Windows 7 Media Center gets touch-input; multi-touch coming

and their video (which you can see after the cut) certainly looks impressive; right now it’s set up for single-point input, but we’re told that multi-touch control is coming.  Of course, there’s the serious question of whether touch-control on your HDTV is a desired or even likely possibility.  Those who have an HTPC sat under their plasma TV will be better served with the same old remote control and keyboard combo they have now.  However those who use Media Center on a touchscreen PC such as the HP TouchSmart in the video, or who use a touch-based remote, will probably be gleeful with excitement.