HP TouchSmart

Have you ever wanted a touchscreen, high-end PC running Windows on your Fridge?

No?

Me neither.

The HP TouchSmart is a radical invention that is designed to replace post-it notes on the fridge. Personally I'd have opted for something along the lines of a touch-screen etch-a-sketch - maybe even with a stylus and a 'clear all' button for the top of the range market. But seriously, this SmartCenter rubbish built on top of Media Centre built on top of Vista? And it's still slower than my idea would be.

Although it uses sticky notes as a visual metaphor, SmartCenter misses the point. Notes stuck to the fridge work because they are in your face. Here you have to open the calendar program and tell it who you are before you see your messages.

No thanks.