Any thoughts on touchscreen tablets?
I've been noticing more and more touch midi controllers lately. Being a student, I obviously can't afford any of them, however I have been thinking about upgrading my laptop. I am looking for any new info about tablet PCs, and whether or not it'd be a wise choice to pay extra for a touch screen. HP has one with 4 gigs of ram and looks like it would be pretty decent with windows 7 (hush, if it's good enough for Noel Borthwick of Cakewalk, apparently*). I'm just praying that there will be some sweet new software aps that mimic the hakim continuum, lemur, kaoss pad or dexter, as well as whether or not any pc manufacturers are considering adding "weight" sensitivity to their touch screens (the continuum controller costs 3000 for a 24 inch model, but it also senses pressure which you can use to adjust volume, etc).
I mean, how cool would it be to even bring one of those huge 20 inch desktop deals in, lay it down in front of you facing straight up, and do some drumming, effects, track playing and a sweet continuum solo all on the same surface with your face lit up like you're telling a ghost story?
Don't get me wrong, on top of that I'd rather have the tactile response of arcade buttons for juggling and drumming, but the effects and instruments would be invaluable.
Thank you for your time.
Andrew Garlock
*interesting article about how perhaps 7 is the real deal: http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/0...-xp/#more-7680