Touchpad keyboard lets you customize your own layout

Most of us have at least one pet peeve about the keyboard we use, so this touchpad keyboard concept from Fujitsu lets you change just about anything to fit your exact requirements.

In addition to basic things like the physical position and color of the keys, you can set up several different layouts to match the task at hand. You could, for example, add a numeric keypad for when you're doing your taxes, and then reclaim that space when you're not. You can even change instantly between different language layouts, which having once spent five minutes looking for the @ symbol on a German keyboard, sounds like a brilliant idea.

The one thing you can't change, is the fact that this is a touchpad rather than a physical keyboard. Call me old fashioned, but to me that's a huge stumbling block.

The Keyless Lifebook concept has been entered for the 2011 Fujitsu Design Awards.

HP rolls out budget-minded Pavilion g6s laptop with Sandy Bridge

 HP has already rolled out a few new Sandy Bridge laptops this month, but it's now back with yet another: the Pavilion g6s. Like the still-available g6t and g6x, this one packs a 15.6-inch display with a rather lowly 1,366 x 768 resolution, but you can now get that paired with your choice of Core i3, i5 or i7 Sandy Bridge processors. Otherwise, you'll get some fairly respectable specs across the board, including up 6GB of RAM, up to a 750GB hard drive, and optional Radeon HD 6470M graphics -- not to mention your choice of four different color options. Of course, cost is still the main concern with the g6 series, and this one keeps things in check with a starting price of $550.