Now that you can fit all the guts of a computer into a device small enough to slide into your pocket, it’s not surprising that we’ve seen PC makers experiment with different sizes and shapes in recent years. Some companies have even stuffed computers inside the casing of a keyboard. But the Vensmile K8 keyboard PC […]
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Pipo and Vensmile pack desktop PCs into folding keyboards
Stuffing a full-fledged computer into a device that looks like it’s just a keyboard? That’s old hat. But Chinese device maker Pipo is breathing new life into the idea by stuffing a PC into a travel-sized, folding keyboard. Notebook Italia spotted the new Pipo KB2 at the HKTDC fair. Update: Device maker Vensmile seems to have […]
CoolShip $89 PC-in-a-keyboard is an upgradeable Android computer
Computers come in all sorts of shapes and sizes these days. And we’re not just talking about desktop, notebook, and tablet. That smartphone in your pocket is basically a mini-PC with a processor, storage, memory, and a few other goodies like a touchscreen. So it’s not surprising that we’ve seen many companies take the guts […]
Great Wall U310 packs an Ubuntu desktop PC into a keyboard
Ever wonder why you need a keyboard, mouse, monitor, and a PC case for a desktop computer? It turns out if the brains of the PC fit into a small enough space, you don’t. All-in-one PCs generally combine most of the components into the display case. If you want to bring your own monitor, you can […]
MacBook Air becomes a MacBook Keyboard… or something
Like the idea of stuffing a computer into a keyboard, but underwhelmed by the Intel Atom processor and other netbook parts in the Asus Eee Keyboard? If you’re the adventurous sort you might want to follow in the footsteps of one brave hacker who is in the process of ripping apart a MacBook Air and […]
Commodore keyboard PC: The Eee Keyboard doesn’t have much to worry about
One upon a time, the Commodore name was synonymous with PCs that fit snugly into a (bulky) keyboard. And if one guy has anything to say about it, the Commodore name will rise again. Commodore USA is a new company that’s working to get the rights to use the name for a shiny new PC-in-a-keyboard. […]