HP's Vista-powered entertainment tablet

Darius Chang | Jan 08, 2007

Taking advantage of new tablet-focused features in the upcoming Windows Vista OS, HP makes it easy to work and play on its latest tx1000us tablet PC.

Being one of the first Vista-powered tablet PCs to be announced, the tx1000us is a convertible laptop with an AMD Turion 64 X2 processor, 2GB of RAM, Nvidia GeForce Go 6150 graphics card and a 120GB hard drive. The new OS also gives the tablet PC additional functionality like Pen Flicks (quick shortcuts you activate with a swipe of the stylus) and enhanced support for touch-sensitive screens which do not require a dedicated stylus for input.

However, the tx1000us is not all work and no play. Included in the package are media control buttons, dual headphone jacks and a tiny credit card-size remote control which hides in the PC card slot when not in use. With a starting price of US$1,299 (S$1,999.55), it will launch in the US on February 28. The availability and prices for the Asia-Pacific market, however, have yet to be announced.