Frequently Asked Questions
What is Synaptics LuxPad?
Why the name LuxPad?
What benefits does LuxPad offer your OEM customers?
What benefits does LuxPad offer the end user?
Does LuxPad contain an innovative technology?
Who is your target audience?
Are there any similar/competitive products on the market today?
Can the technology be implemented into other devices, such as a PDA or MP3 player?
How does the accuracy and performance of the LuxPad compare to your previous TouchPad devices?
Does LuxPad affect notebook battery life?
When will LuxPad be available for OEMs?
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What is Synaptics LuxPad?
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The LuxPad™ is an innovative TouchPad™ interface solution that is illuminated - it literally glows. The LuxPad was designed to appeal to the growing consumer notebook market, where style and design are critical. By illuminating the TouchPad, Synaptics created an interface solution that not only appeals to consumers but also serves as a differentiator to our OEM and ODM customers.
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Why the name LuxPad?
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"Lux" is the Latin word for light, so LuxPad ably describes the product's key feature. In addition, "Lux" is often used as an abbreviation of luxury or luxurious. The LuxPad gives any notebook a luxurious, stylish and unique appearance.
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What benefits does LuxPad offer your OEM customers?
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In the competitive consumer market for notebook PCs, it is becoming very hard for OEMs to distinguish their products. At the same time, style and appearance are becoming a major factor in the purchasing decision of consumers. LuxPad enhances the style and appearance of a notebook PC, thus making it more appealing to consumers.
Notebook designers and manufacturers can order LuxPad with full-lighting or logo lighting to enhance branding. We also offer a variety of custom colors and sizes. Additionally, the all-in-one design of LuxPad is easily integrated into a notebook PC from both a design and manufacturing perspective.
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What benefits does LuxPad offer the end user?
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The unique style of LuxPad creates a "pride of ownership" for the end user. In addition, the LuxPad offers users superior performance and reliability that is a hallmark of Synaptics products.
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Does LuxPad contain an innovative technology?
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The LuxPad device combines Synaptics' industry leading capacitive technology with a new, patent-pending implementation. LEDs to the side of the pointing surface, coupled with a light diffusing substrate, create the LuxPad's unique glowing surface. By combining different LEDs with facesheets, the LuxPad device is available in many different colors.
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Who is your target audience?
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The LuxPad is targeted to the style-oriented consumer, to whom design and appearance are becoming a major factor in the purchasing decision of a notebook computer.
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Are there any similar/competitive products on the market today?
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To our knowledge, LuxPad is the only product of its kind currently on the market.
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Can the technology be implemented into other devices, such as a PDA or MP3 player?
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The proprietary technology utilized in the LuxPad can be leveraged in a variety of markets and devices. Currently our focus is on the notebook PC market.
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How does the accuracy and performance of the LuxPad compare to your previous TouchPad devices?
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LuxPad performance is identical to that of a standard TouchPad. The LuxPad device provides the superior performance and reliability that is the hallmark of Synaptics TouchPad™ products.
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Does LuxPad affect notebook battery life?
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The LuxPad has been designed to have very little impact on a notebook's overall battery life.
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When will LuxPad be available for OEMs?
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Samples are available now. Please contact sales@synaptics.com
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