Just like the world of Mac users and PC users is somewhat divided, we all have our preference, so seems to be the world of mouse users and trackball users. Most people swear by one or the other, and personally, I use both depending on my needs. For work purposes, the mouse is all I need. But when I am sitting in bed, watching a movie, and tooling around on Facebook, I hate the extra wires and cumbersome nature of the mouse so stick with the trackpad. And now it seems that computer manufacturers are working harder for this niche of folks that like how handy that trackball is for laptime computer time.
It would appear that Sharp has created a netbook with a trackpad like no other, as the Mebius PC-NJ70A trackpad is also an LCD. This four-inch screen has a resolution of 854 x 4850, and it can be used as a secondary display. The LCD trackpad has a lot of cool things to do that go beyond Facebook applications: like a paint program, a calculator, a piano keyboard, and a very interesting bowling game. As for the other features, the Mebius has 160GB HDD, 1GB of RAM, a 1.6GHz Atom CPU, as well as a three USB ports, a multicard reader, and WiFi capabiltiy.
The big (or should I say bigger?) screen is at 10.1 inches, with a resolution of 1024 x 600. No doubt the Sharp Mebius is designed to compete with the rumor that Apple’s newest MacBook will come with a glass touchscreen. It doesn’t look like Apple is going to make that particular MacBook model, so Sharp stands to make a huge profit on this one. Not too bad considering the features actually.
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