The first multi-touch laptop was bound to be released sooner or later, especially with Windows Mobile 7 being developed to support multi-touch. And it was HP, not Apple, that managed to pull it off. The TouchSmart tx2 will get you multi-touch two-finger control but there’s a catch to it. The whole multi-touch thing works only with the HP MediaSmart suite of applications.

The TouchSmart tx2 is a 12.1 inch laptop which can get you up to 8GB of RAM. An AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core processor will power it all up and you can opt for storage space anywhere from 160 to 500GB. The WXGA screen has an embedded N-trig digitizer which will help you do all that multi-touching. No word on availability and pricing yet, but we’ll keep you posted!

With the first multi-touch laptop already out, we’re going to wait for the rest of them to appear.

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LG has a 12.1 inch laptop ready. It’s the S-210 and I’d chose it over any netbook available today. Too bad I don’t know any pricing details yet but we’ll uncover them later on.

As for specs, the S-210 has a 2.43GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB of RAM, eSATA/USB, Ethernet, a NVIDIA graphics set, audio in/out, VGA port, HDMI and Windows Vista. If you are in Seoul you can try one at the KES 2008.

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Remember the colorful MSI PR200 YA Edition Laptops unveiled during the 2008 CES in Las Vegas? They are making inroads to German this month. Available in Denim Blue, Coral Pink and Wasabi Green, the YA200 series features Windows Vista Home Premium, Intel Core 2 Duo processor at the heart and a sleek 12.1″ TFT WXGA display.

Users can also enjoy WLAN 802.11n wireless networking, integrated fingerprint reader that lets only authorized users to logon. It can take in up to 4GB of RAM (one of which you will never see with Vista). Other goodies include a 4-in-1 card reader, a DVD Super-multi drive, 1.3 megapixel webcam and HDMI output.

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Toshiba announced its latest 9th generation Tablet PC, the Toshiba Portege M700 series. The first Tablet PC to come with a touch-screen LED backlit display, the Portege M700 boasts a more convenient computing experience. With fingertip input capabilities, the M700 features an anti-glare display allowing you to see the screen even in broad daylight. The tablet comes with a 12.1-inch WXGA display, and resembles the layout of a standard sheet of paper in portrait mode - easy to use as a writing workspace.

Powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, the Portege M700 comes with Wi-Fi Link 4965AGN including support for 802.11n. Thanks to its unique latch-less design, the tablet integrates a webcam+microphone on the bezel. Other standard features include HDD protection, a spill resistant keyboard and two sleep-and-charge USB ports for charging compatible portable devices like cell phones or MP3 players.

The Toshiba Portege M700 (M700-S7002) carries a price tag of US $1,799 and comes bundled with Windows Vista Business, 2GB RAM, 160GB hard drive and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. Complete features in the extended entry.

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