In just over three months we will see the release of Windows 8. With this release we're sure to see a slew of new hardware - desktops, laptops, and hopefully tablets, Windows 8 Phones, and the Surface tablet/PC all with some sort of touch capability. You'll still see the non-touch variety of desktops and laptops at a lower price, but with Windows 8 being so touch-centric I'll be going for a touch capable laptop. For desktops obviously it's the monitor that will have the touch capability, but I don't think we'll see too much in this market. It's just too hard to use a desktop with touch. No one wants to reach out and start mucking with their screen that's 12"-18" away from their keyboard.

What's on my Windows 8 shopping list:
- Touch Laptop or Ultrabook
- Surface Tablet/PC with Windows RT
- Windows Phone 8
- Upgrade at least two of my Windows 7 machines to Windows 8 Pro