Lenovo Adds Multi-Touch to T400s, x200 Tablet PC

We don’t hear a lot of Tablet PC news these days but Lenovo has stepped into the void. They are adding a multi-touch option to the x200 Tablet PC and the T400s notebook. The x200 is also adding an outdoor screen option to make working outside possible with the Tablet PC.

Lenovo has been gracious enough to send me a loaner T400s with the new multi-touch screen and it is pretty impressive. It is possible to manipulate objects on the screen with four fingers, and two people can even touch the screen in a collaborative effort to make things happen. I’ll be covering this advanced multi-touch in the near future.

The new x200 and T400s will be available with Windows 7 to support the multi-touch features in October. They will be priced starting at $1,999 and $1,654 for the T400s and x200, respectively.

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