Video of new Windows 8, iPad edition

On 6/11/2011 06:22, Ed Cryer wrote:
> On 11/06/2011 02:33, Todd wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> This link is to a demo of Windows 8. It looks an awful much
>> like the iPad. (I wonder if Apple will sue M$, again.)
>>
>> Without commenting on whether on not the new iPad (tiles) interface
>> is a good thing or not, here is a video of what is in store for
>> us all in the near future:
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p92QfWOw88I
>>
>> -T
>
> Touch-screen interface belongs to iPad?
> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w.../explore/touch
>
> Another thing; virtual keyboard? I was using that long before touch-screen.
>
> What I'm wondering is whether MS will keep the mouse with Win8. And I
> feel A1 convinced they will, because otherwise it would be a major
> hardware upgrade with their new OS for the vast majority of current users.
>
>
> Ed
>
According to this statement, yes.

It’s going to run on laptops, it’s going to run on desktops, it’s going
to run on PCs with mouse and keyboard,” says Microsoft’s Jensen Harris
after demonstrating the Windows 8 interface in the company video below.
”It’s going to run on everything.”

Excerpted from:

http://www.geekwire.com/2011/windows...mble-microsoft

On 06/11/2011 05:48 PM, Ken Blake wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:10:22 -0700, Todd<> wrote:
>
>> On 06/11/2011 11:17 AM, Ken Blake wrote:
>>> On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 10:46:01 -0400, "SC Tom"<> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I agree wholeheartedly, aside from the fact that my eyes are so bad, I'd
>>>> have to get new glasses and put the monitor on my lap to use it. As my dad
>>>> used to say, "My eyes haven't grown worse, my arms have just grown shorter."
>>>> I find using a touchscreen to be very uncomfortable- I've never been able to
>>>> position myself just right to work on one for any length of time. And, as
>>>> Percival posted, I can't imaging trying to do CAD work on one.
>>>
>>>
>>> I have very little experience with touch screens, so I'm not at all
>>> sure I'm right. But I *think* a touch screen would be a good idea on a
>>> laptop or tablet, but not on a desktop.
>>
>> If one thinks about how tiles are used on the iPhone or iPad, the
>> screen is always placed on a table or on one's lap -- never with one's
>> arms stretched horizontal.
>
>
> Yes, my point exactly--sorry if I didn't make that clear. That's why I
> *think* that what I said was right.

I was agreeing and expounding on what you said. I do believe I was
the one who did not make that clear.

-T

On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 18:57:02 -0700, Todd <> wrote:

> On 06/11/2011 05:48 PM, Ken Blake wrote:
> > On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:10:22 -0700, Todd<> wrote:
> >
> >> On 06/11/2011 11:17 AM, Ken Blake wrote:
> >>> On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 10:46:01 -0400, "SC Tom"<> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I agree wholeheartedly, aside from the fact that my eyes are so bad, I'd
> >>>> have to get new glasses and put the monitor on my lap to use it. As my dad
> >>>> used to say, "My eyes haven't grown worse, my arms have just grown shorter."
> >>>> I find using a touchscreen to be very uncomfortable- I've never been able to
> >>>> position myself just right to work on one for any length of time. And, as
> >>>> Percival posted, I can't imaging trying to do CAD work on one.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I have very little experience with touch screens, so I'm not at all
> >>> sure I'm right. But I *think* a touch screen would be a good idea on a
> >>> laptop or tablet, but not on a desktop.
> >>
> >> If one thinks about how tiles are used on the iPhone or iPad, the
> >> screen is always placed on a table or on one's lap -- never with one's
> >> arms stretched horizontal.
> >
> >
> > Yes, my point exactly--sorry if I didn't make that clear. That's why I
> > *think* that what I said was right.
>
> I was agreeing and expounding on what you said. I do believe I was
> the one who did not make that clear.


OK, then I'm sorry for misunderstanding you. And thanks for agreeing.

>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> This link is to a demo of Windows 8. It looks an awful much
>>> like the iPad. (I wonder if Apple will sue M$, again.)
>>>
>>> Without commenting on whether on not the new iPad (tiles) interface
>>> is a good thing or not, here is a video of what is in store for
>>> us all in the near future:
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p92QfWOw88I
>>>
>>> -T
>>
>> Touch-screen interface belongs to iPad?
>> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w.../explore/touch
>>
>> Another thing; virtual keyboard? I was using that long before
>> touch-screen.
>>
>> What I'm wondering is whether MS will keep the mouse with Win8. And I
>> feel A1 convinced they will, because otherwise it would be a major
>> hardware upgrade with their new OS for the vast majority of current
>> users.
>>
>>
>> Ed
>>
> According to this statement, yes.
>
> It’s going to run on laptops, it’s going to run on desktops, it’s going to
> run on PCs with mouse and keyboard,” says Microsoft’s Jensen Harris after
> demonstrating the Windows 8 interface in the company video below. ”It’s
> going to run on everything.”
>
> Excerpted from:
>
> http://www.geekwire.com/2011/windows...mble-microsoft


i thought i should chime in here with a few points , for appliances , cnc
machines , touch screens
are fantastic . there here now on some things so this next generation
interface will become more
prevalent . WE will for the most part learn how to use it and when to
incorporate it into daily lives.

butt the next generation interface after this one , will be sonic or
laser position sensors that
can "see" hand gestures , read them use them. We will keep screwing around
with physical
stuff until cybernetic implant tech works safely and well . after that or
during that full processor
implants augmented memory , wireless interfaces . some humans will be
hybrid creatures ,
if they can can afford hardware upgrades.

ghost in the shell its not just a cartoon its a prediction.

CHUCK TM wrote:
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> This link is to a demo of Windows 8. It looks an awful much
>>>> like the iPad. (I wonder if Apple will sue M$, again.)
>>>>
>>>> Without commenting on whether on not the new iPad (tiles) interface
>>>> is a good thing or not, here is a video of what is in store for
>>>> us all in the near future:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p92QfWOw88I
>>>>
>>>> -T
>>>
>>> Touch-screen interface belongs to iPad?
>>> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w.../explore/touch
>>>
>>> Another thing; virtual keyboard? I was using that long before
>>> touch-screen.
>>>
>>> What I'm wondering is whether MS will keep the mouse with Win8. And I
>>> feel A1 convinced they will, because otherwise it would be a major
>>> hardware upgrade with their new OS for the vast majority of current
>>> users.
>>>
>>>
>>> Ed
>>>
>> According to this statement, yes.
>>
>> It’s going to run on laptops, it’s going to run on desktops, it’s
>> going to run on PCs with mouse and keyboard,” says Microsoft’s Jensen
>> Harris after demonstrating the Windows 8 interface in the company
>> video below. ”It’s going to run on everything.”
>>
>> Excerpted from:
>>
>> http://www.geekwire.com/2011/windows...mble-microsoft
>>
>
>
> i thought i should chime in here with a few points , for appliances ,
> cnc machines , touch screens
> are fantastic . there here now on some things so this next generation
> interface will become more
> prevalent . WE will for the most part learn how to use it and when to
> incorporate it into daily lives.
>
> butt the next generation interface after this one , will be sonic or
> laser position sensors that
> can "see" hand gestures , read them use them. We will keep screwing
> around with physical
> stuff until cybernetic implant tech works safely and well . after that
> or during that full processor
> implants augmented memory , wireless interfaces . some humans will be
> hybrid creatures ,
> if they can can afford hardware upgrades.
>
> ghost in the shell its not just a cartoon its a prediction.

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