The out of the box experience of multi-touch in Windows Vista will be limited to third party software at this stage, but Windows 7 takes multi-touch the whole nine yards.
The following demos from Gizmodo are of the HP TouchSmart desktop PC, but you can expect the same experience from the HP TouchSmart Tx2.
Windows 7 Touch and Multitouch on HP TouchSmart PC from Gizmodo on Vimeo.
As you can see, the multi-touch experience is built into the system from the ground up… it’s even in good ol’ paint.
Multitouch Air Hockey in Windows 7 on a TouchSmart PC from Gizmodo on Vimeo.
Air Hockey on a Tablet PC! Now that will be something special! We’re excited just thinking about the possibilities of multi-digit, multi-hand and multi-user interaction…