Tech company debuts new touch-sensitive space bar technology

According to reports, Synaptics, earlier today, announced its SmartBar technology that adds a touch input area -- enabled by a sub-0.2mm-thick PET film -- onto the space bar, which then lets you perform certain tasks without having to touch the mouse or trackpad.

Synaptics says it's also looking into the feasibility of adding SmartBar to the backspace key and shift keys, as well as finding out if keyboard makers have interest in implementing a two-dimensional SmartBar on an oversized space bar, thus effectively turning it into a trackpad to accommodate more advanced gestures.

Sources also reveal that the company also showed off an upcoming Thermaltake mouse that has an integrated fingerprint reader, which allows super fast Windows login authentication. Much like the keyboard, this mouse is expected to launch some time in Q4.