HP today became the first PC maker to incorporate a multi-touch display in a home-focused notebook with the TouchSmart tx2. Stylistically similar to the tx2500 series convertible tablets, the new model now accepts two-finger gestures to pinch, rotate and otherwise control media both in the MediaSmart front-end (which also makes its first notebook appearance) and in general apps such as the Office suite. Users can drag objects or flick to scroll quickly, and still have the option of falling back to a stylus for handwriting or more precise actions.

The system also represents a cosmetic and minor performance upgrade to the earlier tablet, starting with a change from the conservative silver and black to a new "Reaction" imprint across the entire surface. Processor choices remain largely the same and scale from a 2GHz Athlon X2 dual-core processor up to a 2.4GHz Turion X2, but systems now have the option of up to 8GB of DDR2 memory and new options for 400GB and 500GB hard drives.