"For as long as I can remember, I've always wanted to have a keyboard computer -- that is, a computer where the entire machine was stuffed inside of a keyboard. Maybe I caught a glimpse of the Commodore 64 at an impressionable age, but for whatever reason, the idea has always intrigued me. Now HP is bringing the concept back with its new EliteBoard G1a "Next Gen AI PC." It's an IT administrator's dream: It looks a typical desktop keyboard, but it has the full power of a Copilot+ AI PC inside."
"I was able to test out an early EliteBoard prototype, and while the experience wasn't perfect, it's still an intriguing computing option. I had trouble setting it up initially because it only had two USB-C ports on its rear, which meant I had to find a way to power it through one port and pass a video signal through the other. Thankfully, my Anker USB-C charging hub was able to juice it up, and I also had a USB-C hub with an HDMI port, which allowed me to connect to my monitor."
HP's EliteBoard G1a places a Copilot+ AI PC inside a full-size keyboard. Configurations include Ryzen 5 or 7 processors with embedded Radeon 800 GPUs, up to 64GB of RAM, and up to 2TB of NVMe SSD storage. The system requires an external monitor and mouse to function as a desktop. The keyboard form factor evokes earlier keyboard-computer and UMPC concepts. Limited rear I/O on the prototype forced routing power and video through two USB-C ports and external hubs. Despite the cluttered cable setup, the keyboard delivered a functional Windows experience and demonstrated the concept's viability.
Read at Engadget
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