Synaptics

Computing

Synaptics: PC Trackpads Getting Four-Finger Gestures

11:00AM June 1, 2010 | Brian Barrett

PC trackpads have tended to lag behind their MacBook counterparts, but the gap’s narrowing today. Synaptics – the same folks who introduced the buttonless, clickable PC trackpad last year, are adding four-finger gestures and more goodies with their TouchPad-IS platform. More »

Software

Synaptics Scrybe Is Like Fingerpainting For Your Laptop

1:00AM January 5, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

It sounds nice: Turning your notebook trackpad into a gesture area for shortcuts, like instantly searching, with a squiggle of your finger. But you have to learn a whole series of strokes, so it’s like Palm Graffiti all over again. More »

Mobile

Fuse: What Your Next Touch Phone Is Going To Feel Like

1:20AM December 15, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Fuse is what Synaptics – who probably made the trackpad you’re swirling your finger on and maybe your phone’s touchscreen – says the next generation of touch phones will be like: You’ll be squeezing, touching and stroke the phone, all over. More »

Mobile

Synaptics ClearPad 3000 Means 10 Fingers Multitouching Your Phone, Crazy New Gestures

11:00PM July 22, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

The iPhone probably doesn’t use Synaptics’ original ClearPad capacitive screen multitouch technology, but maybe Apple will use the ClearPad 3000, since it registers ten fingers simultaneously. I hope they steal this three-finger crumple gesture at least, it’s so cool: More »

Synaptics Adds New Multitouch Gestures To Trackpads

6:55AM October 1, 2008 | Adrian Covert

newVideoPlayer("/synaptics_gestures.flv", 506, 306,""); Synaptics, best known for developing the Zune Pad and Android G1 screen, have unveiled two new multitouch gestures for their PC touchpads: two-finger flick and ChiralRotate. Two-finger flick is fairly self explanatory — you swipe your finger from side to side on the trackpad and it will move through a series of files, such as photos, and initiate different app-specific “modes” with a flick up or down. ChiralRotate lets you move your finger in a circular motion on the trackpad, and it will move through a series of images in full screen or slideshow mode.