14 DAY TRIAL // To be honest, I was quite impressed when getting to use the Magic Trackpad for the first (and only) time, given the fact that it was the first-ever multi-touch desktop controller I'd ever come across, and it seems that the people over at Thanko have decided that, in the age of multi-touch, such a controller, featuring an USB connection and working with Windows 7 PCs, might actually be quite a good idea.
Thus, the Japanese company's USB Multi-Touch Pad was born, a device that delivers (roughly) the same level of functionality as the Magic Trackpad, but on a PC running the Windows 7 operating system (that, as you all probably know already, offers native support for touch controls).
One of the first things we have to mention about the multi-touch controller from Thanko is the fact that it's a lost smaller and slimmer than the Magic Trackpad, as it measures 145 x 72 x 8mm and weighs just around 83 grams.
According to Thanko, their USB Multi-Touch Pad has two different functions, behaving either similar to a multi-touch surface or in the same way as a notebook's touchpad (changing between the two available modes is also done in a very easy manner, by simply pressing a sliding switch found on one of the peripheral's sides, in a very visible location).
Plus, it grants users just about the same level of freedom as granted by just about any mouse out there, given the fact that it connects to a host computer via an USB 2.0 interface measuring 115cm.
Last, but certainly not least, we'll have to point out that the USB Multi-Touch Pad from Thanko is actually a fairly affordable accessory, given the fact that it sells in Japan for just around 2980 Japanese yen, the equivalent of 36.32024 U.S. Dollars.