by John Davis

Guam - We've all played witness to the days of bulky desktop computers, huge laptops and enormous printers. Then came the days of sleek designs for desktop and laptop computers with high definition flat panel screens, wireless printers and wireless Internet connections. Today, computer technology has advanced so much, you can literally touch it.

It's a computer you can operate with a simple touch. With the introduction of the HP TouchSmart your ability to interact with your computer lies in the tips of your fingers wether you're at home or the office. There are several TouchSmart models to choose from spanning from the TouchSmart 600 PC to the TouchSmart IQ500 and 800 PCs.

The TouchSmart 600PC comes equipped with Windows 7 Home Premium, 23" Full HD monitor, a slot loading DVD drive, stereo speakers a webcam and a built-in mic. In each model, you'll notice the elegant design and advanced features with a built-for-touch suite applications, redefining what "touch" can do for you. Plus, optical and HDMI inputs giving you a true HD experience when you're surfing the web watching your videos or playing games.

With the HP TouchSmart you can experience you music and videos in a whole new way with your TouchSMart applications. You can even manage your photos by using the Canvas application and multi-touch hand motions like pinch, rotate, arc, flick or press and drag to view your photos and create collages. All you have to do is touch to scale, rotate, stack or flick it to bounce the images around your screen.

Navigating on the TouchSmart is made easy, too. If you have several applications running, you can see them all just by touching your screen and scrolling to the app you want to use. Aside from the ability to optimize your multi-tasking, the TouchSmart and Windows 7 allows you to write a note, surf the web and organize your photos, movies and music at the same time and at the tip of your fingers.

They will be making their way to Guam within a couple of weeks, so save your pennies and we'll fill you in on where you can get them once they arrive.