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Windows 8 Unveiled – Here’s a sneak peak!
AshMan Says…
Windows 7 has been a resounding success for Microsoft and for their customers all over the world including students, home consumers and businesses. Windows 7 has been the fastest selling operating system in history and is predicted to overtake the reigning Windows XP as the most widely used operating system.
Windows 8 Touch Start Screen
Eventhough Windows 7 seems quite young, this is technology we are talking about and technology moves fast. So as we are just getting used to Windows 7 on our machines Microsoft has been kind enough to provide a sneak peak at what the next version of Windows will look like. Microsoft and most people are calling the new version by its codename which is Windows 8.
Windows 8 Touch Lock Screen
Windows 8 Side Keyboard Layout
Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8
Windows 8 brings a new way for consumers to interact with the operating system. The most notable change is the new touch layer for tablet/slate devices called the immersive interface. But why keep writing when I know you want to see the demo for yourself?
CES 2011: Surface 2.0 makes appearance at CES
AshMan says…
At the special Microsoft Press Conference held before CES, one of the things shown off to the crowd was Surface 2.0.
In case you don’t know what Surface is, just think of a big touch screen sitting in your coffee table. It can handle hundred of touch points, recognise fingers as well as being able to interact with objects which you place on the screen.
Surface 2.0 is an evolution of that, featuring a new pixel sense technology which enables it to not just identify finger tips but your entire hand. You are also able to scan items into the software, by simply sitting the item on the screen. The hardware has been developed with Samsung and features a AMD CPU/GPU combo. It is physically a lot smaller, with the unit only being 4 inches thick.
Today, when Microsoft showed off it’s new “Surface 2.0″ device, it was a mountable interactive LCD screen, with the “largest piece of gorilla glass in any device” according to CrunchGear, who say that “You can drop a beer bottle on this this from 18 inches without making so much as a dent.” Every pixel in the new Surface device is a sensor, using a technology called “Pixel Sense” which allows the device to “see” things, though Microsoft isn’t letting on how that works yet.
With the original Surface unit priced at $25,000, it was unreachable to most however Microsoft have said that Surface 2.0 will be cheaper…
Apple Event 27 January “latest creation”
AshMan says…
Apple has confirmed the much anticipated event on January 27 2010 by sending invitations to select media.
It has been rumored for a very long time that Apple will reveal a tablet device named “iSlate”. The invitation gives no hint of the product however except for the tag line “come and see our latest creation”.
Stay tuned for more information!
Microsoft ‘Courier’ device unveiled
AshMan says…
Whilst the rumor mill is working hard around the Apple tablet device, Microsoft has been working hard on one of their own.
At the moment it’s called the ‘Courier’ and is in the “late prototype” stage. The device itself features dual 7-inch screens which are multitouch, perfect for writing, flicking and drawing with a stylus and your fingers.
Microsoft 'Courier' Source: Gizmodo
Originally the device was top secret which was only known to a few engineers and executives.
They are currectly collaborating with another firm called Pioneer Studios, who have put together the video. This demo gives a look around the device and what it can do.
The heritage of Microsft revolves around very much with “digital ink” and this interface is unlike anything else. Ideas from both the Surface and Zune HD can be seen.
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