Moving up in size to the R850 will get you a number pad, but not that cooling technology.

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As for the remote, it looks to be a straightforward number pad navigator with a programming guide, all steering your TV through infrared.

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The entrance uses a number pad instead of a lock-and-key system.

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Additional features include a 3 Megapixel video camera provides high definition video conferencing, and a full sized keyboard with a number pad, and programmable gaming buttons.

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The Ultimate's 2.4-inch touchscreen serves as a number pad, a favorite channel list for easy hopping, and is the home of one-touch "activities, " which are basically macros for issuing multiple commands.

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Additionally, the number pad is now on the bottom third of the dual-slide mechanism, not a big deal, but just enough to throw off users upgrading the first time it's opened.

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Aside from the typical mathematical applications obviously associated with your average calculator, we've seen some pretty nifty implementations that took advantage of the not-exactly-advertised features hidden beneath the number pad.

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The concept in question is quite simple: a primary LCD would be visible at all times, and when the occasion called for another panel or two, they'd simply slide into view, ready to serve as a number pad, or settings control, predictive text display, or even a full-fledged split keyboard.

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In the middle is a long list of contacts (sucked in from BBM, Facebook, Twitter and Google Contacts, among others) that is searchable and, in the right tab is a simple dial pad in case you're one of the lucky few who can actually remember a phone number.

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