Microsoft has announced Microsoft Touch Pack for the Windows 7 loaded notebooks with touch-support. In May 2009, Microsoft had announced that it will bring new Touch Pack of six applications for multi-touch supporting netbooks with Windows 7 available only through notebook makers. Obviously, this Touch Pack will work only with multi-touch supporting notebooks or netbooks. The Touch function has been built into the deep codes of Windows 7.
The three Surface apps in Touch Pack include Surface Globe, Surface Collage and Surface Lagoon. Surface Globe uses Virtual Earth 3D engine for showing a 3D image of globe for users to navigate, get local information and even bookmark using 'pin' on favorite locations. All digital photos stored in the computer or the removable drive can be used to make a collage with the Collage app. You can interact with the virtual fishes inside the water with the Lagoon app.
The Touch Pack also has three games - Blackboard, Rebound and Garden Pond. Blackboard is a puzzle game. One can have some electric air-hockey style fun with the Rebound game where one needs to hit the ball to opponents end.
Head to this link for downloading the Touch Pack for Windows 7. Note that this Touch Pack has a file size of 239.2MB and requires validation. What really puzzles us is what took them one whole year to decide whether that pack should be given for free or not.
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