It looks like Acer is preparing to bring its new 11.6 inch convertible tablet-style notebooks to the US. The FCC has posted documents related to an unnamed Acer laptop that has a touchscreen display that can be swiveled and folded down over the keyboard for use in tablet mode. The pictures show the laptop with three different brand names: Acer,…

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Tablet PCs that can be used either in tablet or touchscreen mode are nothing new. Years ago Microsoft founder Bill Gates proclaimed that touchscreens would forever change the way we interact with computers. That hasn’t really happened yet, but the success of the iPhone with its multitouch, finger-friendly interface has really changed the way we think about touch input. Whether…

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