The launch of the much awaited Eee keyboard by has been delayed as Asus has been working on redesigning and introducing a revised version of the keyboard. The 5in resistive touchscreen display of the device has been replaced with a capacitive panel. This is though just one change, Asus has also made a number of other changes to the device which promises a better performance.

The chief of product design of the Company, Ken Wang reportedly told the Register Hardware that the capacitive touchscreen in the device would mean better touch responsiveness similar to the one that is found in the top end handsets. He also added that the touch sensitive panel of the device also has feature of supporting gesture control which is also found in Apple’s Magic Mouse. You can launch a web browser by simply swiping your fingers over the screen. The keyboard is also equipped with the feature of a plug-in Wi-Fi antenna.

Asus admitted that the metallic body of the keyboard hampered its ability to catch Wi-Fi signals; however, the only reason why they stuck to the design was because the metallic look was liked by the designer. So they have retained it but moved the aerial of the device outside of the casing. A non metallic version with an integrated wireless receiver is also in the pipelines. Asus though has not made anything clear about the price or any alternative model that may be available with the Wi-Fi receiver when the keyboard hits the UK market in the upcoming year.