Our own beardy Devin Coldewey had quite a tech boner for the Asus Eee Keyboard back at CES. At that time, a company representative made a “confidential estimate” that the device would be released in August. Then someone at Asus apparently got all giddy or something and it was announced that the Eee Keyboard would launch in June. Well, June’s almost over and there’s no Asus Eee Keyboard.
Looks like it’s indeed coming in August after all.
And today must be “Companies Being Honest Day” (see the Sony piece from this morning) as Asus’ reasoning behind the delay is simply because it can’t figure out how to market it. It needs a niche, in other words, and Asus had no niche in time for the keyboard’s release.
I think a “people want it” niche might work but that’s not enough these days, apparently. Oh well, August it is then. The computer-inside-a-keyboard will feature a 32GB solid state drive, 5-inch LCD, and wireless HDMI for outputting to a TV or monitor.
[TechDigest.tv via SlashGear]
This thing looks exactly like the keyboard that comes with the iMacs. What a surprise – another mac accessory that plays a key role in innovating new ideas.
Is that an iPhone on the right too? LOL
yeah yeah yeah mac this mac that.. Asus had been designing and manufacture parts for Apple until fairly recently. Firs 13.3″ Macbook yeah that was an asus
Computer inside a keyboard? Let me mount my iphone there or something for charging and to use as a screen.
Wait… wasn’t this the way computers USED to be sold? (Commodore 64, Atari XL/XE, Atari ST, Amiga, etc) :)
Haha, right on Miles. Fascinating how Apple “seem” to invent everything… They’re killers at design, but they steal as much as the other guys, they just are better at marketing it :P
Mouse and windows? – From the real inventor Xerox!
The real smart touchscreen navigation in iPhone? – Ever seen the movie Minority Report?
I looove everything that Apple does, but lets face it – they dont invent everything….
I would buy this to put in my company’s conference rooms, what’s a great little form factor for that.