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HP’s TouchSmart LapTop Looks Underwhelming

The HP TouchSmart laptop computer will get attention from curiosity seekers when it debuts on November 28 because it is the first consumer-grade full touch-screen-capable notebook computer. If you watch the video demoing the the device above, however, you’d be forgiven for thinking HP may be in a bit of an awkward position once the [...]

The HP TouchSmart laptop computer will get attention from curiosity seekers when it debuts on November 28 because it is the first consumer-grade full touch-screen-capable notebook computer. If you watch the video demoing the the device above, however, you’d be forgiven for thinking HP may be in a bit of an awkward position once the actual sales numbers from this product start to get tallied.

Watch how taking advantage of the touch screen’s functionality requires two hands - one to hold the open screen steady at the side or the base, and another to actually perform the touch gestures on the screen. It also seems from this demo (which is apparently not a final release version of the product) the screen is not especially sensitive to touch gestures, that many “commands” have to be “repeated” twice and three times before the screen registers them. The screen itself is high-gloss and, well, I know how I feel about finger oils on a glossy glass surface. If these machines do end up taking off for some reason, there ought to be a bull market in screen wipes.

When Apple introduced the iPhone in June 2007 it rocked the mobile computing world almost as much as it rocked the mobile phone world. And with the launch of the AppStore this past summer, Apple’s business and iPhone software development exploded, with both continuing to outpace a clearly struggling global economy.

I don’t expect HP is going to have nearly the impact iPhone has had, despite introducing the kind of product many have been clamoring for from Apple.

Wine Vintage Cheat Sheet for iPhone, iPod Touch

One of the iPhone’s great uses is as a pocket reference. So much information can be stored on it and accessed immediately, with flair and panache, no less. Now this capability extends to the world of vintage wine, with the Wine Vintage Card app. For $2 you can have up to date information on the [...]

One of the iPhone’s great uses is as a pocket reference. So much information can be stored on it and accessed immediately, with flair and panache, no less.

Now this capability extends to the world of vintage wine, with the Wine Vintage Card app. For $2 you can have up to date information on the past decade’s wine production in every major wine region of the world at your fingertips. And where some impressions of people who know and love wine conjure visions of stuffiness and seriousness, this app uses an easy to read and understand emoticon system to confirm whether that ‘03 Cabernet from Napa deserves a premium over the ‘03 Bordeaux.

The card doesn’t break information down by individual producers, nor does it go back to vintages prior to 1998, but what do you want for two bucks?

Via MacsimumNews