Noahpad

White E-Lead Noahpad front.

The Noahpad is a Netbook developed by E-Lead. This small laptop shares some similar characteristics with other Netbooks launched in 2007, like the ASUS Eee PC, the OLPC and the Classmate PC.

History

E-Lead, a Taiwanese manufacturer of automotive consumer electronics (entertainment and GPS systems), entered the ultra mobile personal computer market with the Noahpad. The Taiwan-based company incorporated innovative features, the most notable of which is a unified keyboard and pointer input device. The Noahpad was presented at CES 2008, Las Vegas. It was also one of the products awarded with a prize for innovation.^{[citation needed]}

Specifications^[1]

• Display: 7" 800x480 pixel LCD panel with LED backlight

• Operating system: Ubuntu 7.10

• Processor: VIA C7-M ULV Processor (ultra-low voltage), clocked at 1 GHz

• Graphics: VIA CX700 chipset

• Hard drive: 30 GB 1.8" HDD and SD card slot

• RAM: 512 MB DDR2

• Connectivity: 802.11b/g WLAN. 10/100 Ethernet. DVI-I port. Two USB 2.0 ports.

• Camera: 300K pixel

• Audio: Built-in microphone and stereo speakers. 3.5mm microphone / earphone jack.

• Battery: 4 Cells, 3900 mAh. 4 Cells, 10000 mAh external pack also available.

• Dimensions: 192 x 143 x 29 mm

• Weight: 780 g

Input device

The Noahpad's unique input device can function as both a keyboard and a pointing device. When used as a pointing device to control a mouse cursor, it provides a large touchpad surface 70 x 70mm in size. When used as a keyboard, users push down on an area of the touch sensitive surface which is marked with a keyboard layout. Tactile feedback is provided by having the whole pad depress several millimeters when pressed.

References

1. ^ "Noahpad Specification". Archived from the original on 2008-01-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20080122124309/http://www.noahpad.com/product-umpc-spec.php. Retrieved 2008-03-07. 

External links

• Official website
• Noahpad International
• E-lead web site