HP has just announced its debut multi-touch device, the TouchSmart tx2. The laptop will be able to distinguish between voluntary pinching with two fingers and any accidental input; alternatively, you will be able to use the bundled stylus to enter data. The tx2’s 12.1-inch screen is fully multi-touched up, but in a different way to the iPhone/iPod touch etc. It uses capacitive touch, which enables more accurate inputs, as well as brushes and swipes and two-handed gestures. For instance, you can use two hands to crop photos. The tx2 also features an integrated digital TV tuner, dual core AMD Turion X2 processor and ATI Radeon 3200 graphics. The screen can be twisted and folded all the way round; converting the standard notebook into a tablet PC, and the included digital pen can be used to make notes, with your scribbling converted straight to editable text. The display is pressure sensitive too, so pressing harder with the pen will result in heavy strokes if you’re using an art program.
The HP TouchSmart tx2 will go on sale in January 2009 at an expected price of $1,150.

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