Lenovo is introducing multi-touch capabilities into two of their mobile products – the ThinkPad X200 Tablet which increases the # of supported fingers from one to two and the ThinkPad T400s – the first Lenovo laptop to feature touch-screen capabilities.

Here’s a quick through on specs:

ThinkPad X200 Tablet PC:

• Users can now use two fingers on the display for a variety of gestures including pinching, zooming, tapping, and flicking through documents, webpages, and pictures etc.
• Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400 processor
• Windows Vista Home Premium
• 12.1 inch Enhanced Multitouch WXGA LED Panel with Wide viewing angle
• Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics
• 1GB RAM
• Trackpoint
• 160GB 5400 RPM HDD
• ThinkPad Wi-Fi connectivity
• Integrated Mobile Broadband
• 4 cell Li-Ion baattery

ThinkPad T400s Laptop:

• Lenovo’s first laptop to support touch-screen capabilities
• Users can use four fingers on the display to easily manipulate objects and move images etc
• Displays are sensitive and responsive to even the slightest touch of the finger
• Anti-fingerprint coating
• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor SP9400
• Windows XP Professional
• 14.1 inch WXGA+ TFT Multi-touch with LED backlight display
• Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics
• 2GB RAM
• UltraNav with Fingerprint Reader
• 120GB 5400RPM HDD
• DVD recordable drive ultrabay slim
• 6 cell Li-Ion Battery
• Intel Wi-Fi Link 5100
• Integrated Mobile Broadband

Finally, Lenovo also introduces a new application called “SimpleTap” which “simplifies the multi-touch screen experience.” The app is designed to enable uninterrupted use of people’s touch-screens by providing access to hardware-based functions that may be more easily accessed via touch input. To use SimpleTap, a user simply needs to double-tap anywhere on the display to launch the application. A colorful transparent grid pops up which allows users to access functions such as turning on or off the wireless radio, ThinkLight and microphone, previewing the camera, enabling mute, adjusting the volume or screen brightness, locking the screen or putting the PC to sleep.

The Lenovo ThinkPad T400s with the multi-touch display will have a starting price of $1999 while the ThinkPad X200 Table with multi-touch will have a starting price of $1654. Both products are available now through business partners and at lenovo.com. SimpleTap will be available for download after October 22nd.

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