Video: Hands-on with HP's TouchSmart PC
HP isn't exactly known for their revolutionary design chops, but they're certainly making some strides toward more creative desktop PC designs. You know the drill, download below, watch it up top, and download the stills for some HP fanboy-quality wallpaper.
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applesucksLeo @ Jan 11th 2007 11:52AM
Can`t get the video but there is a good one at
http://on10.net/Blogs/larry/big-pcs-medium-pcs-little-pcs/
igl @ Jan 11th 2007 12:00PM
Is engadgets parent's-parent company responsible for the video hosting?
Feels like it xd
Mile @ Jan 11th 2007 1:35PM
Video worked for me. That HP application that guy started took too long. When people are using a touch screen they are going to compare the responsiveness of it with the touchscreens they use a lot - I'm thinking ATMs. So, while the pregnant pause there waiting for the HP splash screen (which is also annoying to users) and then finally getting the application isn't all that long, I think the fact that you are on a touchscreen makes it even more noticable.
Call me crazy. I've been called worse.
pvilleSE @ Jan 11th 2007 1:54PM
This is a good step towards better interfaces but is nothing new, when I worked in a warehouse my forklift had a touch screen computer. So it is nice to see mainstream manufactures finally adopting this method. Next is voice controls. I think a computer should be able to be completely controlled by touching the screen and talking to it, and with the power of new processors I don't see why that isn't possible if manufactures build the hardware for use to write the software for. Oh and a linux one would be nice, but like I say if the hardware is built we can write the software.
WakeFire @ Jan 11th 2007 2:38PM
I was really jazzed about a nice touch screen PC, but the guy demoing it doesn't even touch the damn screen until 10 seconds before the clip ends. Anyone have a better demo video?
Shaun @ Jan 11th 2007 5:29PM
The Intel "Kitchen Desktop" beta that was demoed at the Intel booth was 100 times better. It was exactly what I pictured as the wall mounted family kitchen computer of 2020... too bad the dopes at Intel say they have no plans to EVER release it.
Nils @ Jan 11th 2007 5:35PM
hey, did anybody else notice this thing has, like, 3 "THE main feature"s?
Otherwise, nice little ripple effects, but if you do a touchscreen interface, why not hide the cursor?
Galley @ Jan 12th 2007 10:14AM
That thing looks painfully slow. All I see are hourglasses when he touches one of the icons. The apps don't load before the camera cuts away.
Curious @ Jan 12th 2007 2:59PM
Wow, another product in search of a market! This very much has the feel of a concept product - something for everyone and nothing for anyone. The ID and Product Design seem to be 70's sci-fi - color scheme is not bad. The touch screen, a throw back to one of HP's old products from the 80's - even with the demoed pointer???? will be a goopy nightmare but a boom for CSI types as all fingerprint data WILL BE PRESERVED - KIDS - get those hands ready and messy! Seems like MS could not sell this internally, so, they looked for some poor HP guy down on his luck, bank rolled it and voila - slow kitchen sink ahead - good, inexpensive Vista promo - "Let Mikey Try It, He'll Eat ANYTHING!" The Wintel space does need a good All-In-One, but that will not happen until companies (like HP) get some good visionaries that really understand the customers and the market (as Apple seems to a majority of the time). These companies seem to assign these programs people that think that by adding every possible port, interface and gadget will cause people to buy - chock up another one for HP's PC folks along with the MiniMe PC and the Horizontal Media Center. I hope that for future versions, these folks really try to understand customer and market needs!