The World is Going Multitouch: 6 Multitouch Products That are NOT Mobile Phones

September 17 2009 Categorized Under: Desktop Computers, Entertainment, Laptops, Peripherals Tags; , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 4 Commented

Now use more fingers! [photo by nyki_m via Flickr, CC license, click for source]As is pretty obvious from all the handheld devices around us, the world is going for multitouch big time now. Any new smartphone that does not have a multitouch screen is being laughed at and mocked (sorry E72). So it was really only a matter of time before other devices started going multitouch. The latest devices to go multitouch are actually pretty diverse. You have a new display from Packard Bell along with new all-in-one PCs from them, a new tablet (not PC) from Wacom and portables from Lenovo and Fujitsu.

So it is official people, the world is going multitouch. After all, I’d much rather use something I can really touch than something I have to virtually poke at with my mouse. I have already covered Asus making a touchscreen netbook and a keyboard PC with a touchscreen. So the lower end of the market is getting some love from Asus. Hop over to the other side for more on these 4 devices.

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Asus Eee PC T91: Touch At The Cost Of Space Power

July 18 2009 Categorized Under: netbooks Tags; , , , , , , , , 5 Commented

asus eee pc t91 touchscreen netbook tablet convertible

Asus has done it again with their Eee PC range. They have come up with something that looks elegant and adds something brand new to an existing category. They have built a tablet convertible netbook. That means the netbook has a touch screen that can be rotated and folded to make it in to a tablet pc.

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