You probably caught wind (corny and probably overused, I know) of MSI’s latest U120 [Portal page] netbook, but you may not have seen a prototype at CES with a glowing trackpad. I’m not quite sure who this is supposed to appeal to, but we can at least be happy knowing that, as far as I can tell, this isn’t actually part of the U120 yet. I’ve always hated superfluous LEDs on notebooks, and this light-up trackpad is taking it just one step to far.
If they are going to make something glow, why not have a backlit keyboard? On a regular laptop, the screen is often large enough to provide the necessary light for typing in low-light situations. I haven’t found this to be true in my netbook experience. Unless you tilt to screen to shine on the keyboard (putting it at an unrealistic viewing angle) there often isn’t enough light on the keys. A backlit keyboard on a netbook might actually have some use.
January 12th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
Never heard of the case modding scene ? Those guys will buy it only for its trackpad.People who have their desktop completely lit up by LED’s will surely be attracted to this,at least if they consider bying a netbook.
I’d turn them off,if not possible,cut the wires.
Ben Reply:
January 13th, 2009 at 1:57 am
To me this seems more like a DIY project in itself…
kornel Reply:
January 13th, 2009 at 8:48 am
BEN!!! LIGHT UP TRACKPAD = Awesomness! Havent you heard?
lol
January 14th, 2009 at 2:08 am
thats another way of energy wasting,
P.S For a world without blinking/flashing LEDs
January 14th, 2009 at 5:56 am
Learn to touch type