是鍵盤也是觸控板! 桌上型電腦也可以當筆電玩?

今年Computex 中Yuki 發現Synaptics 推出一個新奇的設計 Smartbar「觸控鍵盤」,只要一組鍵盤就可以取代滑鼠,並享有觸控板的功能!

你只要把想像成它是筆記型電腦鍵盤下方的觸控板,只是跟空白鍵合而為一,使用者可以在­鍵盤的空白鍵上用手指作雙點觸控、左右滑移等操作,就可以執行快速捲動、放大縮小、快­速啟動等功能。

除了鍵盤的空白鍵上加上觸控,也可以依照鍵盤製造商的軟體設計,讓使用者設定成不同的­操作方式,在會場中Synaptics就展示了與曜越合作的設計,加入了可讓電競玩家­自行定義觸控行為的巨集指令,對於需要快速下指令的電競玩家來說,這樣的設計的確方便­許多。

Computex 2015 Synaptics SmartBar Hands-on

This year at Computex, human interface company Synaptics demonstrated its SmartBar technology, incorporating touch input sensors from their trackpads into keyboards.

With SmartBar technology, manufacturers can implement capacitive touch sensors into the spacebar of a keyboard for productivity-boosting gestures or macros for gamers. Gestures include swiping left and right between typed words, pinch zoom, or quick start.

ThermalTake will be among the first adopters with its Tt eSports product line; expect to see new gaming keyboards featuring this clever new technology!