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Touch computing has been on the way for sometime now. I have mentioned it here and there. But HP’s Touchsmart 600-1055 actually gets it right.

I remember the first generation of touchscreen all in ones and they were semi functional. The Touchsmart 600 is HP’s third generation TouchSmart and it is really looking nice. The high end model comes with a 16:9 23 inch screen that is pretty. Of course, the all in one look makes this less of a piece of furniture and more of an accessory. Most people will like that. This Touchsmart comes with a nice, slot-loading blu-Ray player on the right side. The left side sports all the connections.

The HP Touchsmart 600 has the obligatory wireless keyboard, wireless mouse, and monitor with swivel. And the touchsmart suite now includes NetFlix, Hulu,TouchSmart Link, Twitter, Recipe Box , and LiveTV. It is much better than its predecessor. The Recipe Box can read recipes to you aloud. My mother in law would love that one. The TouchSmart Link can grab photos off of your bluetooth enabled phone. And with the addition of HDMI and composite inputs, you can add a slew of gaming and video inputs. Btw, the screen is IR multitouch.

The overall gist is that it’s a good multitouch experience, especially with Windows 7 driving it and the new TouchSmart software. You will want better speakers. You can expect to pay around $1500 for a stacked model.