Consider this an apology to Hyper and to its parent, Targus. I don’t want to use HyperSpace’s TrackPad Pro standalone haptic trackpad and I’ve probably wasted your time, Hyper’s, and mine. Perhaps you, dear reader, will feel differently. Me? I just can’t stand it.

Hyper’s $150 haptic Trackpad Pro (or $109 on Kickstarter ) taught me that I’m primarily a mouse person, and I have absolutely no need for the advanced capabilities that the trackpad offers, such as deep clicking and various “zones” in which clicks trigger different actions. I want nothing to do with them.

When I saw the TrackPad Pro at the 2025 CES show , I appreciated the concept but was less than impressed by the execution. It just didn’t really work. It does now. Still, my time with Hyper’s TrackPad Pro taught me that th

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