# Natural Wooden Trackpads Orée's Wooden Trackpad Gives Your Computer an Outdoor Feel By Gurveer Brah | Published 2015-08-10 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wooden-trackpad References: [fancy](http://fancy.com/things/941093083758464808/Touch-Slab:-Wooden-Trackpad?utm=timeline_featured) & [oreeartisans](http://oreeartisans.com/products/oree-touch-slab) While being cooped up on your computer all day can become mundane, Orée's 'Touch Slab' Wooden Trackpad reminds of life beyond the digital screen. Now all the weekend warriors can have a functional reminder of being in the great outdoors, or just a nice, chic trackpad to freshen up a computer set up. The trackpad is available in two kinds of wood; Sycamore maple or French walnut. The touch trackpad also serves as a [numerical keypad](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nuphy-node75) with a simple finger gesture. It also supports all [standard mouse gestures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/e-ink-epaper-trackpad) and is compatible with both [Mac](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pocket-touchpad) and Windows computers, as long as they have Bluetooth. Made from a single piece of premium wood retrieved from Eastern France, this wooden trackpad is a unique piece of hardware that adds a taste for nature to the city lifestyle. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.1/10 - Popularity: 74% | Activity: 71% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Natural Wood Tech Accessories:** Orée's wooden trackpad is part of a trend towards natural wood technology accessories that bring an element of nature to our digital lives. - **Multipurpose Trackpads:** Orée's wooden trackpad doubles as a numerical keypad, highlighting the trend towards multipurpose tech accessories. - **Compatibility with Multiple Devices:** Orée's wooden trackpad is compatible with both Mac and Windows computers via Bluetooth, reflecting a trend of cross-device compatibility in tech products. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Tech Accessories:** The Orée wooden trackpad represents an opportunity for a disruptive innovation in the tech accessories industry, providing a unique, nature-inspired alternative to traditional trackpads. - **Interior Design:** Orée's chic, natural design can appeal to the interior design industry, offering tech hardware options that seamlessly blend in with their surroundings. - **Sustainable Materials:** The natural, premium wood used in Orée's wooden trackpad is an opportunity for a disruptive innovation in the sustainable materials industry, providing eco-friendly alternatives to traditional tech accessories materials. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Naturalistic Workstation Mouse Pads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grovemade-wool-felt-mouse-pad.md) - [Domed Haptic Feedback Trackpads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trackpad.md) - [Luxe Leather Construction Mousepads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grovemade-leather-mouse-pad.md) - [Laptop-Friendly Mouse Pads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bord-mouse-pad.md) - [Haptic Pressure Detection Trackpads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hyper-trackpad-pro.md) - [Pine Cone-Inspired Mouses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/treemouse.md) - [Pebble-Like Touchpad Mouse Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tapt.md) - [Unified Input Mouse Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/melt-mouse.md) - [Striking Landscape Desk Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/keyboard-wrist-rest.md)