HP TouchSmart tx2 Packs Multi-Touch Screen

Author Hugo Jobling
Published 19th Nov 2008
HP TouchSmart tx2 Packs Multi-Touch Screen
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We all know that multi-touch rocks, so to say that hearing HP has packed the feature into its TouchSmart tx2 has piqued our interest is something of an understatement. We weren't particularly enamoured with the touch screen on the HP Pavilion tx2050ea we reviewed, so it will be interesting to see what enhancements multi-touch brings to the mix.


Importantly the tx2 features a capacitive screen (as per the Dell Latitude XT) capable of tracking two independent points of contact. Indeed the Latitude XT offered multi-touch functionality, too, but HP also has its MediaSmart software suite which is tailored to take advantage of the multi-touch input and, as such, offers functionality that might otherwise be unavailable.

We've already shown off the sort of applications HP has on offer in their single-input guide in Andy's TouchSmart IQ500 hands-on preview. The difference now is that those actions that were a bit clumsy without being able to use two hands (or fingers), now shouldn't be - simple, really.

Interested parties can splash out £799 on a system once available in January next year.

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comment Alan Downes said on 19th November 2008

Mutitouch on a PC Screen.... Wow....
Come to think of it. Its not integrated into the OS is it? So a third party app will be required to get it to work. There may well be s... more

comment ilovethemonkeyhead said on 19th November 2008

wow... £799? it better be a quick machine

comment HSC said on 19th November 2008

Alan Downes said - Come to think of it. Its not integrated into the OS is it?

Hi - to answer your question yes of sorts... XP supports one touch point and Vista supp... more

comment lensmann said on 30th March 2009

Guys, I just bought this laptop and have had to send it back. The digitizer isn't made by Wacom, it's made by a company called N-Trig, and its driver DOES NOT SUPPORT th... more

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