Shuttle has had a long string of successful mini-PC designs and could be counted on creating something powerful, and quite toasty, in an insanely small form factor. This time around they’ve taken a different approach.

The Shuttle X50 All-In-One PC crams Intel’s Atom 330 dual-core CPU into a rather svelte machine that would fit into most any location. Think Computers has a look:

This is for sure an All-in-One computer! The entire thing basically looks like an overly-large monitor or TV. Let’s start with the screen on the X50 it is a 15.6-inch widescreen panel giving you a maximum resolution of 1366 x 768. One thing that set’s the X50 apart from other nettop’s is that this screen is actually a touch screen, although it is single touch, unlike the HP TouchSmart PC.

Perfect for the kitchen or…well anywhere you need a bit of computing action.

Its been a long time coming, well a few months is an eternity in gadget years, but Microsoft’s Zune HD has officially launched. Given the amount of hype surrounding it you’ll find plenty of coverage around the web. Here are a few of the choice links:

Zune HD unboxing @ engadget
Zune 4.0 software @ Zune.net
Zune HD Review @ Zune Scene
Zune HD Teardown @ iFixit
Zune HD Disassembly @ anythingbutipod

Microsoft has also announced that they’re working on adding applications like Facebook and Twitter to the Zune HD meanwhile old Zune model owners have a new software version 3.2 to look forward to with as of yet announced fixes or enhancements.

If you’re the sort that enjoys looking at the innards of gadgetry well the dismantling gurus over at iFixit have taken their assorted tools to an brand new, 3rd generation, Apple iPod Touch. It’s not exactly all that exciting, unless you like reading part numbers off of chips, but it’s a good guide should you want to modify, or attempt repairs yourself, in the future.

Touch technology is making its way into all manner of gadgets, with some measure of success, so it’s only a matter of time until people demand it in their computers as well. Microsoft’s Engineering Windows 7 blog details the company’s efforts to improve on the technology and how they’re making Windows more touchy feely. Here’s a peek:

With Windows 7 we have enriched the Windows experience with touch,
making touch a first-class way to interact with your PC alongside the
mouse and keyboard. We focused on common activities and refined them
thoughtfully with touch in mind. You will have the freedom of direct
interaction, like being able to reach out and slowly scroll a web page
then flick quickly to move through it. With new touch optimized
applications from creative software developers you will be able to
immerse yourself as you explore you photos, browse the globe, or go
after bad guys in your favorite games.

While providing this touchable experience, we made sure you are
getting the full Windows 7 experience and not a sub-set just for touch.
We’ve been asked if we are creating a new Touch UI, or “Touch Shell”
for Windows – something like Media Center that completely replaces the
UI of Windows with a version that is optimized for touch. As you can
see from the beta, we are focused on bringing touch through the Windows
experience and delivering optimized touch interface where appropriate. 
A touch shell for launching only touch-specific applications would not
meet customers’ needs – there would be too much switching between
“touch” mode and Windows applications. Instead, we focused our efforts
on augmenting the overall experience so that Windows works great with
touch.

It’s quite an effort to work in the technology but it’s sure to make those that require finger gestures all the more happy.