NoahPad UMPC

By James Kendrick | Tuesday, January 8, 2008 | 3:01 PM CT | 4 comments | Tweet This

Virtual keyboard and all.

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OK, that is pretty freaky. Are those real keys or is it like the “buttons” on the controls in ST:TNG — flat surface?

Mike Cane — 9:04 AM on January 8, 2008 Reply
There are two square keypads on the unit and they move as if they were on a small spring. Think of them as a two giant keyboard keys. You have to hit a button to switch from mouse mode to keyboard mode; looks interesting, but I’m not sure how usable yet. One nice thing: the screen is set up for panning so it’s as if you have a 10-inch screen on a 7-inch display. When in mouse mode with the two giant keypads, the screen pans. Slick implementation…

Kevin C. Tofel — 9:28 AM on January 8, 2008 Reply
Jen put up a video of the noahpad being used. Good set of photos too.

http://www.pocketables.net/2008/01/e-lead-noahpad.html

Peter G. — 8:21 PM on January 8, 2008 Reply
Talk about good timing; I just put up a different video of the same thing! Thanks for pointing out the link to Jenn’s post Peter. For her first CES, Jenn’s doing a bang-up job!

Kevin C. Tofel — 8:54 PM on January 8, 2008 Reply