It’s been a while since Hewlett-Packard released a new notebook. The company finally had the time to launch a new notebook PC – the Touchsmart tx2. It seems that HP is catching on with the more advanced form of touch technology. You can say goodbye to conventional mouse clicking. Tapping, prodding, and poking are the ways to go with HP’s new Touchsmart tx2. To navigate through the screen, users can use more than one finger at the same time. This feature is referred to by HP as “capacitive multi-touch technology.” But it also comes with a stylus that for on-screen navigation.

The HP Touchsmart tx2 comes with a 12.1-inch screen that can be positioned upright or it can be swiveled or laid flat. Good viewing is provided by the screen’s 1,200 x 800 pixels. It is available in either Athlon X2 or Turion X2 dual-core processor made by Advanced Micro Devices or AMD. It has ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics processor, 8GB memory and 500 GB hard drive. Other features include Bluetooth and Wi-Fi wireless technology, integrated camera and DVD burner. Touchsmart tx2 is 4.5 pounds, which is heavy if I might say so.

HP Touchsmart tx2 will be available at the end of the month with a starting price of $1,149.