We’re starting to see netbook makers pack touchscreens into netbooks like the Asus Eee PC T91, Gigabyte Touch Note, and Intel Classmate PC 3. For the most part these mini-laptops use resistive touch screens, which are cheaper and less clear than pricier capacitive touchscreen displays. And that makes sense, since netbooks are low price computers. But if you want a…

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An eBay seller is accepting preorders for a $96 solderless Acer Aspire One touchscreen kit. While that’s not exactly cheap when you consider the fact that you can pick up an Aspire One netbook for around $300, the fact that you won’t need to pull out the old soldering gun makes the price a bit more attractive. This isn’t the…

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Computer maker EETI is reportedly working on 7 and 12 inch touch panels with multi-touch capabilities. What does that mean? It means that the next generation of netbooks (and 12 inch laptops) could include models that not only recognize screen taps, but recognize multiple simultaneous screen taps. Think iPhone, but all over your netbook screen. Multi-touch panels offer a bunch…

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