The HP TouchSmart PCs (IQ504 and IQ506) are generating quite a buzz after they have been shown. We had the chance to play with one, and here are our first impressions.

First of all, that is an evolution of the TouchSmart IQ7xx that was only available in the U.S and the U.K. We played with it when we stopped by HP’s “home of the future” last year.

The screen is very sensitive and the computer will sense even a very light touch. The main interface doesn’t run on windows anymore, but it is easy sufficient to switch to Windows, whether you want to use it as a regular computer. The touch interface home

is agreeable to use, but at the moment, the multi-touch operate isn’t implemented on all the sub-applications. that, I suppose, is only a matter of instance (I suspect that the UI was first built to work with a mouse or a restricted finger). Overall, that is quite interesting, and we will anxiously be waiting for upcoming user-interface updates. There is a lot of untapped potential here. For example, in the photo viewer, one needs to switch to “slideshow” mode to see photos in full-screen – not so practical.

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Orginal post by Julie Rivera