PC‑in‑Keyboard Enables Hot‑Desk Edge AI

A new class of ultra‑portable endpoints (full PC built into a desktop keyboard with an on‑device NPU) lets employees carry their compute, agent state and corporate identity between hot desks using a single USB‑C monitor connection. That form factor shifts edge AI from phones/laptops to a cheap, human‑portable device and raises practical issues for enterprise provisioning, endpoint security, cross‑device identity, battery/backup policy, and the market for integrated NPUs. — If adopted widely, keyboard‑PCs will force companies and regulators to update device‑management, privacy, and procurement rules while also altering chip demand and the locus of agentic computing in workplaces.