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8/30/12

HP's Spectre XT Touchsmart Has a Screen So Beautiful, You Can't Help But Touch It

The idea of a touchscreen shoehorned into a traditional laptop form factor still seems a bit strange, but like it or…

Adrian Covert

PublishedAugust 30, 2012

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9/7/11

HP's Newest All-in-One Is Why All-in-Ones Are Great

HP's computer business is in a state of bizarre limbo, but that's not stopping them from plodding along with a new…

Sam Biddle

PublishedSeptember 7, 2011

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The HP TouchSmart Computer Designed After a Scorpion's Tail

Crafting a new computer is tough. Everyone loves touch—fingers are winning interfaces. But pawing an upright monitor…

Sam Biddle

PublishedFebruary 7, 2011

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2/3/10

HP TouchSmart 600 Goes All Core i7 on Us

You think you're better than me, TouschSmart 600? You think because you're now configurable with Core i7 720QM (1.6…

Mark Wilson

PublishedFebruary 3, 2010

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HP Slate: Coming 2010, Way Less Than $1500, Plain Old Win 7

HP just popped a video of CTO Phil McKinney demonstrating the "slate" we showed you first at CES 2010. McKinney…

Wilson Rothman

PublishedJanuary 26, 2010

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1/18/10

HP TouchSmart tm2, dv6t and dv7t Redefine "Safe" Tablet PC Purchases

Time to get back to the tablet range of yesteryear: HP's TouchSmart line-up. They've added three new models to the…

Kat Hannaford

PublishedJanuary 18, 2010

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Reviews

HP TouchSmart 600 Review: Multitouch Multimedia Mogul

The HP TouchSmart 600 is sort of like a girl I "dated" in fourth grade. I can't say I loved her, but I can say that…

Mark Wilson

PublishedOctober 13, 2009

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HP Photosmart Premium Web Printer Review: Your Mom Will Love It

HP puffed its chest when announcing the Photosmart Premium web-connected touch-enabled printer, and I understand…

Wilson Rothman

PublishedOctober 2, 2009

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Windows 7 Touch Pack: Surface Interface Without the Big-Ass Table

I scored one of the only copies of Windows 7 Touch Pack out in the wild, and it really blew my mind, bringing the…

Wilson Rothman

PublishedJuly 10, 2009

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6/22/09

Hands-On: HP PhotoSmart Premium with TouchSmart Web

After playing around with HP's new web-enabled printer, it's clear they didn't take any shortcuts with the hardware,…

Adrian Covert

PublishedJune 22, 2009

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2/2/09

What Using Windows 7 Multitouch is Like

I installed Windows 7 Beta on an HP TouchSmart PC over the weekend, getting cozy with the new touch and multitouch…

Wilson Rothman

PublishedFebruary 2, 2009

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12/19/08

Capacitatve-Touch HP tx2 Tablet "Needs Work" Says Laptop Mag

It was supposed to be this wondertablet, a breakthrough device with iPhone-like capacitative touch screen, plus…

Wilson Rothman

PublishedDecember 19, 2008

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12/3/08

A Lesson in Gadget Product Placement, Courtesy of Scooter Smiff

1. Get a company's flagship phone
I understand that Scooter Smiff's audience is probably as young as he is and…

John Herrman

PublishedDecember 3, 2008

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Windows 7 Touch Control Makes Media Center More Awesome

Visiting Microsoft's Media Center posse in Redmond, I just caught a glimpse of the Windows 7 Media Center…

Wilson Rothman

PublishedNovember 19, 2008

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11/19/08

HP Touchsmart TX2 is a 12-inch Multitouch Wonder

HP's Touchsmart tx2 is the first consumer-oriented convertible notebook to feature a multitouch technology built…

Adrian Covert

PublishedNovember 19, 2008

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10/16/08

HP Planning Touchscreen Laptops, New Netbooks and a Touch Phone, Like, Now

HP does pretty well for itself nowadays, consistently leading the market in notebook sales. According to the Wall…

John Herrman

PublishedOctober 16, 2008

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HP Denies OS Rumor, Most Likely Confused With Upcoming Touchsmart UI

HP has denied recent rumors regarding a secret "Skunk Works" operation aimed at developing their own OS to replace…

Sean Fallon

PublishedSeptember 17, 2008

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9/16/08

HP Touchsmart IQ816 Adds Bigger Screen, Blu-ray, VESA Wall Mount

HPs Touchsmart all-in-one, launched earlier this summer, was a pretty good all-in-one PC, and now it got a few more…

Adrian Covert

PublishedSeptember 16, 2008

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8/6/08

HP Developing Touchsmart Notebook

We liked the HP Touchsmart IQ506, the touch-controlled all-in-one PC, not just because it worked well (which it…

Mark Wilson

PublishedAugust 6, 2008

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6/26/08

Review: HP Touchsmart IQ506 PC is NOT Just an Imitation iMac

The Gadget: The Touchsmart IQ506 is HP's second gen, touch-sensitive computer. In addition to its all-in-one design,…

Adrian Covert

PublishedJune 26, 2008

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