Trackpad

Elecrow has launched an interesting project on Kickstarter that has the look of a 14-inch laptop but isn't. It essentially brings a notebook experience to connected phones, single-board computers and handheld gaming consoles.

Bluetooth keyboards are great when you need to type on a tablet, but a built-in trackpad would be useful. Rather than bulk out the form factor, Belarus-based Clevetura is launching a keyboard that turns the keying area into a touch-sensitive trackpad when the user isn't typing.

​Weaving electronic smarts into clothing has the potential to heat headgear, monitor health and keep you connected. But smart fabrics are not just useful for wearables. To demonstrate this, Madison Maxey has created a tablecloth-sized textile trackpad to replace a computer mouse or, well, trackpad.​

We've seen a number of ideas for making Bluetooth portable keyboards that are compact yet still not frustratingly tiny. The Moky keyboard, however, takes a unique approach. It saves space by allowing its keyboard area to double as a multi-touch trackpad.

Imagine if you had your hands full preparing a meal, but then had to put everything down so you could reach over to turn the recipe page on your laptop or tablet. Well, you wouldn't have to if you were using the NailO. It's a thumbnail-mounted trackpad.

With a standard trackpad, the user simply moves the mouse pointer around on the screen. With the DuoPad, however, the user's hand is captured by a high-resolution IR camera and then an image of it is placed on the screen.

Logitech has announced three Windows 8 touch peripherals, the Wireless Rechargeable Touchpad T650, Touch Mouse T620 and Zone Touch Mouse T400.

Logitech's Wireless Trackpad is a Magic Trackpad for Windows PCs that supports up to four fingers at a time to replicate some of the multi-touch gestures found in Lion.

The latest mouse alternative set to hit the shelves is the evoMouse that uses its infrared eyes to turn nearly any flat surface into a virtual trackpad with your finger as the pointer.

Apple patents invisible, pressure sensitive controls

Computer keyboards have been found to be home to worrying amounts of harmful microbes, but Vioguard believes its new self-cleaning keyboard offers a possible solution.

Wacom's new Bamboo input devices combine multi-touch and pen input for a great user experience.