Dell was slow to enter the Tablet PC market but is quickly learning to add features people want to have on a Convertible PC. The multitouch gesture upgrade is an excellent addition for the Latitude XT owners. The two finger operation is a welcome addition.

Readers may recall that the Latitude XT was used by Bill Gates to show off future features in Windows 7.

But, Latitude XT customers don't have to wait for Windows 7 to use multi-touch. Tomorrow we will introduce a software update globally via support.dell.com for the Dell tablet that will bring multi-touch to both Windows XP and Vista.

Three major features include scroll, zoom, and double tap. Each feature is shown in the video.

• Scroll – by placing two fingers on the screen and moving them horizontally or vertically customers can easily navigate in web browsers and productivity applications.
• Zoom – by touching the screen with two fingers and moving them together customers can zoom various content in and out, such as pictures or Web pages.
• Programmable double-tap – customers can program a command, such as launching a Web browser or turning the screen off to save power, that will respond to two taps with two fingers.

The multitouch gesture upgrade is available on Dell's site as well as installation instructions. The update is called N-Trig - Application in under the Input Device Drivers section

Sources: Dell Press Release, Direct2Dell, and InformationWeek

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