Among other things, it boasts a range of enhancements for netbooks and touch-based devices, including a pared-down interface and a new panel and applicationlauncher that gives you quick access to your favorite apps.
Its 10 configurable keys are still a joy to use as an applicationlauncher, and being able to customize the display of each individual key is a geeky pleasure of the rarest kind -- but that consistency means the pad's shortcomings are the same, too.