Multi Touch is amazing... and other musings about Hardware interfaces

I just ran into these examples of Multi Touch large screens being used in the real world... posted on macrumors... being used in CNNs "Situation Room" (or whatever it is called--smile). Amazing! I love the things you can do with that interface.... If you haven't seen the original TED demonstration go here first...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcKqyn-gUbY

CNN examples...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqJm7PK2vhQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb5g19Nn4Cc

MacRumors post that turned me on to the CNN videos...
http://www.macrumors.com/2008/05/08/jeff-hans-multitouch-screen-hits-mainstream/

Speaking of hardware user interfaces... I am thinking I want a tablet PC for doing screen sketches (wire frames) and software initial design... was first turned on to the idea, when a friend mentioned his 9x12 wacom, then thought maybe I should get a Tablet PC... HP Compaq TC1100... seems like a good used choice... but they are high demand on ebay... price point probably $450... and the need to upgrade the RAM.... and that's for a 3 year old model...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TC1100

Now... maybe an Apple Tablet instead... that would be great.... would trade my PowerBook in for that, in a heartbeat.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/upgrade/4243000.html?page=1

To bad they don't exist.