Touch Pack for everyone!!!

or you could get one of these

Woot : Hantech Tablo for Laptops

Hantech Siso Tablo Review - SlashGear

Edit: woot! indeed 700 posts!

seekermeister said:

Lordbob75 said:

There is actually a way to make a (relatively) cheap and (relatively) easy touchscreen monitor.

All you need is a webcam, cardboard box, and a thin sheet of glass with a paper over it.
That is for the cheap version.

The better quality one requires a nice IR Camera, a thick sheet of acrylic, IR LEDs, and some woodshop skills.

~Lordbob

Is this a joke, or are you saying that a touch screen does nothing more than taking optical input?

I am 100% serious.
I have built the cardboard box version, and it worked (by which I mean in principle, it was so finicky I chucked the whole thing in the trash).

Oh, and the thing is Multi-touch.
I should mention as well:
1) The total price comes out to more than the Dell monitor linked above (I had it priced to about $500, not including a TV)
2) It is much more customizable, but requires a lot of effort.

~Lordbob

Johnny said:

Dell make a resonably priced touchscreen

Dell SX Series SX2210T 21.5"W Multi-Touch Monitor | Dell Australia

It's something that i've been trying to justify in my head, great idea, i just don't see myself using it all that much with my current setup

Heres the american page ($50 more?)

Dell SX2210 Full HD 21.5 inch Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor Details

I'm impressed, thats a great price. Might actually get that instead of the 23" non-touch monitor I intended to get.