Mobile Device Accessories

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Touchpads, Trackpads, Drawing Pads

• digitizer touch and gesture support built into touchscreens can be deployed in a variety of other form factors:
  • Touchpad
    • embedded panel on a laptop computer that is used for pointer control
    •  support multitouch and gestures
  • Trackpad
    • can mean the same thing as touchpad
    • but often used to mean a larger-format device attached as a peripheral
  • Drawing pad
    • large-format touch device attached as a peripheral
    • also called graphics tablets
    • used for sketching and painting in a digital art
• touch device can require careful configuration to set up gesture support, calibrate to the screen area, and adjust sensitivity
  • performed via OS settings or by installing a driver or app for the device

Touch Pens

• drawing pads and some touchscreens can be used with a touch pen or stylus
  • allows for more precise control and can be used for handwriting and drawing
    • functionality is often referred to as natural input
• Touch pens designed for use with drawing pads have removable and changeable nibs for use as different pen/brush types with digital art applications

Microphone, Speakers, and Camera/Webcam

• Mobile devices feature integrated audio/video input and output devices
• On a laptop
  • the microphone is exposed by a small hole in the top bezel next to the camera lens and an LED to illuminate the subject
• On smartphones and tablets
  • microphone and speakers are usually positioned on the bottom edge of the device
• Wired headsets use either the 3.5 mm audio jack or a USB/Lightning connector