August 22, 2006 4:00 AM PDT
The company is also looking to take the notion of outside notebook controls a step further, working with display manufacturers on a notebook interface that could access e-mails, calendar appointments or contact information on a secondary screen. Some notebooks already have secondary screens built onto their lids, but Synaptics hopes to add the touchpad technology shown to the right of the display for scrolling through the applications.
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