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The tehnology progress in recent years has obviously changed the people’s life. A variety of various personal mobile electronic products have been riding on the emerging trends in the market. No matter it is handset, PDA, portable USB, MP3 or NB type computer; where mobile phone is one of the personal mobile electronic products, which occupies the highest market share. However, if speaking of the speed of market growth, the most astonishing one is of course the notebook type computer. After the research and development progress in recent years, quite a few new-type technologies of input devices have been gradually matured, such as virtual keyboard, soft keyboard, foldable keyboard, touch-control input device, etc. Although the NB computers now being sold on the market have undergone incessant innovations in order to catch up with the huge market denads, it does not implement these new mobile input devices in its designing. Therefore, the product model & appearance and operation mode have not changed much as the epochal evolution and technology progress have gone through; the implementation of these new-type input devices will surely lead to a change in the model and operation mode of the NB computers in the future. Investigations have been performed regarding the student folks and white-collar folks in order to clarify the differences of models-in-use and function demends for further setting up the design guidelines; the purpose is to implement all new types of input devices for the NB computer design to realize the innovative design of the products. The design performance will be verified by doing an investigation quentionnaire to understand whether it could satisfy the demands and identification of different users. (1) Student Folks: Since the frequency that the student folks will hand carries the NB computer is low, purchasement of large type NB is hence preferred to make a convenient in-house application. Because A/V entertainment functions are being paid much attention to, and, the comfortability of text input has received less attention, so, it is more appropriate to implement laser keyboard in order to fulfill the effects of saving desktop operation space. As to the functional aspects, it is advised to add bluetooth remote control function to allow the student folks to enjoy cozily the effect of A/V entertainments. (2) White Collar Folks: Since the white-collar folks will carry the NB for outdoor uses at a higher frequency, therefore, purchasing small type NB computers are preferred to make the hand-carry more easier and more attentions are paid on the job functions. Besides, the comfortability of text input device is also emphasized. Therefore, it is advised to implement foldable keyboard to enhance the comfort of text input, by fulfilling that keyboard size could be free from the limitation of the NB computer volume. And, adding projection function for briefing, it will help the white-collar folks to be handier in his daily job.
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