The "Alps Pointing-device" is typically the name for the driver that supports the touchpad (or trackpad) on laptops that use Alps Electric technology. Alps Electric is a manufacturer of various input devices, including touchpads, which are used by several laptop manufacturers, including Sony VAIO.
If you're seeing a reference to Alps Pointing-device on your VAIO laptop, it means that your laptop uses an Alps touchpad, and the driver for this device is responsible for managing its functionality (like gestures, tapping, scrolling, and sensitivity).
Alps Pointing-device for VAIO drivers / Sony VPCSA35GL
Device Name:
Alps Pointing-device for VAIO
Hardware ID:
ACPI\SNY9014 <---- Device ID matches with our database
*SNY9014
Compatible IDs:
*PNP0F13
*SNY9014
Compatible IDs:
*PNP0F13
Version:
7.106.529.210,2010-11-27
This download provides Alps Pointing-device for VAIO driver and is supported on Sony VPCSA35GL that is designed to run on Windows Operating System Only.
Device Type:
mouse
Driver Version:
7.106.529.211
Operating System:
VISTA,WIN7/64bits
Driver Date:
2011-05-11
Manufacturer:
Alps
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Device name
ID
Alps Pointing-device for VAIO
*SNY9014
Alps Pointing-device for VAIO
ACPI\SNY9014
Alps Pointing-device
*PNP0F13
Alps Pointing-device
ACPI\PNP0F13
Alps Pointing-device
*PNP0F03
Alps Pointing-device
ACPI\PNP0F03
Alps Pointing-device
*PNP0F0E
Alps Pointing-device
ACPI\PNP0F0E
Alps Pointing-device
*PNP0F0B
Alps Pointing-device
ACPI\PNP0F0B
Alps Pointing-device
*PNP0F12
Alps Pointing-device
ACPI\PNP0F12