Sony is planning VAIO All-In-One PCs with touchscreen once Windows 7 launches, potentially taking advantage of casual gaming, streaming and downloadable movies and TV content from the PlayStation Network. As interviewed by Laptopmag, Sony’s senior VP of the IT Products Division, Mike Abary confirmed that the company find the touch functionality in Windows 7 “compelling” and that they would be looking to adopt some of those technologies in their upcoming PC ranges.

So it seems a likely assumption because it differentiates touch support in earlier Windows versions. He also failed to differentiate between Sony’s desktop VAIO line and their notebook range, though it’s entirely possible that both the all-in-one PCs and the laptops could gain touchscreen controls.
As for integration with the PlayStation Network, Abary highlighted that the VAIO team are now under the same electronics group as PlayStation, Walkman, and Reader, and confirmed that there is increasing collaboration between the four divisions.

Other than touchscreen VAIO’s, Abary also talked about NVIDIA’s Ion graphics and system platform for ultraportable devices — which he finds “interesting”, but not a revolution.

[ Source: Laptopmag]