A Tale of the Synaptics "ClickPad" When I wrote about my Shiny New Lenovo Ideapad S10-3s, I mentioned having various problems with the "buttonless touchpad". I now know that the device in question is ...

Business laptops are usually big, boring machines designed to get the job done with little style. But HP is using its latest EliteBook, called the Folio 1040, to introduce an entirely new input method ...

We'll spare you the history of touchpads, but for now it is important to know that older ClickPads, like those found in laptops like the HP Envy, Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3 or Gateway ID series, use profile ...

Apple's second-generation redesigned Siri Remote features a touch-sensitive clickpad that can be used to navigate menus as well as fast-forward and rewind video. When you first start using the ‌Siri‌ ...

PC trackpads have tended to lag behind their MacBook counterparts, but the gap’s narrowing today. Synaptics—the same folks who introduced the buttonless, clickable PC trackpad last year, are adding ...

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I think most of us will agree that it is great to see the lowly track pad on the notebook has made some very big changes for the better over the last few years. The track pad has gone from a simple ...

Owners of Apple's latest MacBooks won't feel special for much longer. The multitouch, buttonless trackpad unique to MacBooks will be appearing on Windows notebooks in the near future. Touchpad ...

Synaptics has always been quick to pick up the latest innovation in the multitouch space -- whether its own functionality, or something Apple's brewed up. This latest innovation is squarely in the ...

Synaptics Clickpad will bring the buttonless, clickable trackpad (found in the current MacBook line) to PC laptops, complete with their full suite of multitouch ...

Few laptops have been as anticipated in 2012 – if such a sentiment actually exists – as Lenovo's latest ultrabook, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon. At 14 inches diagonally and a hair under 3 pounds, Lenovo is ...