Friday, June 06, 2014

ideas, patent, facebook: phone with touchpads

Patent images reveal a Facebook phone with touchpads on the SIDE | Mail Online:

  • It features a traditional touchscreen, with a touchpad on the side 
  • The files claims this touchpad would respond to certain gestures
  • In another image, this touchpad is shown on the rear of the handset
The patent was originally filed in 2011 by a lead Facebook engineer. It details a traditional touchscreen, with a touchpad on the side, pictured, that would use a 'gesture recognition library' to respond to certain movements. An alternative image shows this touchpad on the rear of the device, with a clickable button on the side instead

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