HP slips into thin with TouchSmart 2 all-in-ones
By Thomas Ricker 
posted June 10th 2008 6:14AM
posted June 10th 2008 6:14AM
A year and a half ago, Bill Gates himself announced the TouchSmart PC chunk. This time, a simple press release will have to do the job as HP announces the $1,299 TouchSmart IQ504 (PC) and $1,499 TouchSmart IQ506 (PC with TV tuner). Arguably, the thinner, touchier, bigger, 22-inch all-in-ones deserve better. Inside the 2.6-inch thick chassis you'll find a 500GB disk, 256MB of NVIDIA GeForce 9300 M HS HD graphics, 802.11n WiFi, and 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo T5850 processor thumping through the cycles. Launching in 17 countries next month including the UK, Japan, and the US. Another shot after the break.
Update: Video courtesy of CrunchGear posted after the break [Warning: obnoxiously loud soundtrack]
Update: Video courtesy of CrunchGear posted after the break [Warning: obnoxiously loud soundtrack]
That is one good looking pc. I'm really getting excited about the future of home entertainment pc's.
I'm sad that it doesn't appear to have hdmi, which seems like a no-brainer, given the size of the screen. It would be perfect for a console monitor. Still sweet though.
I want
My dad is going to get an all in one soon, so I hope I can convince him to get this one
damn that is hot- especialy for an HP
why the hell can apple not pull their heads out of their asses and build one of these
also, the keyboard looks muuuuuuuch better than on a reg HP desktop
mine was sooo bad that i switched to a Logitech S510 Cordless
which i love
That's a real beauty. When I saw the first TouchSmart, I was a bit disappointed. The monitor and set-up seemed really large, and not pleasing except for the screen portion.
Glad to see that the TouchSmart 2 changes all that. This all-in-one actually has a nice industrial modern design, touch features, and a pretty UI to compliment the features. I wonder if the MS Surface team had something to do with some of the new TouchSmart menus...
Great work HP. I love to see more units with actual appeal, rather than a bunch of similar laptops with confusing product names and few technical differences.
Seems much more sweeter already than the Dell XPS One and Gateway One. Will it do multi-touch when Windows 7 comes? I hope so.
Why isn't this "breaking" news?
The MS Surface team had nothing to do with this. In fact, Microsoft was not involved. Well, that's not quite true. The software leans heavily on Microsoft's Windows Presentation Foundation, but that's about it.
The touch screen is actually capable of multi-touch, even without Windows 7, and there are a few areas where you can use two fingers to manipulate things.
@John. No, no, no. Why do apple fans not do their research before they talk? Apple did not introduce touch screen to the world. If you are lazy, you can at least check wikipedia and learn that others patented the idea way before Apple. HP was the first to market 25 years ago!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-THdG5gVTw
I interned in Cupertino last summer... no, not at Apple--HP has offices there, too--and I learned they were coming out with this all-in-one. Great work.
The first edition was bulky for a reason. If you are a parent of a toddler, would you want one of these things falling on top of him or her? The base for the first-gen was heavy for a reason.
With this new model, beware your kids... however, with one cable... less chance for tripping. ;)
HP may not get the design completely right always, but they're not in this just for profits and cult-like followings. Ever wonder why HP leads the market around the world? Not many Brazilians, Indians, Chinese, etc can afford $1000+ machines.