HP TouchSmart tx2z

Windows 7 and new screens give users touch capability similar to iPhone with reviews

Windows 7 will be the pivot point for touch-screen netbooks and notebooks to reach the mainstream and your home.

HP is currently marketing the HP TouchSmart tx2z with an AMD Turion at 2.4 GHz for $899 (Future Shop)

It is one of five new touch-screen computers on that site.

ComputerWorld reviews the touchscreen market and the HP, Fujitsu LifeBook T4410 and Lenovo ThinkPad T400s touchscreen models.

Windows 7 is said to have fixed the kludgey screen interface of Vista. If the screens work as well as the iTouch and iPhone the technology should take off.

It’s still hard to see the advantage of touch-screen desktops with your arms stretched out to the screen. Generally people hold notebooks and netbooks closer to their body.

It may be time to take our hands off the keyboard and use our fingers to navigate.