From our house to yours: The connected entertainment experience

In the kitchen, I touch the screen on the space-saving HP TouchSmart All-in-One PC and a ‘Smart Center’ appears, with icons representing what I might have to do in a typical day.

And they’re completely customizable to my life. I can simply touch the icons to look at my calendar or a traffic report, check my stocks (Buy or sell?) or see the weather forecast (boots or shoes?) ⁽¹⁾
My yellow-sticky, front-of-the-fridge system is over: I can leave online sticky notes that don’t get lost on the bottom of somebody’s shoe. I can type a to-do list, or use the built-in Webcam to record a video reminder to my son: “Finish that book project!” And he can – quickly tapping into applications and online⁽¹⁾ references or printing colorful photos for visual impact.

With today’s busy lifestyle, the TouchSmart PC can be the hub of the kitchen where people exchange news.

Rounding a corner into the office, I see the HP Pavilion Elite PC. A 24-inch diagonal widescreen display shows a hi-def ^(2,3,4) movie in glorious colors. Between this and the TouchSmart PC, I’m beginning to change my perception of what a desktop PC can be.

As a desktop, the Pavilion Elite can be great for everyday high-performance computing. But as an entertainment PC, it really shows its true colors – managing digital content like TV shows, music, high-def ^(2,3,4) movies and photos with ease.
Thanks to a TV tuner card and a personal video recorder, I can use the remote to record, pause and rewind live shows.

Built-in wireless technology, including a wireless keyboard and mouse, unclutters the desk. I see two built-in storage bays to add an HP Pocket Media Drive or a Personal Media Drive that stores up to 500GB.⁽⁵⁾

There’s also an HP Pavilion Slimline PC. With it, I get the power of a fully loaded entertainment PC in a package one-third the size of a normal tower.

I can take my life and show on the road, too. The office’s HP tx2000 entertainment notebook is a lightweight, touchscreen PC with a twist that easily converts to my lifestyle and has a sleek high-gloss, high-class look I love.

With a 12-inch diagonal wide-format display, a full-size keyboard and large hard drives, it do the same work as a desktop PC. But at 4.5 pounds,⁽⁶⁾ it’s a powerful mobile PC that fits into my big purse, and it quickly changes into a tablet PC. I can type or use the touchscreen and the digital pen to write, draw or navigate while at work or my night class.

When I get home, I can slip it into a docking station⁽⁷⁾ to backup my files or dock myself on the couch to read the news in tablet mode. With a built-in Webcam and microphone I can chat in live video.⁽¹⁾ Or, I can hit the HP QuickPlay button for a bunch of entertainment options.

In the bedroom is an HP Pavilion HDX entertainment notebook. With an adjustable, high-def ⁽⁸⁾ 20.1-inch diagonal screen, I could buy it to play Blu-ray DVD movies in stunningly vivid color. A hybrid TV tuner ⁽⁴⁾ lets me watch standard TV or over-the-air HD TV. A remote that docks right next to the keyboard controls it all.

There’s a Webcam for video chats,⁽¹⁾ a full-size keyboard and plenty of connectivity options with four USB ports. So, it’s more than a notebook, it’s a desktop alternative that easily closes and stores away when company comes. But why would you?