Shopping Guide: Keyboards with Touchpads

Cirque Smooth Cat, Logitech NewTouch, PC Concepts Wave 109

 

Cirque Smooth Cat Logitech NewTouch PC Concepts Wave 109 TOUCHPAD SOFTWARE FEATURE
Smooth Cat NewTouch Wave 109 TOUCHING, TAPPING, CLICKING
??? ??? 41 sensitivities Touch Sensitivity Adjust - how hard you need to press on touchpad
? on / off 8 sensitivities Disable Taps when Typing - avoid unintentional taps
? Tap & Drag Tap & Drag Tap & Drag - tap then down activates drag mode
? tap to release, release after delay (10 delay settings) tap to release Tap & Drag Lock - locks down drag mode on 1st tap, a 2nd tap releases drag mode
Right Corner Taps 1-, 2-, 3-Finger Taps Corner Tap Zones Special Taps - simulating 3-button mice
? 51 options (see list) 8 options (see list) Mechanical Button Assignment - alternates to the usual LEFT-click, RIGHT-click functions
Smooth Cat NewTouch Wave 109 POINTER MOTION
??? 10 speeds Windows default (7 speeds) Pointer Speed Adjust - how fast your pointer travels on your screen
? 4 settings part of Windows default speed Pointer Acceleration Adjust - boosts pointer speed
<no> Vertical Orientation Set <no> Vertical Orientation Set - taring which vertical motion is natural for you
? ? shift, shiftL, shiftR, cntl, cntlL, cntlR Slow Motion - key to slow down motion of pointer
? ? shift, shiftL, shiftR, cntl, cntlL, cntlR Constrained Motion - key to make pointer go only horizontally and vertically
??? 3 speeds 9 speeds, pressure controlled Edge Motion - pointer keeps moving after finger reaches edge of touchpad
? ? Stop Pointer at Window Borders Stop Pointer at Window Borders - to make resizing windows easier
? SmartMove Windows default Snap-to-Default - jump pointer to default button in a window
Smooth Cat NewTouch Wave 109 SCROLLING
Vertical Scroll Vertical Scroll Vertical Scroll Vertical Scroll - slide finger along edge of touchpad to scroll up & down through a window
Horizontal Scroll Horizontal Scroll Horizontal Scroll Horizontal Scroll - slide finger along edge of touchpad to scroll left & right across a window
? 4 speeds 9 speeds Scroll Speed Adjust - (self explanatory)
? ? Scroll Coasting Scroll Coasting - just push to start scroll, then tap to stop scroll
? ? selected item, item under pointer What to Scroll - which window on screen will listen to scroll commands
Zoom Zoom Zoom Zoom - hold down CNTL key and scroll vertically to zoom in & out - application must be compatible (e.g. MS Office 97)
Internet Surf <no> <no> Internet Surf - scrolling version of "BACK" & "FORWARD" keys in web browsers
Smooth Cat NewTouch Wave 109 OTHER FEATURES
? ? fast / slow Pointer Refresh Rate - "fast" for smoother motion, "slow" is more compatible w/slow PC's
? ??? animated / non-animated System Tray Icon - (self explanatory)
Sounds <no> <no> Sounds - to accompany your touchpad actions (click, drag, scroll, etc.)
? adequate very detailed Online Help
? tapping tutorial maze game Tutorial - friendly way to familiarize yourself with touchpad features
? ?

Included: animated SysTray icon, pressure graph, "mood" graph
Download: Theremin, Linux driver
To Buy: signature recognition software, Chinese character recognition software

 Other Software - other software available for touchpad

Cirque Smooth Cat Sources
- www.cirque.com

Logitech NewTouch Sources
- www.logitech.com
- kb23_125-newtouch.pdf

PC Concepts Wave 109 Sources
- www.pcconcepts.com
- The Wave Plus 109 Keyboard.pdf
- box for Wave 109 Keyboard
- Wave 109 Keyboard documentation
- www.synaptics.com
- Synaptics Touchpad driver online help

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