hp touchsmart computerAmong 17 new products unveiled by Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday was the TouchSmart All-in-One PC, the company’s newest computer featuring touch-screen technology.
The TouchScreen responds to fingertip movement much like Apple’s iPhone, and it is built around photo, music, and gaming functions, though it still has normal PC capabilities.
The social and interactive qualities of the new computer will help market it to a young generation of iPhone lovers and social networking users, but its price will appeal to all.
Starting at $1,299, the TouchSmart is very competitive with its rivals, but being the first PC with touch-screen technology sets it apart, for better or worse.
Some are critical about the idea itself, saying that a touch-screen PC appeals to a niche market that may not fully embrace the idea, especially considering the ever-advancing smartphone technology.
Also, the TouchSmart runs exclusively on Microsoft’s Vista operating system, with no plans to create versions that can run on other systems such as Linux.
The most sensational device on the market with similar technology is Apple’s iPhone, but HP has been developing touch-screen technology for almost 25 years.
Still, the popularity of the iPhone can signal either a great future for the TouchSmart, or an extremely dismal one.
It is telling that Apple has not created a similar computer after the high sales of the iPhone, but their neglect of such a user-friendly PC market might be just the thing that drives the TouchSmart to sell well.
The TouchSmart will go on sale in 17 countries starting July 13th, including the United States, Britain, Japan, China, and India.
Just like the iPhone, if the TouchSmart sells well initially, look for it to be around for a while. If not, it might be too radical an idea for a PC.

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