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Synaptics Develops ClickPad and Gesture Innovations for the Touchpad

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June 01, 2010

Synaptics Develops ClickPad and Gesture Innovations for the Touchpad

By Ed Silverstein, TMCnet Contributor


 

Synaptics' (News - Alert) latest products for the touchpad can recognize four-finger gestures in addition to other technological innovations.


Based on Synaptics' new image sensing technology, the advanced features for track pad and touchpad are being demonstrated this week atComputex in Taipei, Taiwan.

The new technology:

* Prevents accidental activation of the cursor when a user's palm unintentionally touches the touchpad.

* The new Synaptics ClickPad enables users to control the left and right button commands on their ClickPad universally.

* The new technology will benefit application developers and Original Equipment Manufacturers, OEMs, the company says.

"Together, the Synaptics Series 3 TouchPad Family with the latest gesture technologies provide OEMs and application developers the most flexibility and differentiation in notebook PC designs, and give users more control over the way they navigate documents, music, videos, and the Internet," said Ted Theocheung, Synaptics general manager of PC and digital home ecosystem. "A new API extends enhanced gesture technology into rich touch experiences for OEM and application developer solutions."

User-profiles let touchpad users store their preferred settings and allow OEMs to provide recommended settings.

ClickPad also eliminates the need for physical buttons - the TouchPad is used instead of buttons - and provides a large area for gestures.

The TouchPad is a touch-sensitive solution that senses the position of a user's fingers on its surface to provide screen navigation, cursor movement, application control, and a platform for interactive input. TouchPad solutions can be custom designed for size, thickness, functionality and electrical interfaces.

Synaptics makes solutions for a variety of devices including notebook PCs, PC peripherals, digital music players, and mobile phones. The TouchPad is integrated into many notebook computers.

In a related matter, Nexus One phone recently selected the ClearPad 2000 touchscreen sensor from Synaptics for the handset.

ClearPad is used in mobile phones, personal navigation devices, smart remote controls, digital still/video cameras, handheld gaming, and other electronic devices. A ClearPad sensor is placed over a main display, such as an LCD. To use the technology, users activate the underlying graphical user interface buttons and controls by touch.


Ed Silverstein is a contributing editor for TMCnet's InfoTech Spotlight. To read more of his articles, please visit his columnist page.

Edited by Stefania Viscusi







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