HP Announces Netbook with Capactive Touch

Posted 01/06/2010 at 1:56pm | by Bart Salisbury

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It seems the world of computer hardware is becoming just a tad pervy of late. All the new hardware being released wants you to touch it. A good example is HP’s new Mini 5102 netbook, which comes with a touchscreen option.

HP’s CES announcement follows one by Leonovo for its first touchscreen, the Lenovo C310 desktop, and Dell’s Latitude 2100 netbook, introduced last May. The Mini 5102 will feature an Intel Atom N450 processor, a 10.1-inch LED display (either WSVGA or HD), a webcam, and face-recognition (let's hope the bugs on that are now worked out). Options include Broadcom HD video (allowing 720p and 1080p HD playback), and a carrying handle.  Price is set at $399, and it will be available this month in black,blue or red.

The Mini 5102’s touchscreen will be capactive, same as on the iPhone and iPod Touch. But, it won’t have much to do at first, as there’s little software yet available to take advantage of touch technology. The touchscreen version will cost an additional $50.

Also in HP’s announcement, the TouchSmart tm2, and update to the tx2, a convertible notebook that doubles as a tablet. The TouchSmart will be in stores January 17, with a price of $949.

Image Credit: Hewlett-Packard