Want to see how multitouch works in
Maverick Meerkat's Unity UI, but don't have a convertible tablet PC? You're in luck today, as
Ubuntu Developers put together a handy-dandy video of the Ubuntu 10.10 interface running on their very own
Dell Latitude XT2's dual-digitizer touchscreen. As you'd expect, the $2,400 convertible does a bang-up job as a tablet PC, playing Flash video and OpenGL games with ease, but the uTouch gestures appear to contribute to the overall experience by making window management a relative breeze. But in the immoral words of LeVar Burton, you have to take our word for it -- see for yourself right after the break, while we pray for Canonical to
reconsider its stance on a dedicated tablet version of Ubuntu.
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