Synaptics is going to significantly upgrade the touchpad

Synaptics, a renowned touchscreen developer, said that in the near future, users will find it much easier and more convenient to work with computers. In theory, the ergonomic revolution should come about thanks to the products of Synaptics itself.

The first thing that users should appreciate is gesture recognition technology. In principle, now Synaptics touchpads allow you to use one or more fingers to switch between pages in e-books, rotate images and zoom in / out and other such things. However, in the future, “gestures” will become gestures, and not just clicks on the screen. According to company employees, users will be able to program the touchpad functions themselves using graphic signs. For example, having drawn the letter “H” on the touchpad, the user will immediately go to habrahabr.ru.

Synaptics developments also include a feedback function, with which the touchpad vibration notifies the user of any events, such as the arrival of email. The possibility of using this technology in mice and keyboards is also being considered.
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Synaptics is also going to replace modern touchpads with miniature LCD touch screens. Actually, this could be done today, but the question is about cost. The average touchpad now costs $ 3-4, if you replace it with a touch LCD display, the cost goes up to $ 40-50.

Finally, the company offers to give up the buttons on the touchpad. The technology Clickpad, which Synaptics is actively promoting now, makes it possible to imitate buttons on the touchscreen (something similar Apple offers in some MacBook laptops). The benefits of increasing the area will definitely delight customers, but even more they will be pleased with the fact that laptops and netbooks with Touchpad technology are available for sale by the end of this year.

via computerworld.com