India, June 23 -- There is something befittingly purposeful about this form factor, which the boffins at HP have put together. The HP Eliteboard G1a isn't just any other computer, but - and there's no better way of putting it - a PC inside a keyboard. It is easy to see what HP is trying to achieve, and to an extent, those objectives may well have been met. The conundrum, though, is dual-pronged. The target demographic for this remains a bit fuzzy (though I'd love this sort of convenience on my desk and backpack), and the Eliteboard G1a being a first generation innovation, commands a pretty penny price tag.

The proposition is simple. Everything that constitutes a computer, except a display of course, sits inside the keyboard. Much to HP's...