Touchscreen models such as the Eee Top and Dell Studio One 19 are positioned as being freed from the restrictions of a desk, instead forming a multimedia centrepiece to any room. Touchscreens on desktop PCs and laptops divide opinion. Nifty photo app Collage, water simulation Lagoon and our favourite, Globe, were designed for the Microsoft Surface. The apps are Blackboard, Garden Pond and Rebound. Previously, it appeared on shop models so customers could get a feel for touchscreen technology. Touch Pack is a bundle of touchy-feely games and programs designed to show off the potential of touchscreen PCs.
Microsoft is offering the Touch Pack software bundle to all customers, to show off the potential of swiping your fingers all over Windows 7.