Microsoft shows-off with KInect and Window 8/Phone at their last Consumer Electronic Show – Part 1

Consumer Electronic Show 2012 – Las Vegas was last such event for Microsoft Corporation to showcase their new products to the public. The company had announced earlier that the 2012 version of CES would be their last after 15 years of regular attendance.

However, Microsoft did bring a roaring end to their CES-tenure at the event. Although none of the products announced at the event were going to hit the market immediately, the company officiated the already announced products.

MS emphasized on the newest version of their flagship desktop operating system that will now cater to the tablet segment as well. The launch of the new Windows 8 is nowhere near, as in the next two calendar quarter, but it would be adorned by several tablets, laptops and desktops, especially from Samsung.

The company also pressed on vitality of their signature mobile operating system called the Windows Phone in general and its latest version, the WP 7.5 Mango in particular. There are however, still rumours that the company would announce a separate light-weight tablet OS called the XWindows.

The main emphasize at the event was on the Metro interface and its objectivities in the ease-of-use. Although it looks more like the Windows Media’s latest version and Windows Phone interface, it gives a new way to look at the nearly two decade-old operating system. The main reason for the development of Metro is to cater to capacitive touch screen tablets.

The big bang was however, made by Microsoft’s Xbox peripheral, Kinect, that will be embraced by Windows-based desktops and laptops. The device is already in the market but the new version will now become compatible with PCs and tablets as well.

The company demonstrated the features of Kinect in the keynotes. The motion-sensor device can observe movements of the user and command the objects in the program to act accordingly. A Sesame Street character threw a ball in the air as one user mimicked like one in the presentation. While another user, portrayed as Grover, in the application jumped to catch the ball.

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Posted by Usman Khalid on Jan 10 2012. Filed under Sci-Tech. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry