizmodo —
... Somewhere between the first EeePC and their awesome media-center-in-a-keyboard, ASUS became the Chuck Bukowksi of the gadget world: Drunk, unpredictable, prolific and occasionally brilliant. Then what of the Eee PC D200 touchscreen NAS-cum-router? ...
C.E.S. Interview: ASUSTek's Jonney Shih on Computer Displays
Bits —
... screen. Mr. Shih is the chairman of ASUSTek, the giant Taiwanese company whose Asus brand has been among the most creative in developing computers in different shapes and sizes. The Eee PC line from Asus has been a pioneer in very low cost, small notebook computers. But it also offers desktop computer the size of a paperback book, and computers built into touch screen flat panel displays that can be hung on a wall. And at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, it showed a prototype of a computer built into a keyboard. It will be paired with a wireless device ...
Asus' Eee Keyboard: The Tiny Media PC You've Been Waiting For?
Fast Company - Technology —
... connector. Does this mean that Asus has created a machine that would satisfy many people in search of a media PC? All you'd have to do is hook it up to your HDTV and add a high-capacity external hard drive (or even a NAS one, with wireless N speeds.) It all depends on the graphics capabilities of the PC, and perhaps whether it'll accept media expansion cards. We won't have long to find out, in any case: Asus' CEO Johnny Shih has said it'll be on the market within six months. [ Gizmodo via ...
Roundup: The Best of CES/Macworld 2009, All In One Place [Roundup]
Gizmodo —
... Eee Keyboard: Asus took the crazy cake with their still-shadowy home theater keyboard. With an onboard processor (of some kind), a touchscreen and keyboard and wireless HDMI, it makes perfect sense as a unique home-theater machine. ...
Eee Keyboard: An Entire Touchscreen Home Theater PC
Asus Eee News, Mods, and Hacks —
From Gizmodo - Asus presented its concept Eee Keyboard for home theater at the CES last week. It's actually a full functional PC with full QWERTY and a mini secondary touchscreen. But more importantly it has wireless HDMI which potentially could turn any TV into your monitor.
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Asus CEO Confirms Low-Cost Eee Phone Is On The Way [Eee Phone]
Gizmodo —
... that the forthcoming Eee Phone will be integral for controlling a home full of innovative Asus gear—from Eee Top touchscreen PCs to the company's crazy new PC-in-a-keyboard home theater machine that wowed us at CES. It doesn't look like Saul pressed him on Android, but that has been the flavor of the ...
Eee Wireless Keyboard
My Asus Eee PC —
Eee Wireless Keyboard Eee Wireless Keyboard Asus has revealed its newest Eee product: the Eee wireless keyboard. Echoing Mac-like designs, it’s also a “fully functional PC” with a secondary touchscreen. It connects to your TV with a wireless HDMI connection. In other words, it can turn your HDTV into a computer monitor, allowing you to turn any TV in your house into a multimedia PC. [ via ] Comments
Apple iPhone Keyboard Concept Makes Perfect Sense [Concept]
Gizmodo —
... I want this. An Apple Keyboard that would allow me to connect my iPhone and use the screen as a control surface capable of showing buttons and small apps, like the Asus Eee Keyboard. ...
Apple Desktop Keyboard with iPhone Dock Concept Makes Perfect Sense [Concept]
Gizmodo —
... I want this. An Apple Keyboard that would allow me to connect my iPhone and use the screen as a control surface capable of showing buttons and small apps, like the Asus Eee Keyboard. ...
The (Weird) Secondary Displays of CES
Zatz Not Funny! —
... . ASUS also featured the computer-in-a-keyboard design, utilizing wireless HDMI, in addition to a touch-sensitive side display. Finally, at the PEPCOM press event, I spent some time quizzing D-Link on their 7″ 800×600 external LCD (above) which they intend to launch later this year. The “ ...
The Next Gadget Gods [Predictions]
Gizmodo —
... Netbook-revolutionary Asus is probably the company (companEee?) doing the most with Apple's old mantra, "think different." Their stuff coming out of Taiwan is radical and fun, and Jonney Shih, ...
Asus Eee Keyboard PC Should Arrive in May or June for $400-$600 [Asus]
Gizmodo —
Asus's amazing-looking Eee Keyboard, which is a home theater PC stuffed inside a keyboard, complete with wireless HDMI and a secondary touchscreen, is dropping in May or June. And for only $400-$600! Asus CEO Jerry Shen says they're working on two models, one wired and one wireless. The wired version will run about $400 while the wireless should run somewhere south of $600. There's still no hard info on specs, such as processor or hard drive, but hell, a wireless keyboard/computer combo with a built-in touchscreen? I almost don't care what the specs ...
ASUS Eee Keyboard Blithely Glides Past June Release, Now Scheduled For August [Asus]
Gizmodo —
ASUS's touchscreen PC-in-a-keyboard was expected to land in June, according to rumors direct statements from company executives. That didn't happen! Prices and specs are presumably unchanged, but the new release date is somewhere in August. [Techdigest via Slashgear]
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Asus Eee Keyboard Expected "As Early As October" [Asus]
Gizmodo —
... Though it cites unnamed "industry sources" (which could mean anything), DigiTimes gets specific for the Eee keyboard's pricing: around US$400-500. The keyboard has a built-in 4-inch display, 1.6Ghz Atom processor, 1GB of RAM, 16/32GB SSD, Wi-Fi and a wireless HDMI dongle. ...
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