dell latitude xt Dell has announced that multi-touch capabilities will be coming to the Dell Latitude XT Tablet PC tomorrow in the form of a software update for both Windows XP and Windows Vista. With this update, the Dell Latitude XT will be the first convertible table to feature multi-touch capabilities in the industry.

Capabilities introduced with this update include the following:

  • Scroll – by placing two fingers on the screen and moving them horizontally or vertically customers can easily navigate in web browsers and productivity applications.
  • Zoom – by touching the screen with two fingers and moving them together customers can zoom various content in and out, such as pictures or Web pages.
  • Programmable double-tap – customers can program a command, such as launching a Web browser or turning the screen off to save power, that will respond to two taps with two fingers.

Unlike other multi-touch enabled notebooks which integrate the feature into the touchpad, Dell’s solution is integrated into the entire touch display allowing users to directly manipulate the entire desktop if need be.

Here’s a video of the new update (which will be available at www.support.dell.com).

Oh yes – Dell also announced the addition of a new 128GB solid state drive which will go on sale tomorrow for $649. It will be available for Dell Precision and Latitude systems tomorrow and for XPS and Alienware systems next week.

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