desktops today, the most
interesting tidbit might not be
the computers, but the software
installed on them. As the
company releases new
hardware, it's also rolling out a
revamped version of its
TouchSmart UI. Now called Magic
Canvas, it'll work even on PCs
without touchscreens, and it's
going to ship on every HP tower
and all-in-one, including already-
announced models like this. The
most significant improvement is
that you can now access the
Start Menu and all your Windows
apps, even when you're
immersed in this UI that frankly
looks more like a mobile OS than
Windows 7. (If all this reeks of
bloatware, you can uninstall or
choose not to launch it.) As for
that mobile-inspired experience,
we're talking about those
widgets and large, finger-
friendly shortcuts, sure, but also
the fact that you get an unlimited
number of home screens for
pinning notes and leaving
documents open. Forget where
you left your 15-page term
paper? You can right click to
bring up a search screen (we're
not clear if there will be a
keyboard shortcut for that). As
we said, you can expect this to
become ubiquitous on HP's
desktops but if you want to see
it in action now, you can head
past the break for a short promo
video.
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