Synaptics on Monday announced what it describes as the next generation of PC touchpads, its ForcePad. The ForcePad can accept input from five fingers simultaneously. It’s a variable force detector device that’s targeted at Intel Ultrabooks running Windows 8. Several key OEM partners are sampling the ForcePad, and “we expect to see key Intel reference designs with ForcePad publicly announced later this year,” said Ted Theocheung, vice president of Synaptics’ PC division.
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New Synaptics Tech Could Make Windows 8 More Touchy-Feely
Posted by: Richard Adhikari August 20, 2012 11:37 AMSynaptics on Monday announced what it describes as the next generation of PC touchpads, its ForcePad. The ForcePad can accept input from five fingers simultaneously. It’s a variable force detector device that’s targeted at Intel Ultrabooks running Windows 8. Several key OEM partners are sampling the ForcePad, and “we expect to see key Intel reference designs with ForcePad publicly announced later this year,” said Ted Theocheung, vice president of Synaptics’ PC division.