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Gareth Halfacree · 21st Aug 2012, 09:38

Combines a touchpad with a pressure-sensitive graphics-tablet style system - but is that what people want?
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardwar...ics-forcepad/1

Griffter · 21st Aug 2012, 10:28

... and, as a result, the ForcePad to be lost in the chasms of overpriced novelty peripherals.

Kacela · 21st Aug 2012, 10:29

I predict this will be the last separate iteration of the [Skid]Pad, as virtual keyboard / control pads / touch-screens will become one.

As an aside, the best laptop pointing device ever was the TouchStyk / TrackPoint. /nostalgia :-)

theshadow2001 · 21st Aug 2012, 10:44

Someone put an extra s in the link and its broken :`(

My synaptics touchpad on what must be a 2008 era laptop can detect pressure. There is even a scrolling graph as part of the driver which goes up an down with pressure applied. Not revolutionary is certainly one way to put it.

Gareth Halfacree · 21st Aug 2012, 10:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by theshadow2001

Someone put an extra s in the link and its broken :`(

Fixed, ta.

BLC · 21st Aug 2012, 11:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kacela

As an aside, the best laptop pointing device ever was the TouchStyk / TrackPoint. /nostalgia :-)

My ThinkPad has a nipple-pointer, and it's fair to say that I'm a convert. Far more precise and accurate than a trackpad.

I've even managed to convert my other half to nipple-pointers...

Flibblebot · 21st Aug 2012, 12:21

Do nipple pointers work better when it's cold?

On a more serious note, I'm not entirely sure I know what the point of a pressure-sensitive touchpad is - after all, how many people use a touchpad for anything other than moving the mouse and left-clicking. It just sounds a bit gimmicky to me..?

Griffter · 21st Aug 2012, 12:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLC

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kacela

As an aside, the best laptop pointing device ever was the TouchStyk / TrackPoint. /nostalgia :-)

My ThinkPad has a nipple-pointer, and it's fair to say that I'm a convert. Far more precise and accurate than a trackpad.

I've even managed to convert my other half to nipple-pointers...

nipple-pointer's need to be calibrated often tho, well thats my reasoning, based on 10yr old info ( which was the last time i researched this :-D )

blacko · 21st Aug 2012, 12:48

i wish you could just tap on the screen and use your fingers to do multi-touch stuff.....oh wait.

Griffter · 21st Aug 2012, 13:05

sci-fi.. i mean syfy

Fizzban · 21st Aug 2012, 13:48

Should have brought this out 5 years ago when laptops were the thing to have. Now touchscreen tablets are the thing to have.

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21st Aug 2012, 10:28	#2
Griffter Supermodder Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 307	... and, as a result, the ForcePad to be lost in the chasms of overpriced novelty peripherals.

21st Aug 2012, 10:29	#3
Kacela Minimodder Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 29	I predict this will be the last separate iteration of the [Skid]Pad, as virtual keyboard / control pads / touch-screens will become one. As an aside, the best laptop pointing device ever was the TouchStyk / TrackPoint. /nostalgia :-)

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theshadow2001 Ultramodder Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 1,003	Someone put an extra s in the link and its broken :`( My synaptics touchpad on what must be a 2008 era laptop can detect pressure. There is even a scrolling graph as part of the driver which goes up an down with pressure applied. Not revolutionary is certainly one way to put it.

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blacko Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 84	i wish you could just tap on the screen and use your fingers to do multi-touch stuff.....oh wait.

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Griffter Supermodder Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 307	sci-fi.. i mean syfy