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Kensington SlimBlade Trackball

on January 8, 2009 8:45 pm in Gadgets / no comments

A trackball? In the year 2009? Indeed, Kensington is retro with a new design that they say is the first to allow the navigation and manipulation of digital content through the ball itself. ”

With all the features integrated into the ball, allows users all the many functions, navigation, Media Control adjustments, documents and photo-surfing with the rotation of the ball. And the low-profile design with its ruby red stationary ball sits on a sleek gunmetal gray is visually striking, takes minimal space and allows for a relaxed and comfortable, without the need for a wrist pad.

If the trackball positioned for a successful comeback in a time of touchscreens? I can see how a trackball, the handling of digital content easier than a standard mouse, but it is a $ 130 for the entry if the device is the end of January.

Redwood Shores, California “January 6, 2009 Kensington Computer Products Group, a global leader in delivering smart made simple computing accessories for the mobile consumer, today announced its SlimBlade Trackball for the Mac and PC , brings a whole new level of control, comfort and ease to today’s digital savvy users. Kensington’s breakthrough design combines hardware and software in an integrated interface for the smooth operation enables users for the first time, to navigate and manipulate digital content by the ball itself. With all the features integrated into the ball, allows users all the many functions, navigation, Media Control adjustments, documents and photo-surfing with the rotation of the ball. And the low-profile design with its ruby red stationary ball sits on a sleek gunmetal gray is visually striking, takes minimal space and allows for a relaxed and comfortable, without the need for a wrist pad.

The SlimBlade Trackball is the latest offering in Kensington’s award-winning SlimBlade collection of elegant and intelligent computer accessories. The unique heads up display interface shows users “right on the screen itself – or the function is activated. This first melding of hardware and software means that a user page is not to leave the ball and their eyes never You have to leave the computer screen. The revolutionary design allows users to enjoy their digital content “not on the interface and is especially valuable for providing instant feedback for immersive experiences. navigation mode controls the cursor and scrolling; Media mode controls volume, play pause, stop and next, while the view-mode zoom in out and pans for an accurate and efficient image.

CEA Recent studies show that more than 70% of the applications in the home are centered on entertainment, music and media. Trackballs have long been in the workplace, but as a digitally savvy families use the broad range of Internet-based exchange of skills and maintaining and increasing the amount of home computing activities, beginning Kensington research shows that the trackball is about the device to the Election for personal use.

SlimBlade Trackball (SKU K72327US) “your computing experience even smoother. The Kensington SlimBlade Trackball, browse Web pages faster to your MP3 library and easily zoom in and out of your photos complete with efficient and seamless control at your fingertips.