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The Noahpad is a
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developed by the
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ese company E-Lead. This small laptop shares some similar characteristics with other
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s launched in 2007, like the ASUS Eee PC, the OLPC and the
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. 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 * RAM: 512 MB DDR2 *Connectivity: 802.11b/g WLAN, 10/100 Ethernet,
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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 touchpad 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.


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External links


Official website
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