"A keyboard computer has always been on my wishlist - that is, a computer where the entire machine was stuffed into a keyboard. Perhaps I caught a glimpse of the Commodore 64 at an impressionable age, but regardless, the idea has always been intriguing to me. At CES 2026, HP is bringing that concept back with the new EliteBoard G1a, which is dubbed a "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. You can equip it with Ryzen 5 or 7 CPUs and their embedded Radeon 800 GPUs, up to 64GB of RAM and as much as 2TB of NVMe SSD storage. All you need to do is add a monitor and a mouse, and you've got a full-fledged desktop setup."
"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."
HP's EliteBoard G1a integrates a full Copilot+ AI PC into a desktop keyboard chassis. Configurations include Ryzen 5 or 7 CPUs with embedded Radeon 800 GPUs, up to 64GB of RAM, and up to 2TB of NVMe SSD storage. Only a monitor and a mouse are required to create a complete desktop setup. The design revives earlier keyboard-PC and UMPC concepts like the Commodore 64 and ASUS's Eee Keyboard. An early prototype required two rear USB-C ports—one for power and one for video—forcing use of hubs and producing a cluttered cable layout. Once booted into Windows the keyboard demonstrated a complete computing experience.
Read at Engadget
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