How is this a new technology? My 5 year old Toshiba Satellite A105 has a backlit touchpad that looks exactly like that, blue color and all. You can turn it on, off, or set it to come on when you touch it just like that one does. I don't even use that feature though because the Ubuntu drivers don't bother to include it. Not to sound cynical or anything, but I find it slightly annoying when an article raves over a "new feature" that's really just a played gimmick.
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How is this a new technology? My 5 year old Toshiba Satellite A105 has a backlit touchpad that looks exactly like that, blue color and all. You can turn it on, off, or set it to come on when you touch it just like that one does. I don't even use that feature though because the Ubuntu drivers don't bother to include it. Not to sound cynical or anything, but I find it slightly annoying when an article raves over a "new feature" that's really just a played gimmick.