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the day I bought my mbp, I started asking the Genius if Apple is going to release a separate trackpad for the iMac... he looked at me like I was from mars.

Haha, I can just imagine the look that Genius would have made! 0_o
 
I've had a Multi-touch keyboard since 2003

From fingerworks, I've had this:

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I'm in the process of making this:

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The entire surface of the keyboard is a multi-touch gesture/mousing surface. Right half of the surface is for mousing, the left half is for cursor control and text formatting. Single finger touches are seen as key presses. Two finger touches are mousing and multiple finger touches are gestures. Such as pinch to cut and pinch out to paste, five finger spread to zoom out (reverse to zoom in), four finger scrolling, three finger w/ thumb twist to close and app (reverse to open a file) and the list goes on and on and on....
 
I agree 100%.

I would never buy a keyboard that had a trackpad built-in -- especially if it took the place of the number pad. I think it would fly as an add-on piece, either wireless or with a USB cable; but leave it off the keyboard.
Funny because I would buy a keyboard that had a trackpad built-in.

Imagine a company making two different products, one with a trackpad and one without.

I used to hate trackpads like I hate glossy screens, now I like trackpads better than a mouse (especially given what Apple seems to want to do with them). I wonder what I'll think of glossy screens in the future.
 
First... If you have the Magic Mouse you can use Better Touch Tool and put your mouse into "Trackpad Mode". Works just like a trackpad on a laptop and lets you program all your gestures.

Although, I don't see the reason to actually want a trackpad... I'd rather use the Mouse as a Mouse with gestures (Better Touch Tool lets you program those too).

http://blog.boastr.net/

Second... "FRIST!!!" says ASUS. http://www.engadget.com/tag/EeeKeyboard/
 
Has anyone tried the Microsoft Arc (folding) mouse?

Any good?
Compared to the Mighty Mouse?
 
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