The Abacus Is a Portable, Biodegradable Computer System

While smartphones are getting bigger past the day, consumers are now leaning towards compact, portable desktops for their workflow. As a outcome, we have seen innovative startups come up with unique computer systems in different form factors. Now, nosotros take the "Abacus", which essentially comes in a computer-in-a-keyboard form cistron and is designed to be portable, affordable, and even biodegradable.

The Abacus: Ultra-Meaty Computer-in-a-Keyboard

Blueprint

Designed by a young England-based engineer Joon Sang Lee, the Abacus is primarily a combination of a keyboard and a trackpad with which yous can magnetically attach a modular computer arrangement to go a full-fledged PC experience.

At get-go glance, it looks similar a version of the Raspberry Pi 400, which besides has a figurer-in-a-keyboard blueprint. Yet, unlike the Pi 400, users practice not need an external mouse to take advantage of the Abacus as there is already a built-in multi-affect trackpad on board.

Internals

Speaking of the internals, the organisation packs Intel'due south X86 quad-core processor and comes pre-installed with Ubuntu Linux and Windows 10 out-of-the-box. Information technology tin pack up to 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM and up to 128GB of onboard memory to store files. It besides features Intel'southward 8th-gen Hd graphics retention and can output 4K content at 30FPS.

I/O and Connectivity

The Abacus comes packed with 2x USB 3.0 ports, 2x USB two.0 ports, a MicroSD slot, an ethernet port, an HDMI port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Connectivity-wise, the device features loftier-speed Wi-Fi and Bluetooth five.0 as well.

So, equally you tin can imagine, it is a pretty powerful device that can easily handle your daily work and is also ultra-portable. You lot tin can merely put the entire setup (the detachable reckoner system and the keyboard-trackpad module) in your backpack or connect it to any monitor or TV to start working right abroad. Moreover, you tin detach the keyboard module from the arrangement to work remotely as the keyboard stays wirelessly connected to the figurer module.

Biodegradable Housings

Apart from being compact and ultra-portable, the Abacus is too an environment-friendly product. The housings of the modules are composed of a biodegradable thermoplastic that is made from tapioca roots, waste cornstarch, and sugarcane. As a event, the Abacus has a 65% less carbon footprint compared to its contemporaries.

Cost and Availability

The Abacus comes with a price tag of £98 (~Rs 8,860) and is currently available on Pentaform'southward official website, which is Lee'south startup. Currently, as per the developers, the device is out of stock. However, the squad is working to re-stock them. In the concurrently, yous tin can pre-order the Abacus computer at a discounted price of £89 (~Rs 8,050).