HP today announced leading industry blogs including Ask the Admin, AbsoluteWindows and Hardware Geeks are conducting promotions to uncover business touch applications for the HP dx9000 TouchSmart PC. These sites will select entries and present the HP dx9000 TouchSmart PC* to the most innovative business application developer. That's three HP dx9000 TouchSmart PCs being given away!

"At airports, stadiums, hotels and retailers, HP TouchSmart PCs are helping companies large and small engage their customers with a fun and interactive touch experience," said Alan Reed, vice president and general manager, Business Desktops, Personal Systems Group, HP. “Users can scroll, zoom, and browse with the touch of a finger, bringing multimedia content to life and immersing the user in custom software applications."

Here at the TouchSmart Community, software developers can access HP TouchSmart guidelines to easily modify existing applications to work on a touch interface, or create new applications. Join the TouchSmart Community free and discuss TouchSmart Application development and other topics.

Don't have a HP TouchSmart PC? Micro Center will be opening its doors to aspiring HP TouchSmart application developers to help them test and ensure their applications maintain the look, feel and interaction desired with a touch interface. With over 20 locations nationwide, Micro Center will have HP TouchSmart PCs available for developers to test their touch applications on Sun., Aug. 16 and Sun., Sept. 20.**

Visit Any of These Blogs To Enter

* HP is not a sponsor but a prize provider
** Contestants will have 20 minutes to check (not create) their application in-store. No Internet access provided; will need to bring USB drive or SD card. Inform local branch manager when you arrive to the store.

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