When Dell first announced the
XPS 13 Plus, it is safe to say that people’s jaws were on the floor at how forward-leaning and futuristic the laptop is versus everything else. Super thin bezels, an edge-to-edge keyboard, an LED function bar, and zero-lattice keys gave the XPS 13 Plus an unquestionably unique look.
But the “invisible”
haptic touchpad divided tech glitterati and potential customers. After all, how do you know where to put your fingers if you can’t see the touchpad’s borders?
Enter LG on January 4, 2023, with its new LG Gram Style 14 and 16 laptops with a simple solution to the “invisible” touchpad.
The Gram Style borrows a similar large Gorilla Glass 3 area on the keyboard deck’s lower half but opts for a beautiful iridescent material that shimmers in the light. That deck also hides, you guessed it, an unseen haptic touchpad.
LG decided to add two very soft LED lines of light on each side of the touchpad that appear only when you touch the touchpad area. The lights quickly fade, which is ideal for reducing any residual power consumption.
LG’s solution here is simple and simply brilliant. Each time you use the touchpad, you’ll visually get a quick reminder of where the touchpad’s edges begin and end.
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