The Noahpad is a

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developed by the

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ese company

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

. This small laptop shares some similar characteristics with other

s launched in 2007, like the

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, the

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and the

Classmate PC The Classmate PC, formerly known as Eduwise, is Intel's entry into the market for low-cost personal computers for children in the developing world. It is in some respects similar to the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) trade association's Children's ...

. The product was first presented at CES 2008,

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. The device's specifications are as follows: *Display: 7" 800 × 480 pixel LCD panel with LED backlight *Operating system:

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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 *

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: 512 MB DDR2 *Connectivity: 802.11b/g WLAN, 10/100 Ethernet, DVI-I port and two

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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 × 143 × 29 mm *Weight: 780 g

Input device

The Noahpad's input device can function as both a keyboard and a

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. When used as a pointing device to control a

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, it provides a

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surface 70 × 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.

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is provided by having the whole pad depress several millimeters when pressed.

References

External links

Official website
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