14 DAY TRIAL // Logitech has earlier today introduced its own version of Apple's Magic Touchpad for Windows running machines, which is known as the Wireless Touchpad and brings multi-touch gesture support to Microsoft's operating system.
The black five inch button-free surface can be placed anywhere near the PC as it communicates with it through a RF wireless connection, much like other devices such as wireless mice and keyboards.
Users only have to install a special dongle inside an empty USB port, a so called Unifying USB adapter, that allows consumers to use a single receiver for hooking up as much as five other Logitech wireless devices.
Once installed, Logitech's Wireless Touchpad uses some special drivers in order to bring into Microsoft's OS support for two-finger scrolling, three-finger page flip gestures, and four-finger app switches.
According to Logitech, its latest creation can provide up to four months of battery life and an LED indicator light tells you when the touchpad is on and your batteries are running low.
The Wireless Touchpad has been designed to be used together with Windows 7, but older version of the OS should also be supported with some basic functionality.
"The Logitech Wireless Touchpad is perfect for people who want to surf the Web in a more fun and natural way," said Rory Dooley, Logitech's senior vice president and general manager of the Control Devices business unit.
"It lets Web surfers flick through websites and effortlessly scan long pages - making browsing easier than ever," concluded the company's rep.
The Logitech Wireless Touchpad is expected to be available in Europe in September 2011, for a suggested retail price of £44.99. The US will also get it at about the same time, and the MSRP has been established at $50 US.