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Panasonic has unveiled a new convertible notebook with a multi-touch screen that is targeted squarely at serious professionals in various fields. This netbook is a 12.1 inch device that has a pivotal screen that twists and turns in order to cover the keyboard and become a tablet. You know, those older tablets when there were no iPhones or Androids. But it looks like there is a still a place in the professional market for these really pricey convertibles that are purely utilitarian and go for power instead of portability.

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Tablets have been around for a long time and they have always been a niche product. The mass market has no use for a convertible tablet simply because not everyone needs to scribble and draw all the time. Tablets are meant for designers, artists, architects and anyone who benefits from having a digital notebook to draw and scribble on.

This new tablet from Fujitsu is quite different from your usual tablet. It does have the keyboard and the rotating screen that can be folded away but the touchscreen now also supports multiple inputs i.e. multitouch. It actually has two different modes on the same screen. If you use the pen, it activates the Wacom digitized panel. If you use your finger(s), it activates a capacitive touchscreen that is similar to the one on the iPhone.

Now that is what really makes this product interesting. These added features increase the ways in which you can interact with the device. Get over to other side for the meat.

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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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