Touchscreen Times Two

The new Sprout is one of the most interactive PCs yet, immersing the user in what HP has dubbed “blended reality.” A 23-inch touchscreen display is coupled with a 20-inch touch-enabled mat that can act as a browser, scanner, desktop or standard keyboard. The “illuminator,” which hangs like an awning over the entire unit, contains a desk lamp, a DLP projector, and a 14.6 megapixel high resolution camera to capture both 2-D and 3-D objects.

Sprout utilizes the latest Intel i7 processor, can be configured for up to 16GB of memory and has a full terabyte of storage. But its power is also combined with simplicity by using an app-driven user interface that can be as easy and straightforward or as complex as the user chooses.

It’s all in line with blending the digital world with the physical world; humanizing technology; making it more tangible; and creating seamless, intuitive inputs and outputs. And it’s all available for about $1900.