George E. Gerpheide invented the touchpad in 1988
a touchpad in a input because when you touch the pad it sends data to the computer/device to process. this makes a touchpad and input and not an output.
You thumbs will be on the touchpad and/or the spacebar. Use you thumbs.
A touchpad is an input device. It operates on the same principle as your mouse does, taking your movements or gestures and translating them into a form the computer can understand in order to get work done.
There is a 3G model of the HP Touchpad coming out some time this summer.
A touchpad keyboard is basically a keyboard with a touchpad and they can be bought from most major retailers having good selections of IT products. Examples include Amazon and The IT Depot.
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Most laptops are fitted with a touch-pad rather than a mouse. However, Windows software is usually capable of recognising when a mouse has been plugged into a USB port, and will set up the necessary drivers.
the 2nd gen dont have touchpad it has scroll wheel that moves the 3rd gen has touchpad
Go to Start, Control Panel, Hardward and Sound, then Mouse. Your mouse and touchpad software should open where you can do this.
Most laptops already come with a touchpad. They have them built in and it is what is used as the "mouse" of the laptop.
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