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(57) ABSTRACT A touchpad input device is provided that is disposed about at least a portion of at least one outside edge of an electronic device housing. The present invention also provides elec tronic devices comprising the present touchpad input device. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method of sensing user input about an outside edge of an electronic device housing, wherein the user input is detected by a user input detector that relays a signal to a control circuit to be acted upon appropriately.