Asus Eee Keyboard is a Media Center

This could be the coolest thing that ever came out of Asus — an Eee Keyboard that acts as a stand-along home media center. There’s no telling what this keyboard really is as there are no details from Asus yet.

There’s a tiny 5-inch LCD screen on the right side of the keyboard (which also serves as a trackpad when hooked up to your PC) but no clue if it’s a Linux OS or an embedded platform.

eee pc keyboard

But, if the ports on the top front side of the keyboard means is any indication…

eee keyboard

This could be a fully functional PC all tucked inside a wireless keyboard (WiFi 802.11b/g/n). There you see USB ports, LAN, audio, and SD card reader, VGA and what could be an HDMI (?) port. There’s also a built-in speaker and mic.

If those ports are there, then we can also safely say a processor, SSD and RAM are also hidden somewhere inside (an Intel Atom maybe?). Photo credits by Gizmodo.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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16 Comments

Kenneth says:

16 years ago

Wow, that would could very handy than notebooks nor netbooks.
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JohnLloy says:

16 years ago

I also read this at Giz. This and a Pico Projector combo ayus na :D
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madzman23 says:

16 years ago

Wow, that was really cool. A keyboard that has a WiFi capability and it also serves as a connection. It can also be a media center, this is a great breakthrough and I also agree that this is the coolest thing that ASUS ever made so far. But the million dollar question will, how much will it cost and when will it be available here in the Philippines.

And oh btw, HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) I think is also the connection for an LCD TV to connect to a DVD to achieve a full HD experience, it is also the connector of a Blu-ray disk. I saw that port also in my GF’s Sony Bravia. Well, theoretically speaking I can guess that it can also be used as a controller for the new Samsung LCD Series 8, well Im really not sure about it but as I can see the ports available there are lots of potential features and capability.
This is really a one great stuff.
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sylv3rblade says:

16 years ago

Wow.. Do want! I can’t wait for the details on this thing.
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cris says:

16 years ago

amazing! a keyboard that acts like a CPU. very nice indeed!
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Unknown Soldier says:

16 years ago

I like this concept but an upgrade capability and processing speed maybe slow.

also, the design may give you a stiff neck while typing at the screen.
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Huan22 says:

16 years ago

How much does this keyboard costs?
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Obed says:

16 years ago

that was sick…
i wonder if you encode it also appears in the small screen.. no need to have a monitor… ;p
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Jose Farrugia says:

16 years ago

In the last picture you can notice that Windows XP is running on the keyboard ;)
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calvin says:

16 years ago

galing. nice idea.

abe nakapunta ka na ba ng CES?
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