News Ryzen mini PC gets wedged into a folding keyboard form factor — battery included, all you need is a display

[Admin]

Chinese PC maker Linglong has just introduced a tiny PC that fits into a foldable keyboard. The company shared its live presentation, where the presenter pulled out the actual device from his back pocket.

Ryzen mini PC gets wedged into a folding keyboard form factor — battery included, all you need is a display : Read more

 

[usertests]

It's flagship 8-core Hawk Point-U and not barebones, so pricing isn't that bad.

Same concept as a Raspberry Pi 400 and so many keyboard mini computers from the distant past, except it's foldable and has great specs. Not too many ports though, with 1x USB-C DP taken up by the display.

 

[TerryLaze]

Nice idea, but the keyboard doesn't look like it would survive for long and unless they are going to offer replacement parts it's gonna be hard to repair.
The good thing is that only the battery cable goes past the hinge.

I don't really see a market for them when you can just have a miniPC and a rollable keyboard with you, finding a power outlet is not going to be more difficult than finding a place to set this thing on once unfolded.

Also ling long would be a great pr0n* name.

 

[Notton]

I'm not convinced it needed to fold

 

[abufrejoval]

Of course, you'd have to verify the haptics, but the first impression is: cool, I want to have one!

But then those AR glasses from Xreal were also super cool at first glance, but turned out to be a rather bad disappointment. If they worked as advertised, they'd be a perfect complement.

I can't see I'd fully trust a review, because Xreal did way too good in those, too.
But I'd still want to see one.

Folding is perfection if it's an option also for operation, becasue it turns it into a NUC for use with a proper dock.
It also shouldn't be a requirement for transport, in case flat and long fits better with everything else.

 

[geekinasuit]

Wear and tear breaks down keyboards, sometimes quickly, and there's wide personal preference, but laptops also have a similar issue with a built-in keyboard, so it depends on how well built the KB is. You will have to carry around a portable monitor, therefore not much is gained by including the KB, it's not that much more to carry around. I'd rather it was a small mini-PC that can run on a battery.

 

[horaceho]

The corrent bilibili link shoube be:

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www.bilibili.com

 

[KyaraM]

This looks quite impressive, honestly. I like the idea behind the Pi 400, and this would be a full desktop PC with a battery and keyboard built-in. Only thing needed would be a monitor and mouse. Of course, factors like cooling and keyboard quality have to be considered, too...

 

[Deleted member 2731765]

The corrent bilibili link shoube be:

2024玲珑产品发布会——世界上首台可以折叠的键盘迷你主机_哔哩哔哩_bilibili

玲珑第一代产品发布会，公布产品细节、设计故事、售价和内侧活动, 视频播放量 221445、弹幕量 2612、点赞数 7698、投硬币枚数 8401、收藏人数 4561、转发人数 1770, 视频作者 玲珑和秋月, 作者简介...

www.bilibili.com

Exactly. I was about to point that. The original link requires a login, and it takes to some other site address, Emaki CMS instead.

It's a shame the authors here can't even provide basic links for the readers to view. Even small tech websites are doing FAR better than Tom's HW these days when it comes to news content, and the quality of reporting.

 

[KiltJoy]

Prebuild marketing opportunity. Similar to the laser-projected keyboard that was featured in a CSI tv episode, the foldable keyboard to personal goggles is an easy add-on to any hacker movie.

I can see the use case in a crowded airplane setting, but then limited or no internet connectivity limits the usefulness of trying to "work". I use an older laptop for the living room TV, this could replace, at a low price-point.

 

[t3t4]

I think this a great idea overall. While I don't have any use for it, I still kinda want one.

 

[NatalieEGH]

Interesting but not enough information.

What are the physical dimension of the keyboard, open and folded.

I think 3 USB ports should be enough because you can always add a USB hub if needed but I see this as more a replacement for a laptop or notebook as a travel system. Combined with augmented reality (AR) glasses I cannot see a travel system needing much more. I have seen AR glasses listed up to 4K resolution with VR headsets achieving up to 8K resolution. The processor supports up to 7680x4320 @ 60Hz.

For a home/office system it is lacking mostly due to expansion capability but then I build systems with maximum future upgrade/expansion consideration. That is why my 2013 CPU/motherboard combination can still play all the current games at decent refresh rates.