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Closeup of a touchpad on an Acer CB5-311 laptop Closeup of a touchpad on a MacBook 2015 laptop. A touchpad or trackpad is a type of pointing device.Its largest component is a tactile sensor: an electronic device with a flat surface, that detects the motion and position of a user's fingers, and translates them to 2D motion, to control a pointer in a graphical user interface on a computer screen.
In computing, multi-touch is technology which enables a touchpad or touchscreen to recognize more than one [7] [8] or more than two [9] points of contact with the surface. Apple popularized the term "multi-touch" in 2007 with which it implemented additional functionality, such as pinch to zoom or to activate certain subroutines attached to predefined gestures.
Some models of laptop computers have a detachable keyboard, which allows the system to be configured as a touch-screen tablet. They are sometimes called 2-in-1 detachable laptops or tablet-laptop hybrids. [39] Mobile phones are designed to have an extended battery life and light weight, while having less functionality than larger computers.
Compaq was overtaken by Dell as the top global PC maker in 1999. [8] Compaq briefly regained the top spot in 2000 before being overtaken again by Dell in 2001. [9] Struggling to keep up in the price wars against Dell, as well as with a risky acquisition of DEC in 1998, [10] Compaq was acquired by Hewlett-Packard (HP) for US$25 billion in 2002.
Charlotte Sometimes is a children's novel by the English writer Penelope Farmer, published in 1969 in Britain and the United States. It is the third and best-known of three books featuring the Makepeace sisters, Charlotte and Emma, [ 1 ] sometimes known as the Aviary Hall books. [ 2 ]
LittleTouch LeapPad - Targeted for babies to toddlers, the unit operated significantly different from a regular LeapPad in that it did not require a stylus to operate. The unit also featured a soft pad underneath to allow for the device to sit comfortably on the parents' or toddler's lap.
Shoulder buttons ("bumpers") and triggers on an Xbox 360 controller. Some common additions to the standard pad include shoulder buttons (also called "bumpers") and triggers placed along the edges of the pad (shoulder buttons are usually digital, i.e. merely on/off; while triggers are usually analog); centrally placed start, select, and home buttons [clarification needed], and an internal motor ...
Video demonstrating the operation of a touch-sensitive lamp. A touch-sensitive lamp is a combination of a lamp and a touch switch.They act on the principle of body capacitance, activated by human touch rather than a flip, push-button, or other mechanical switch.