Acer Aspire AS5738PG is Acer’s Multitouch Notebook
Acer just announced the Aspire AS5738PG, their first multi-touch notebook, that will ship with Windows 7 on October 22nd. Unlike many mobile PCs that sport a touchscreen the Aspire AS5738PG doesn’t fold flat like a tablet, opting for a conventional laptop configuration. This doesn’t take away from the ability to use the touchscreen; it just changes the focus of touch technology from that of a tablet.
Read MoreLenovo ThinkPad T400s and X200t Get Multitouch Displays
Lenovo’s now offering multi-touch displays on the ThinkPad T400s and X200t tablet. Multitouch displays allow users to manipulate maps, multiple items and 3D objects.
The X200t can recognize two fingers at a time and the T400s can recognize four fingers at a time.
The touch-enabled ThinkPads will ship with Simple Tap, an application that allows [...]
Microsoft Surface Meets Mobile Computers (demo)
Rob Bushway’s put together a video demo of several multi-touch applications that will be part of Windows 7 Touch Pack. Some of the applications were first seen on the Microsoft Surface, an expensive table-sized computer.
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