By Andrew Liszewski
We usually shy away from writing about devices that won’t be available for purchase in the near future, but we have to admit we’re intrigued by Hawking Technology’s wireless keyboard/touchpad combo that just made its way through the FCC. The company is better known for its networking gear, but based on this keyboard design we’d like to encourage them to branch out even more. Instead of individual keys the device has a large multi-touch capable surface that works as a keyboard or as a touchpad supporting up to 2 finger gestures. At 3.7 inches on its longest side it’s also conveniently compact and thin from the looks of it, though it forgoes Bluetooth for a 2.4GHz wireless connection to your PC via a USB dongle making this version unfortunately not compatible with keyboard-lacking smartphones.
[ wireless goodness – Hawking Technology’s RMTP mouse combines touchpad and a keyboard ] VIA [ Ubergizmo ]
I might buy this some day.. this is what I always miss when I am watching multimedia on my pc monitor with my legs up on the desk and someone is pm'ming me: a mini keyboard 😉