With the ForcePad, we will be able to point the computer cursor at something on our screen and click like we do now. But there will be no mechanical clicking noise or tap sound. It can detect five fingers at once, sensing up to 1000 grams of force with 64 levels of differentiation. It also supports five new gestures and actions which take advantage of the new technology and is also fully optimized for the new operating system Windows 8 and all its touch-friendly perks.

Users can now scroll up and down WebPages, rewind and fast-forward video, and toggle through long lists more or less quickly depending on the amount of pressure applied. The biggest benefit, Synaptics says, is that it will make your PC trackpad feel more accurate and responsive.

Synaptics' CEO Rick Bergman said: “If the ForcePad had been around 15 years ago, I don’t know if we would ever have used the mouse.”