Just when you thought the market is saturated enough, along comes a new netbook model that is poised to set a new standard in mini laptops. While the average netbook just looks like a laptop mini-me, the Sharp Mebius netbook is unique in having a touchpad LCD screen. In other netbooks, the touchpad would be used as a cursor (in lieu of a mouse).
But Sharp plans to put one edge over its competitors with its touchpad LCD screen. A pre-launch video of the product shows that you can make great greeting e-cards with it.
The LCD touch pad works just like an iPhone. It recognizes pinching and rotating gestures to zoom and rotate the display. Special software lets you configure and customize this nifty add-on to fit your needs. The touchpad is built with sensors that optically detect its stylus or your finger.
Apart from the LCD touchpad, everything else about the Mebius netbook is standard for a netbook: an Intel Atom 1.6Ghz processor, 1 or 2GB of memory, and 160GB of hard drive space. It has a 10.1 inch screen and comes in handy with a webcam, card reader, and BlueTooth and WiFi connectivity. Initially available in Japan, this netbook is expected to hit the international market soon after.
The tiny extra LCD screen of the Mebius really makes a bid difference to it. In most other netbooks, the touchpad is terrible and terribly small. By a 4-inch LCD in its place, Sharp is adding functionality to its mini laptop model. But how will it stack up against existing netbooks? Well, as soon as it hits the United States, we will know.
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