Sharp Mebius NJ70A import now up for pre-order at Dynamism, LCD trackpad in tow

If the recent footage of Sharp's Mebius NJ70A and its LCD multitouch trackpad has gotten you hot, bothered, and reaching for your wallet, Dynamism is now taking pre-orders for the Japanese import netbook. The 4-inch touchscreen notwithstanding, you're looking at a 1.6GHz Intel Atom machine and the usual, ho-hum specs that go along with it -- not an easy pill to swallow when you're staring down a $999 price tag. Ship date is June 5th, and you might want to take that time to brush up on your skills with a Japanese International Layout keyboard if you're seriously considering the purchase.

Sharp Mebius NJ70A now up for pre-order at Dynamism, LCD trackpad in tow

[Alex Posted Apr 24th 2009 12:15AM]

First off, that's pretty sweet. I'd love to see programmers get creative with that trackpad.

[Information Central Posted Apr 24th 2009 3:32AM]

That's almost as dumb as the Optimus keyboard. Once again, this device ignores the fact that you're not LOOKING at the input device; you're looking at the result.

It would have been a lot more useful to make the trackpad a Wacom-style tablet.

[Ethyriel Posted Apr 24th 2009 3:40AM]

It's a much smarter idea than typical touchscreens, imho. At least here you're not reaching past the keyboard, and you're only getting in the way of select interface elements, the rest will be on the primary screen. It could be very interesting if utilized intelligently.

[Alex Posted Apr 24th 2009 9:02AM]

Yes, for instance a jog pad for scratching through audio/video would be pretty sweet.

[savagemike Posted Apr 24th 2009 11:23AM]

@ information central

... how do you know where I am looking?
... also, if it is an lcd itself then the 'result' might be on the touchpad, too.
....also... from the gallery it looks like it is a wacom style touch pad.. which works with a pen too.

finally... in this world of it not being necessary to have visual information on your input device.. why are all the letters printed on my keyboard?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 24th 2009 12:15AM]

Offtopic: Everytime i see the word "pre" in the title I get alittle excited at first glance. Then I look and realize it isn't the pre being release nor is it anything to do with the pre . And I die alittle more inside. Your killing me Palm.

[ndrwme Posted Apr 24th 2009 12:58AM]

More offtopic: Has anyone gone to SlashGear recently? I just saw that they totally stole the Engadget teal (just like how Engadget Mobile stole the T-Mobile magenta). But then again I haven't been to that site in probably a year.

[Sabrage Posted Apr 24th 2009 12:17AM]

How much does it cost to upgrade to a spacebar?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 24th 2009 12:26AM]

omgspcbrsRlksolstcntrywhtRUlkoldorsmthng?

[Raziel66 Posted Apr 24th 2009 1:04AM]

My life has hit an all-time low when I realize I am able to read that without much difficulty...

[aznofazns Posted Apr 24th 2009 1:32AM]

wow the first 3 times i read that i had no idea what it said. 4th time i got every word without a hitch.

[Hanfwurst Posted Apr 24th 2009 2:32AM]

Damn, after reading it about a hundred times, I still understand only a few words... But then again, when I read Richard's comment I'm actually glad about it. :D

[DarKlar Posted Apr 24th 2009 7:49AM]

@GB: Translation:

Oh my god! Spacebars are like SO last century, what are you like old or something?

@Richard: Agreed. (>.

[iCello Posted Apr 24th 2009 10:03PM]

Yikes. I actually understood that the second time I read it.
Atom N270 + Vista = bad bad bad bad bad. Actually N270 in general = bad.

[Adamd21 Posted Apr 24th 2009 12:20AM]

This is a good start.

I hope more do this. I would really like this on my laptop!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 24th 2009 2:31AM]

How much does it cost to upgrade to a spacebar? Replica Panerai watches .

[is perfection Posted Apr 24th 2009 12:55AM]

Does the trackpad lcd support sideshow?

[vinnard Posted Apr 24th 2009 12:59AM]

$1000 and still no N280

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 24th 2009 1:04AM]

Am I the only one that thinks that the model number looks like it says NINJA?

[Shinigami Posted Apr 24th 2009 1:07AM]

Yo!
What is "testing" from digg.com?
Please be careful and don't type your password into a "testing" windows so your pass isn't stolen in an inelegant way.
Because I don't have a digg.com account yet was asked for password as soon as I opened Engadget "previous page".

[mschira Posted Apr 24th 2009 1:13AM]

Gotta love that trackpad though. How great would it be if the lille buddy had the CLUV platform rather than Atom inside.
*dream*
M.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 24th 2009 1:14AM]

now i can watch porn on my touch pad

[insky Posted Apr 24th 2009 1:23AM]

I don't think it's made for left handed people.

[iCello Posted Apr 24th 2009 1:53AM]

I want this on my MacBook.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 24th 2009 2:03AM]

I heard that they are already developing a card scanner for the touch track pad, since it has optical sensors.

Cool ideas in a nice package, but too bad about the N270 and Vista.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 24th 2009 2:15AM]

Pretty cool. I heard they're also developing a card scanner for the touch pad, because it has an optical scanner.

Too bad about the lame choice of hardware and OS. Atom N270 + Vista = fail.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 24th 2009 2:58AM]

kinda neat if you have specific appication for it. shortcuts kinda neat maybe. but other then that who looks down whenthere using there computer. and if you are doin that sort of thing just get a tablet, be much much better. neat but not worth the extra 500 bucks

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 24th 2009 3:01AM]

neat tho... ahaha

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 24th 2009 3:06AM]

I had a toshiba satellite about 5 years back that had a black and white lcd as the touchpad, was actually very nice, you could literally see where the scroll bars were, and if you tapped the upper corner, you got a calculator, media controls, and a couple other neat things.

it could even play b/w GIF animations as a background

[superhobo Posted Apr 24th 2009 6:18AM]

Sharp, please sell that as a USB peripheral.

PLEASE!

[DMCCMIO Posted Apr 24th 2009 7:22AM]

How come nobody else cares that the tiny screen can push out 480 lines of resolution, while the much bigger one only manages 600! I have the Kohjinsha SX3, and one of the best features is 800 lines of resolution in an 8.9" screen.

[tylersmyler Posted Apr 24th 2009 10:11AM]

They should have put this on the W700DS lol

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 25th 2009 12:20AM]

If the recent footage of Sharp's Mebius NJ70A and its LCD multitouch trackpad has gotten you hot, bothered, and reaching for your wallet, Dynamism is now taking pre-orders for the Japanese import netbook...replica rolex