Abstract: A multi-modal touchpad can include: a touchscreen; at least one type of input sensor; a motion sensor; a haptic feedback device; and a multi-modal controller operably coupled with: the at least one type of input sensor so as to receive sensor data therefrom; the motion sensor so as to receive motion sensor data therefrom; the haptic feedback device so as to provide instructional haptic data to the haptic feedback device; a data interface that operably couples the multi-modal controller with an operating system of a device having the multi-modal touchpad; and a graphics user interface provided from the multi-modal controller to the display so as to display data from the multi-modal controller to the display. The at least one type of sensor can include a force sensor or a proximity sensor operably coupled with the physical sensing surface.