Media Keyboard Has Configurable Touch-Screen Side-Panel
Posted in: Accessories and Peripherals, Today's Chili, touch, Wireless
Mad Catz’s new wireless Litetouch keyboard is most obviously aimed at couch-bound media-center owners, but it could also be great for notebook users who “graduate” to a desktop.
The Litetouch combines mouse and keyboard into one, with two mouse buttons flanking a nubbin-like trackball under the numeric keypad. That keypad is the big gimmick here. It is a touch-enabled LCD screen (don’t worry, the QWERTY side is all real-life scissor-sprung buttons) which can switch between three modes: a standard number-pad, a set of media control keys and a custom “MyEclipse” mode, which lets you assign your own shortcuts. Because the keyboard is backlit, it does suck batteries: the li-ion battery will give you just 20 hours between charges.
As we said, it’s perfect for browsing and watching movies on the big screen. But that built-in mouse and the switchable number-pad also makes a great compact all-in-one for those of us who like to use a desktop machine, but hate to use a mouse. I’m one of them. The day somebody makes an Apple Bluetooth style keyboard with a trackpad built in, I’ll be in line to buy it. Until then, this will probably have to do.
Available now, $130.
Litetouch keyboard [Eclipse Touch. Thanks, Alex!]
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