Zen Nomad

==Info==
The Zen Nomad is a laptop developed by Zen Studios. It's mostly designed for gaming, but production tools such as Photoshop or Adobe Audition work just as nicely. It comes in either 256GB or 2TB versions and with Zen OS, Ubuntu or Windows 10.
The main gimmick is that the trackpad was replaced with a multitouch screen. You can use it as a normal trackpad, or as a touchscreen that displays info. You toggle between these modes by double tapping the trackpad.
==History==
Ideas for a laptop started shortly after the Zen Mobile's reveal, but originally the idea was to make an average laptop. Over time, this idea evolved into a laptop with a touchscreen trackpad, similar to Apple's Touch Bar. The 1st of January, 2017, the first prototype was finished.
There were several differences between the original prototype and the final product. The first one being that it ran a system called "Zen DevOS", which is an Ubuntu distro. It was white instead of black, it was thicker, and it had no touchscreen trackpad. Instead, there was a touchscreen that could be plugged in via USB.
By the time the laptop was nearly reaching its final state, it became obvious that Zen OS needed to be redesigned for the laptop. The original Zen OS could work as a computer OS, but it was very slow. So, version 8 of the OS was released, which completely redesigned the UI with a new launcher named Axioma. Not only did this make Zen OS easier to use, it also made it faster.
The 23rd of January, 2017, the laptop was released. The codename Project: Keys and Screen was replaced with the final name, Zen Nomad.
==Trivia==
* The laptop's codename was Project: Keys and Screen, as seen in the prototype.
* Zen Studios provides drivers for the touchscreen trackpad for Windows 7.
* Zen OS on the laptop can't run games designed for consoles by default.
** However, it can be toggled in the Advanced Settings.
* Ubuntu comes preinstalled with Wine.
* Windows 10 changed to Tablet Mode when using the touchscreen trackpad. This has since been fixed via a software update.
* Since there's no power button, you shut down the computer by leaving the laptop closed for 30 minutes and turn it on by opening it.
* There were other names considered for the laptop, seen below.
Category:Computers
Category:Laptops