At CES 2025, Hyper unveiled the HyperSpace Trackpad Pro – a first of its kind. Apple’s Magic Trackpad, so far, has been the only good external multi-touch trackpad on the market. Hyper aims to change that with this new product, and unlike the Magic Trackpad, it’ll also work super well for Windows users.
HyperSpace Trackpad Pro
Trackpads have never been a strong suit on Windows devices, even on laptops. They’ll often have poor sensitivity, lack multitouch gestures, or have poor palm rejection, leading to an overall bad experience. There also aren’t great options for desktop users.
Even with the Mac, Apple is practically the only company making a premium external trackpad.
That’s what the HyperSpace Trackpad Pro aims to solve. Hyper is making a premium external trackpad with support for multitouch gestures, good palm rejection, and precise gestures. It features a wedge design, has two rubber feet on the bottom, is made of aluminum, and offers a glass surface.
It’ll be available for $129.99, similar to Apple’s Magic Trackpad. They’ll begin shipping towards the end of Q2 2025, likely around May or June. It offers one month of battery life, and recharges via USB-C.
Hyper is also announcing a palm rest accessory, giving users a place to leave their hands next to the trackpad, similar to a laptop.
Hydra app
On top of this, Hyper is developing a new app for Windows users called Hydra, allowing customers to develop custom shortcut zones, map deep clicks on trackpads to certain commands, and develop application-specific profiles, in case you want different shortcuts for different apps.
At their CES Unveiled booth, Hyper told us that this level of deep optimization for Mac users would be achievable, but it might take a little bit longer to develop.
Nonetheless, it’s an exciting time if you’re a creative, heavy user, or just want a better trackpad experience on Windows! It’s also nice to see innovation in this space for Mac users, since only Apple serves this market currently with the Magic Trackpad.
As mentioned earlier, the HyperSpace Trackpad Pro will be available in late Q2, but you can sign up to get notified for the launch at Hyper’s website.
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