LG is keen to make the touch sensitive handsets available to every hand and puny devices responding to the fingers like the GD880 Mini from LG is the way to go. LG will soon be offering the handset that does have a minimalist size but still packs in a touchscreen display.

LG has used maximum space for the GD880 Mini display that comes with thin but sturdy edges offering a 3.2-inch area. Even the overall design style has kept the phone slim but metal accents and a sturdy covering takes care of the vital integrations on the inside.

Amazon is sprucing up its Kindle e-reader bringing in touch screen start up company Touchco by way of an acquisition. It is expected that the Touchco’s interpolating force-sensitive resistance technology that allows for flexible, transparent and pressure-sensitive touch-screens would be soon be injected into the Kindle hardware operations.

Close on the heels of the UK launch, Sony Ericsson has brought its new Aino smartphone on to Sony Style stores and the online mart so that enthusiasts from the US too can pick it up. The phone maker has said that its Aino multimedia unlocked mobile phone with enhanced entertainment features and touch screen technology have gone on sale in the United States. The 3G-enabled smartphone comes with a $600 price tag –  $599.99 to be precise.

Facebook has launched a new mobile version of its site designed for touchscreen phones. Though an iPhone-specific version of Facebook has been available for users, some of the touchscreen phones had problems using a version of the site much better suited to phones with keys.

This re-launched site gives you access to all key parts of the service and is available at touch.facebook.com

Sony, after hogging all the limelight with what it called the lightest laptop christened Vaio X, is back to grab headlines with a new stunner. The new computer called the Vaio L, is an all-in-one computer with a big 24-inch touch sensitive display.

Starting October 22, 2009, you can grab a Vaio L for $1300. Since the Vaio L is so slim, it can even be mounted on your living room wall, acting as a HDTV. Powered by a Quad-core Intel processor, the Vaio L also packs in a Geforce GT210M GPU. Other features include a TV tuner, an HDMI port and wireless networking. The huge touch screen display has been built on the company’s own X-Black technology capable of exhibiting 1920×1080 pixels.

UMPCs generally face a very stiff competiton and the latest Archos 9PC Tablet would be no exception. You have the Netbooks, Notebooks, PDAs and even the Smart Phones as adverseries so every time an adaptation is offered, it better be special. The 9PC Tablet comes across as an upgrade to the Internet Media Tablets, which weren’t that popular, given their complex features.