The Starline NB1000 is pretty much your average run of the line 10 inch netbook with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, but Nicole from Netbook News spotted a few interesting things when she checked out this netbook in Hong Kong. One of the most noticeable features is the integrated touchpad which blends seamlessly with […]
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Adding support for 2-finger scrolling to Asus Eee PC 1005HA, 1008HA
The Asus Eee PC 1000/1000H/1000HE all had support for multi-touch trackpad gestures. For instance, while most older touchpad let you scroll through web pages and other documents by moving your finger to the far right side of the pad, on these models you can scroll simply by placing 2 fingers on the touchpad and dragging […]
Sharp launches “netbook” with secondary display/touchpad
As expected, Sharp has launched its first entry into the crowded netbook space. And as hoped, Sharp is thinking outside of the box — but maybe a little too far. The Sharp Mebius PC-NJ70A has all the specs you’d expect from a netbook including a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard […]
SmartTrack Neo: A USB multi-touch notebook trackpad
Personally I prefer using a mouse to a touchpad, and so I usually pack a USB travel mouse in my bag when I’m planning on doing some work on the road. But some people like the touchpads that are built into most notebook computers these days and feel no need to use a mouse. But […]
AmazePC CyberBook: Netbook with invisible touchpad
Can’t stand the way the touchpad on your netbook stands out like a sore thumb? Not to worry. A shop in Hong Kong has released a unique netbook called the AmazePC CyberBook with an invisible touchpad. Basically, the touchpad looks almost exactly like the rest of the palm rest for the netbooks, so it’s hard […]
A closer look at the Samsung NC10 special edition touchpad
Over the weekend Amazon started taking preorders for a new special edition version of the Samsung NC10 netbook. For the most part the computer is just like any other Samsung NC10. But it has a higher capacity battery, a glossy screen, and a wider touchpad. One of the biggest complains users had with the original […]
Samsung NC10 touchpad hacks
The Samsung NC10 is a popular netbook with a nice large keyboard, good battery life, and a kind of lousy touchpad. One problem with the touchpad is that it’s pretty much flush with the rest of the computer, making it hard to find the edges and easy to slip your finger off the touchpad altogether. […]
MSI launches much-needed netbook feature: Glowing touchpad
How many times have you found yourself wishing that your netbook touchpad would glow when you scroll your finger over it? Well, MSI has finally heard your plea. The company is showing an MSI Wind U120 netbook at CES with a feature that does exactly that. And umm, yeah, that’s about the only thing it […]
MSI Wind touchpad hacks
The MSI Wind U100 is one of the more popular netbooks around, due to its low price, long battery life, and overall hackability. But the netbook does have its drawbacks, several of which are centered around the touchpad. First of all, you get a single button with a rocker instead of distinct left and right […]
MSI Wind gets new touchpad supplier, loses functionality
MSI appears to have changed suppliers for the touchpad in the MSI Wind notebook. Blogeee reports that newer Wind laptops are using hardware and software from Sentelic instead of Synaptics.The change presents a few problems for end users: Synaptics touchpads are far more widely used, which means there’s much better support for them in the […]