For the second season, design contestants on Lifetime's "Project Runway" will be using HP's TouchSmart PCs and Notebooks. Throughout the show's eighth season, contestants can opt to use TouchSmarts over traditional pen and paper to better realize their vision and enhance their strategies.

Since HP's TouchSmart line is becoming synonymous with "fashion," there are many opportuities for TouchSmart developers to focus on creating compelling fashion applications for use on TouchSmart PCs.

Full press release below:

NEW YORK, July 29, 2010

HP today announced a second season of computer use by design contestants of Lifetime Television’s hit show “Project Runway.”

The use of HP technology allows the show’s designers to realize and elevate their creative visions through the use of the latest HP touch-enabled PCs based on Intel® processors. “Project Runway” season eight will premiere July 29 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Lifetime.

Throughout season eight of “Project Runway,

HP's TouchSmart SDK 3.0 for Windows 7 has been helping TouchSmart Developers integrate their applications into the TouchSmart. Not long ago, HP brought their TouchSmart SDK to a new international audience with the TouchSmart SDK 3.0 in Simplified Chinese. Today, HP is expanding their global reach for TouchSmart developmenet with TouchSmart SDK in Japanese, Traditional Chincese, and Korean.

The TouchSmart 3.0 SDK, now available in 5 different languages, includes a TouchSmart shell integration API, code samples, deployment samples, and developer documentation.

Download the TouchSmart SDK today!

 - English

 - Simplified Chinese

 - Traditional Chinese

 - Korean

 - Japanese

HP's TouchSmart SDK 3.0 for Windows 7 has been helping TouchSmart Developers integrate their applications into the TouchSmart. Today, HP is bringing the TouchSmart SDK to a new international audience with the just launched TouchSmart SDK 3.0 in Simplified Chinese.

The TouchSmart 3.0 SDK, now available in both English and Simplified Chinese, includes a TouchSmart shell integration API, code samples, deployment samples, and developer documentation.

Download the TouchSmart SDK today!

 - English

 - Simplified Chinese

HP is looking to profile TouchSmart Developers in a new series called "HP in Touch," where you can detail share experiences using the TouchSmart SDK, what apps you've created, and more.

Details below:

"Have a great TouchSmart experience that you want to share? We're looking to hear from you -- the people using TouchSmart SDK day in, day out -- and want to find out what you've done. Beyond that, we also want to get your thoughts on the future of touch interfaces.

If you want to be profiled in our "HP in Touch" series, tell us a little about yourself -- and your app please send your contact information to hpintouch@touchsmartdevzone.com. We'll contact you soon enough to profile you in an upcoming story.

-Shuk from HP "

If you're interested, send an e-mail to the devzone email address above and we'll forward it on to Shuk directly. 

HP has released an update for TouchSmart Application, which according to HP, "resolves an issue with the personalize screen closing prematurely, and an issue with the TouchSmart application hanging during startup." This update affects only those with Windows 7 based TouchSmart Desktops. 

TouchSmart developers writing applications for Windows 7 TouchSmarts are encouraged to update their TouchSmarts with 3.0.35.0 shell as soon as possible. It can be downloaded directly from the TouchSmart Dev Zone, or from HP's website.

Download the HP TouchSmart Application Update 3.0.35.0

Been on the fence about picking up one of HP's TouchSmart PCs for your development rig, but have held off because it didn't quite have enough oomph for you? Those days are over.

HP has just lifted the curtain on the new TouchSmart 600 "Quad," which packs in Intel's latest Core i7 mobile processors.

The base model is pretty well equipped, shipping with the Intel Core i7-720QM quad-core processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L2 cache) and 2x2GB (4GB) DDR3, a 750GB hard drive, and Windows 7 Home Premium for $1699 (as of this writing). For a limited time, upgrades to 6GB DDR 3 and a 1TB (5400RPM) hard drive free... although we'd only take the RAM and opt for the smaller 7200RPM hard drive.

For those looking to power it up further, the Intel Core i7-820QM quad-core processor (1.73GHz, 8MB L2 cache) is available, along with RAM upgrades to 8GB, hard drives up to 1.5TB, and Blu-Ray support.

HP's TouchSmart PC has been nominated for "Desktop of the Year" in Engadget's prestigious 2009 awards competition. Do your part and get the HP TouchSmart PC in the winner's circle!  Voting is only open until February 20th - so don't delay!

All you have to do is click here to vote.

[Via Engadget]

HP today announced the HP TouchSmart software development programs that allow software developers to create consumer and commercial applications for HP TouchSmart PCs and touch-enabled digital signage displays.

The programs are designed to significantly increase the utility of TouchSmart products for consumers and businesses.

“HP TouchSmart development programs allow developers to uncover new market opportunities while users can discover a whole new world of possibilities on their touch products,” said James Taylor, director, Experience Marketing, Personal Systems Group, HP. “HP’s unique multitouch user interface, combined with native applications, provide the most advanced software platform for touch-enabled PCs and digital signage.”

HP connects with developers at TouchSmart DevZone

Developers looking to create applications for consumer TouchSmart PCs can visit the TouchSmart DevZone at www.touchsmartdevzone.com to download the HP TouchSmart software development kit free of charge. The kit includes a complete set of code samples, documentation and application programming interfaces that make creating applications for HP TouchSmart products easy and fast.

In conjunction with the release of Microsoft's highly anticipated Windows 7 Operating System on October 22nd, HP is letting loose new consumer and business focused TouchSmart PCs, notebooks, and a 42-inch HD interactive digitial signage display. 

On the consumer TouchSmart PCs, gone is the 25.5 inch behemoth in favor of more space friendly 20 and 23 inch sizes. On the software front, HP's given the TouchSmart Suite a major overhaul, bundling in new touch-friendly applications for Hulu, Twitter, Netflix, and a whole lot more.

Full details in the press release below | Visit the TouchSmart Microsite at HP.com

Building upon its nearly 30-year history of touch innovation, HP today launched the next era of multitouch computing for consumers and businesses.

Among the new products, HP introduced three touch-enabled HP TouchSmart PCs and its first fully interactive, 42-inch diagonal, high-definition (HD) digital signage touch display, the HP LD4200tm.

"Since the launch of the first TouchSmart PC nearly three years ago, we've worked closely with a growing number of software companies and independent vendors to develop built-for-touch applications that give consumers and businesses rich interactive multimedia experiences,

HP's "You on You Project" and contest over at YouTube may not have anything to do with TouchSmart computers, nor does it really have anything to do with HP products in general, but with three-hundred thousand dollars worth of cash and prizes up for grabs, you should definitely be paying attention.

The premise is actually pretty simple: create a short video that tells your story (or whatever really), with the only catch that you can't show your face. Submit it, and hope your video makes the cut of weekly finalists. This guy will tell you the rest...

Visit the You on You Contest page at YouTube

We here at TouchSmart Community also want to see your videos. If you submit one to the YouTube contest, post it here to share it with the community.