Computex 2019: The future of laptop keyboards looks bleak as screens multiply


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 04 Jun 2019

The redesigned ZenBook that Asus debuted at the conference stole the spotlight with its three screens and full-size mechanical keyboard.

At this year's Computex 2019, an annual conference in Taipei dedicated to all things PC, a slew of new laptops and concept models were announced, the most innovative of which demonstrate that keyboards are being pushed to the side in favour of secondary and even tertiary screens.

As the smartphone industry upgrades screens by reducing bezels, shrinking notches and adding flexibility, those in the laptop industry, too, have been revamping how displays are used within PCs and have apparently concluded that the more screens the merrier.

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