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Bill Gates demonstrated “touchable” Windows 7

Microsoft’s next operating system (OS) will come with multi-touch features as an alternative to the mouse. It is hoped the successor will have a better reception than the much-maligned Vista OS, released last year. Scheduled for release in 2009 the new fingertip interface lets users enlarge and shrink photos, trace routes on maps, paint pictures or play the piano. “The way you interact with the system will change dramatically,” said Microsoft chairman Bill Gates. Speaking at the All Things Digital conference in San Diego, the Microsoft Chairman said Windows 7 would incorporate new forms of communication and interaction. “Today almost all the interaction is keyboard-mouse. Over years to come, the role of speech, vision, ink - all of those things - will be huge.” Chief executive Steve Ballmer described the limited demo of the multi touch screen at the conference as “a small snippet” of the next version of Windows after admitting he wants “to do better” than Vista.

Even though Vista has suffered from a poor public image and a lukewarm welcome from many firms and users, Mr Ballmer said the company has shipped 150 million copies of the programme. Industry watchers say Microsoft is hoping that Windows 7 can change the way people interact with PCs in the future. “Touch is quickly becoming a common way of interacting with software and devices,” writes Windows product manager Chris Flores in a blog post. “Touch-enabled surfaces are popping up everywhere including laptop touch pads, cell phones, remote controls, GPS devices and more.” When challenged as to who will get to market first with a new touch screen device, Microsoft or Apple, Mr Ballmer said it was not much of an issue. “We’ll sell 290 million PCs and Apple will sell 10 million Pcs.”

cant wait to see the porn applications LOL!!

RC1 will be in 2011, trust.

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Originally posted by Jayx1 cant wait to see the porn applications

I touch myself

lol now I'll get carpel tunnel in my shoulders

Interesting. Good to see Microsoft will expand the Surface technology to the home and wide consumer market.

Useless crap unless it's a tabletop or tablet machine.

The mouse and keyboard will reign supreme.

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Originally posted by Jayx1 cant wait to see the porn applications LOL!!

Probably would make it easier to clean after ejaculation...

Much easier to clean a screen than a keyboard, cause when it gets between those keys its a bitch...

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Originally posted by VERTiG0 Useless crap unless it's a tabletop or tablet machine. The mouse and keyboard will reign supreme.

cmon cale, i know you'd love to cad with ur fingers.

Man, I still haven't even used vista, lol

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Originally posted by VERTiG0 Useless crap unless it's a tabletop or tablet machine. The mouse and keyboard will reign supreme.

For any kind of complicated input, yes. However, this kind of technology can lead to a whole new style of GUI development, and a whole new style of application. There are any number of direct applications. Seeing this released as part of a major OS is a fundamental stap forward in the way humans will interact with computers. IF this actually sees the light of day, and lives up to its potential.

Imagine the Minority Report-esque interfaces...

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Originally posted by kotsy Man, I still haven't even used vista, lol

Dont worry its not something you will be really proud of even if you did use it.

could be cool in the faaaaaar future, but for now, they seem to want to load it with tons of gimics. ie. play the piano

and i haven't even used vista yet, maybe microsoft should consenrate on improving that before jumping the gun.

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Originally posted by zokissima Imagine the Minority Report-esque interfaces...

The holy grail of GUI.

Im still using MS-DOS ...wait how the hell did I end up here?

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Originally posted by love_child Im still using MS-DOS ...wait how the hell did I end up here?

lol
I'd be impressed if you could use TA in a DOS based environment

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Originally posted by smuncky cmon cale, i know you'd love to cad with ur fingers.

lolol....

Geekiest line of the day !!

So Windows Touch eh?

I guess I'll be able to feel it crash now.

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Originally posted by djbruuen and i haven't even used vista yet, maybe microsoft should consenrate on improving that before jumping the gun.

So...um...if you haven't used it yet, what exactly are you basing your opinion that it needs improvement on?

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Originally posted by kotsy Man, I still haven't even used vista, lol

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Originally posted by UmmiE Dont worry its not something you will be really proud of even if you did use it.

oh my so much hate on Vista awwwww poor Vista!! its bad but not so bad lol

sounds like an interactive blunder or revalation...we'll have to see...anyone ever see that movie Strange Days?

From All Things D.

sounds sweet...wonder if its the home version of microsoft SURFACE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WIkrQu0-v0


...posted here a couple months ago

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