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11.09.09
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Microsoft: “Sayonara Vista…Hello 7!”

After a few embattled years pushing Vista, Microsoft gets its second wind
By Tom Conlon Posted 02.09.2009 at 1:11 pm 27 Comments

Is Microsoft finally admitting that Windows Vista is a lost cause? Well, that’s certainly not the official company line, but it does kind of seem that way to me. The embattled OS’s successor, Windows 7, wraps up a public beta in a few days and speculation is that Microsoft is planning to crown its heir to the Windows kingdom as early as the Fall. By then, Vista will have been on store shelves for less than three years. That’s not a very long time compared to XP, which was top dog for five years before being replaced by Vista—if it was ever really replaced at all.

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Mind-Reading PC Controller Almost Ready For Prime Time?

The Emotiv headset enables thought-based control of on-screen objects
By Gregory Mone Posted 02.22.2008 at 12:46 pm 11 Comments

The Emotiv mind-reading headset, according to some reports, is ready for the real world. Sort of.

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The Littlest PCs

Not quite a laptop, not quite a smartphone, it´s the future of mobile computing
By Michael Myser Posted 07.05.2006 at 1:00 am 0 Comments

Launch the gallery by clicking the "Slideshow" button to the left.

Meet the ultra-mobile PC, a.k.a. UMPC: a seven-inch screen, Windows XP Tablet PC operating system, plus Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, all in a book-size package that weighs less than two pounds. It´s the vision of the Origami Project team at Microsoft, which recently unveiled design concepts and software for the devices. All Origami-certified UMPCs will feature the Touch Pack, a
finger-friendly add-on to Windows XP with shortcut keys, large program icons and a split

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