The AntiPad

I really appreciate the innovation in this product. It might need a number of iterations though before they get a really good product out of it.

It's a little nostalgic coming from C64/Apple II days having a keyboard+computer in one, but this doesn't make sense anymore. Once you consider the cost of a display, why not just get a netbook or a nettop with display? Even in a developing market, this is pointless.

No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.

In all seriousness, this is awesome, but...at a price $100 higher than the entry-level iPad, it's hard to justify. I was super-excited for that Optimus keyboard, too, but at the end of the day, they're both keyboards, even if they do crazy stuff on top of it.

Windows XP? I'd like to see android running on there! :)

I like this. I'm thinking: what if the iMacs shipped with a keyboard like that, basically one with an integrated iPod Touch style device where the numeric keypad usually goes?

I suppose the most obvious use would be for programs to delegate some controls onto that touchpad. For instance, sliders for an audio mixing program. The rest of the time it could just be a keypad or collection of shortcuts. Or maybe a good place for notifications/readouts like newsfeeds, tweets, system monitoring, etc.

Can anyone think of more innovative uses?

Was sad to see it run Windows

Give me this combined with glasses that project the screen image and I won't touch a laptop ever again.

I have for years contemplated buying a mac mini to hook up to my plasma TV, but I just haven't been able to justify the cost when I can just hook my laptop up to it. When I heard about this Asus keyboard/computer a couple years back I got pretty excited, especially about the wireless transmitting to a display.

Now I own an iPad and the appeal of surfing the web on my plasma greatly diminished for me. As for watching internet video like Hulu, I think I'm just gonna get myself one of these Henge (http://www.hengedocks.com/) docks and save myself the $600.

It looks awkward with the screen on the right. I'd like to see one with a split ergonomic keyboard with the screen in the middle.

$600?

I wish someone would just make an electronic wifi typewriter. Full-size laptop chassis, 7" screen, space for spare batteries if you want. The bare-bones model with 4 hours battery life and a 400mhz processor could easily clock in at $100. For $200 on top of that in batteries and solar, 20 hours would certainly be in reach.

This has been in development for well over a year. Very disappointed it's going to hit at a whopping $600. That's way overpriced for an Atom CPU. This was supposed to be $400 originally, I think.

Is there an extremely lightweight screen to go with this? I'd love to have a very lightweight computer that I can carry around. I would then Remote Desktop onto the beast running at home.

I seldom downvote, but here I could not resist to take a point from everyone who did not read the article and mistook the touch pad for the screen.

I think i want a 1200x300 display above the keys. Split into three tabs, and i could almost edit code and open a terminal to fix a server or two.

Put the screen on the other side of the keyboard and I might go for it. I cram my neck the other way. That's where my 2nd monitor is.

I got a sore neck just looking at the picture of that thing. I'm surprised that anyone thought such a device would sell.

By mistake I first read ant-iPad and was confused :)