http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/ Engadget Comments for Dell replacing XPS touchpad with touchscreen... or someone, somewhere owns Photoshop http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/Aug 31st 2008 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/Sep 1st 2008 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/Aug 31st 2008 9:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXYshhuJzh4

]]>Aug 31st 2008 9:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/Aug 31st 2008 9:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/Aug 31st 2008 10:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/Aug 31st 2008 10:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/Aug 31st 2008 10:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/Aug 31st 2008 11:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/Aug 31st 2008 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/Sep 1st 2008 12:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/In fact, this "churning everything out and doing nothing of value with it" comment actually perfectly describes Microsoft's "strategy" with their dozens of failed half-baked product launches...]]>Sep 1st 2008 5:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/Aug 31st 2008 9:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/
And, btw, it's "persistent".]]>Aug 31st 2008 9:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/Aug 31st 2008 10:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/
The best dell can do with is make it into a mini microsoft surface and add different features. Otherwise, a regular, but larger touchpad is perfect.]]>Aug 31st 2008 10:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/
'Course, it wouldn't have the same feel as a real touchpad, so they'd have to add some kind of texture to it.]]>Aug 31st 2008 10:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/
It could even be used when the OS isn't even booted up to save evn more power for Widgets, Audio, RSS, Mail or even a simple Vidio iPod-like device. Sounds too far fetched? Then you've forgotten that these secondary displays have been tried before on the outside of machines and ultimately have failed of some notebooks. They only used a very simple, small monochrome display and therefore wasn't useful.

With Apple's control of their HW and SW from the ground up and their acquisition of P.A. Semi I think this rumour is less far fetched than Engadget gives it credit for. ]]>Aug 31st 2008 10:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/
• http://laptoplogic.com/data/reviews/images/221/m70_trackpad.jpg]]>Aug 31st 2008 10:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/Aug 31st 2008 10:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/Aug 31st 2008 9:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/
Maybe i am just behind the times though...]]>Aug 31st 2008 10:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/
Wat would NOT be a gimmick would be putting a wacom tablet into the laptop for mobile photoshop a la the thinkpad W700, except integrated into an oversized trackpad that could distinguish pen touch from finger touch so as not to be so ugly. That would be all kinds of awesome.]]>Aug 31st 2008 10:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/Aug 31st 2008 10:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/Aug 31st 2008 10:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/Aug 31st 2008 10:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/
See? :P]]>Aug 31st 2008 10:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/Aug 31st 2008 11:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/
You can use the LCD on the cPad to display information or as a second screen (monochrome in this case). It even has a software controllable backlight (handy for getting my attention when I display a message on it). I've used the machine every day, and there is no visible wear on the track pad. For that reason alone it's worth it.

I've always wondered why this never caught on. Maybe it was a shortage of displays; they are basically the same touchpads used on PDAs. They are certainly the best input(/output) device I've ever used on a laptop.]]>Sep 1st 2008 12:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/Sep 1st 2008 12:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/
I think it didn't catch on because it was monochrome and had very limited resolution. I could be mistaken but I think it's a haptic touch, not capacitance (could be wrong on this).]]>Sep 1st 2008 2:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/Sep 1st 2008 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/Sep 1st 2008 1:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/Sep 1st 2008 7:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/what are we going to do, we're screwed!!]]>Sep 1st 2008 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/Sep 1st 2008 10:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/dell-replacing-xps-touchpad-with-touchscreen-or-someone-some/Sep 1st 2008 10:10PM