@atomicpoet Slides into the seat next to you and opens my Psion 5mx with its award-winning smooth hinge mechanism. Its 48MHz ARM chip is both powerful and power efficient, the whole device can run for 20 hours on just two AA batteries. The keyboard is full-travel and despite its size, it provides the best typing experience for a palmtop computer, bar none. The screen is a stunningly high density 640x240 pixels with 16 shades of grey and an electroluminescent backlight sandwiched along with the touchscreen. I press the side of the device and the stylus cooly springs out from its integrated spring-lock storage. This is a portable writing and calendaring battlestation and it has never been beaten in 25 years.
This is the funniest Steam Deck accessory I’ve ever seen!
Don’t get me wrong. I understand why this keyboard/stand exists. It has a practical function.
But imagine sitting down at Starbucks. The room is full of normal laptops. Clean lines. Thin aluminum. Civilized.
You unzip a case that looks like it contains military hardware. Out comes a handheld gaming console.
Then a keyboard.
Then a clamp.
You assemble it in stages like you’re preparing to launch a small satellite.
Click. Lock. Adjust angle. Tighten mount.
The joysticks loom over your Word document like twin anti-aircraft turrets. The ABXY buttons shimmer with the promise of violence.
You begin typing your gentle coming-of-age novel.
Every paragraph is written beneath a D-pad.
Someone glances over, expecting Elden Ring. Instead they see you carefully crafting a metaphor about autumn leaves.
You nod solemnly and continue Chapter 3.
When the barista calls your name, you detach the entire contraption in reverse order like a NASA rollback procedure.
You pack away the clamp. You holster the console. You slide the keyboard into its sheath.
You leave behind only confusion.
No one knows if you were coding, gaming, or coordinating a drone strike.
You were writing poetry.
@atomicpoet Slides into the seat next to you and opens my Psion 5mx with its award-winning smooth hinge mechanism. Its 48MHz ARM chip is both powerful and power efficient, the whole device can run for 20 hours on just two AA batteries. The keyboard is full-travel and despite its size, it provides the best typing experience for a palmtop computer, bar none. The screen is a stunningly high density 640x240 pixels with 16 shades of grey and an electroluminescent backlight sandwiched along with the touchscreen. I press the side of the device and the stylus cooly springs out from its integrated spring-lock storage. This is a portable writing and calendaring battlestation and it has never been beaten in 25 years.