Apple Magic Keyboard Transformed into a Portable Gaming PC with Steam Deck Internals

Ah, steam deck mods. Some folks just can’t leave things alone, can they? So, there’s this guy, Michaelthatsit—I know, right? What a name—on Reddit who decided he didn’t like the Steam Deck as it was. So, what did he do? He ripped it apart and mashed it into a keyboard. I mean, sure, why not?

This “Bento” thing he made—yep, that’s what he’s calling it—basically turns the Steam Deck into some kinda roaming desktop, but with a keyboard. I stumbled on this scrolling through Reddit, and, well, Michael’s got this quirky setup where he hooks it up to these glasses that have a display. Yeah, glasses! Sounds like something out of a sci-fi flick, not gonna lie.

He grabbed the Deck’s guts and, listen to this, jammed them under an Apple Magic keyboard. You probably know that keyboard, right? Thin, sleek… kinda fancy. Anyway, he used a 3D printer for this. So, it’s all neat—though apparently his printer couldn’t handle it in one go. Had to do it in parts. Can you imagine? It’s like assembling IKEA furniture, but way geekier.

Right chamber, left chamber—sounds like it could be a dance move. But no, this is all about fitting stuff like batteries and fans. Cooling is a thing, gotta make sure it doesn’t fry. And he included this compartment for extra doodads. USB hubs, to be precise. Cuz why wouldn’t you need one of those, I guess.

Now, here’s where it gets a bit… eh. No mouse controls! So you’re hoping those fancy glasses do the trick or something. But Michael’s thinking of jazzing it up with mouse functionality next. Good luck to him, right?

Anyway, whatever wizardry Michael pulled off here, the dudes and dudettes who live and breathe Steam Deck stuff are probably losing their minds over what it can do. It’s pretty wild—the desktop features and all. Man, tech people are creative.

Oh, and before I drift off—follow Tom’s Hardware, because why not keep rabbit-holing into this stuff? It’s how you find these wild bits of human ingenuity.