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NVIDIA and Windows Touch

Windows 7 will change the ways you interact with your PC. How you ask? Windows Touch.

Touch refers to the way Windows lets you interact directly with a computer using a finger. Compared to using a mouse, keyboard, or pen, touch can be much more engaging, natural, and convenient.

The Windows Touch technology in Windows 7 is an evolution of the technology that is rooted in Windows Vista. In Windows Vista, single-touch input improved the interaction when using the pen stylus and the mouse of earlier Tablet PC platforms. With Windows 7, users can directly manipulate their computer environment through multitouch for the first time. Users can use a variety of gestures directly on their computer screen to move data, including:

  • Touch, or mouse-such as behavior: tap, double-tap, right-click, drag, and select.
  • Touch gestures- such as Flicks (navigational and editing).
  • Multitouch gestures-- such as zooming in, zooming out, panning, and rotating.

A Windows 7 PC powered by NVIDIA GPUs will deliver faster, more engaging Windows Touch experiences. NVIDIA GPUs are well known for accelerating 3D interfaces. The Windows 7 Aero desktop, now designed using the DirectX 10 API and designed for Windows Touch, is no exception. From the new taskbar previews to Aero Peek, Flip, Snap, and Shake, NVIDIA GPU provides a snappy 3D experience. Windows 7 also uses the GPU to reduce memory consumption by half by eliminating the need to keep a second copy of each window in system memory. This frees up system memory for other applications and keeps your PC responsive.

Multi-touch capability was designed into the core of Windows 7 and is a perfect fit for the new highly visual GPU-accelerated applications like Cooliris and Super Loiloscope. Cooliris lets you browse the web in 3D and now with the addition of Windows Touch, the experience becomes even more immersive. With Super Loiloscope you can have fun creating videos and applying effects with the touch of your finger.

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Touch input does not replace the keyboard and mouse, it enhances them. Touch is a natural and intuitive way to interact with you PC when you are doing common computing tasks such as:

  • Web browsing
  • Interacting with photos
  • Playing games
  • Organizing music and video (creating playlists, sorting media, and organizing content)
  • Reading and sorting e-mail
  • Using documents
  • Managing a Windows workspace

As you can see, your Windows 7 Touch experience will be faster, smoother, and more immersive with an NVIDIA GPU in your PC.

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Written by NVIDIA on November 2nd, 2009 with no comments.
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Toshiba Protégé Tablet PCs Boosted by Centrino

Toshiba has always been a reliable and dependable brand in the world of mobile computing. And with new powerful tablet PCs and notebooks in the market today, what makes Toshiba stand out is of course its brand name which has been a familiar one for the past decade.

And while Toshiba is sure to get its share of buyers who prefer their brand, they have made sure by boosting the actual processors with Centrino technology. They have actually announced three new tablet PCs, all based on the M750 model and offering Intel Core 2 Duo processors, LED backlit displays and standard WiFi a/g/n.

The Toshiba Portégé M750-S7211, Portégé M750-S7212 and Portégé M750-S7213 have 2GB of DDR2 memory, 160GB hard-drives (5,400rpm in the case of the S7211, 7,200rpm in the other two versions) and a 12.1-inch XGA display with digital pen input.

“Administrators, teachers and students can feel confident with their computer purchase as Toshiba delivers the Portégé M750 with full performance processors, upmost security, functional features and generous warranty coverage,” said Carl Pinto, vice president of Product Development & Marketing, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Digital Products Division. “Additionally, the Portégé M750 series is among the greenest available with its EnergyStar 4.0 and RoHS Compliance and its Gold EPEAT rating.”

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Written by PC Freak on February 23rd, 2009 with no comments.
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Enabling Multi-Touch in the Windows 7 Beta

Now that the Windows 7 Beta has been out for a while, I’d like to highlight how folks can try out Windows Touch, Windows 7’s new multi-touch capabilities.

In order to take advantage of it, you are going to need a PC that supports multiple touch points. Today – there are a few PCs on the market to choose from:

To enable multi-touch capabilities on these PCs running the Windows 7 Beta you will need to make sure you have the latest multi-touch beta drivers. The driver allows the digitizer screen to support multiple touch points. Remember these are beta drivers, they still need to pass through our rigorous Windows Logo process before they are final, we can’t guarantee that all pre-Windows 7 PCs will have logoed drivers.

  • For HP TouchSmart All-in-One PCs: The driver is available from Windows Update. After you have installed the Window 7 Beta, open Windows Update from the Start menu. You might have to click the “Check for Updates” link on your left so it will find the driver, it is Optional right now so you’ll have to select it before it will install.
  • For the Dell Latitude XT and HP TouchSmart tx2 Tablet PCs: the drivers are available now on N-Trig’s website. N-Trig is the company that makes the digitizer in these PCs (you should read the release notes, there are some limitations, like no pen support you should be aware of and how to switch between Windows Vista and Windows 7). Please also note these are beta drivers and are not supported by Dell or HP.

Many features in Windows 7, which are available today in the Windows 7 Beta, take advantage of multi-touch capabilities and I thought I’d highlight a few with some tips here.

To make sure multi-touch is working try our new Paint. The latest version of Paint has some cool new brushes that are designed for multi-touch, click on the Brushes gallery and pick any one (I like the Oil Brush). Now try finger painting – this is also the easy way to see how many fingers your PC supports at the same time, some support two at a time, others support 4 or more.

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Once you are done “painting” - try out Internet Explorer 8. The big touch feature here is panning; you can place your finger anywhere on a page and drag up or down to scroll the page – that’s a lot easier than trying to touch the scrollbar. You can also go back and forward between pages with your finger using Flicks: try flicking to your right (as if you were going back in a book) to go back.

You can also use touch to navigate along the taskbar. The new Jump Lists on the taskbar are touch optimized, instead of right-clicking on one of the icons on the taskbar, trying dragging up on it with your finger to literally pull the menu up.

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Windows Media Center is also touch optimized. Ben Reed, Senior Product Manager for Windows Media Center, demoed this for Channel 10.

One last tip: To make buttons and controls bigger and easier to touch, you can tell Windows to display everything larger – this has really improved in Windows 7. Go to the Start menu and type display, and then open the Display Control Panel (which should be at the top of the Start menu). Choose the Medium (that’s what I use) or Larger size and you will find that everything is easier to target with your finger.

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Written by Brandon LeBlanc on February 12th, 2009 with no comments.
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PC Tablets Invading the Desktop Demands

The trend in the market today as far as buying computers is going miniature. We have seen the introduction of new miniature desktops to which the demand for them is getting higher. But should this be a cause for alarm for most desktop manufacturers? Apparently there is a difference but what are the chances that the traditional desktop user would turn towards these compact computers for a change?

The answer lies on where a computer would be used and who will actually use it. For example, in the modern offices of today, it is highly unlikely you will see the traditional employee working with tablet PCs. Also, for the hardworking programmers and developers, the use of desktops is still the way to go considering that they need visualization and better control when creating programs.

The same holds true for graphics designers who are sure to prefer desktops when creating images. In all, it all boils down to use and power of the PC. Tablets can be used for navigation or perhaps entertainment. They are not designed for professional undertaking and that is something we all know. While we cannot discount tablet PCs from advancing through the years, who knows how modern computing will be by that time?

Hence, PC tablets should not even be considered by the modern IT personnel for professional use. The best that they can offer is migration of finished documents or presentation files for easy handling. But when it comes to actual work, desktops are still the bet for working wiser.

Written by PC Freak on August 21st, 2008 with no comments.
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Taking a Closer Look at the Origami Experience 2.0

In the next couple weeks, I'll be doing a 4 part series on the Origami Experience 2.0 which was announced at CES this year. The Origami Experience software is a "pack" of applications designed specifically for the Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC) running Windows Vista.

The Origami Experience 2.0 software comes with 3 applications that do specific tasks on the UMPC. I'll give a quick overview of these applications in which I'll go into greater detail in my 4 part series of posts about the Origami Experience 2.0.

Origami Central:



Origami Central provides quick access to your Media Library on your UMPC. That means your music, photos and videos. Origami Central lets you play your music, watch your videos and watch photo slideshows. On top of letting you access your media, it also gives you quick access to favorite programs on your UMPC like Microsoft Office OneNote 2007. In the Origami Experience 2.0 - Origami Central comes with a brand new browsing experience. You can now browse the web using Origami Central is full-fidelity web browsing - 100% compatible with IE7. That means you can browse sites that use Flash and other ActiveX controls. It also comes with a RSS feed reader also new to this release.

Origami Now:



Origami Now is a brand new application for the UMPC with the release of Origami Experience 2.0. It is designed to bring you information useful to you very quickly without much interaction. It does this by giving you the ability to customize "tiles". You can navigate between these tiles and their information. What kind of information can be in the tiles? You can configure tiles for weather, email, RSS and more. 

Origami Picture Password:
You can use Origami Picture Password to login to your UMPC.

I'm using the Samsung Q1 Ultra UMPC to run the Origami Experience 2.0 on (exact model number and specs here). It works wonderfully for me.

So I've broken up my 4 part series on the Origami Experience 2.0 software into the following parts:

Origami Experience2.0 Part 1: Web Browsing
Origami Experience 2.0 Part 2: RSS
Origami Experience 2.0 Part 3: Media
Origami Experience 2.0 Part 4: Origami Now

Expect part 1 soon!

Written by Brandon LeBlanc on April 26th, 2008 with no comments.
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Motion Case Studies: The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission – Not your ordinary DMV

The NJMVC is the first government agency in New Jersey to use pen tablet PCs

The Background:

The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC) aims to be the model for excellence in motor vehicle services.

Long waits and slow service are never fun, but many customers have come to accept it as a fact of life when visiting their local motor vehicle departments around the country.

In 2003, the NJMVC began overhauling its operations and image in an effort to better serve customers. One critical tool it’s using to improve the customer experience is tablet PCs from Motion Computing. The point-of-entry service made possible by tablet PCs has made a major impact on the way the Commission serves customers.

The Challenge:

The NJMVC made the decision to deploy the tablets in three areas: driver license renewal, new driver licensing, and vehicle inspections.

For years, customers waited in line for hours, only to find out that they didn’t have the appropriate identification. Following the enactment of New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle Security and Customer Service Act in 2003, the newly created Motor Vehicle Commission began requiring new and renewing drivers to produce six points of identification in order to obtain a digital driver license. Rather than wasting customers’ time by making them wait in line, the NJMVC wanted to help people as soon as they walked through the door. They imagined an electronic, handheld device used to check identification and fill out preliminary forms that would save each driver time and improve the overall experience.

The NJMVC’s IT team first explored PDAs, but the functionality of these devices was limited. Laptops also were evaluated, but they lacked agility and didn’t have the handwriting recognition capabilities necessary to fill out forms. Tablet PCs emerged as the most appropriate solution. After reviewing various devices, Motion Computing’s ultra-mobile, pen-and-ink enabled tablet PCs emerged as the right fit for the NJMVC.

“Once we decided that tablets were the most beneficial solution, all signs pointed to Motion Computing as the tablet PC provider of choice,” says Woody Sisco, NJMVC’s management information systems coordinator.

The NJMVC began implementing Motion’s tablet PCs and soon realized that they would be useful in other areas of the organization - particularly with the mobile workforces of Inspection Services and Driver Testing examiners, who evaluate first-time drivers.

The Solution:

In early 2004, the commission designated greeters at each of its agencies and equipped them with Motion M1400 tablet PCs, 200 tablets in total. In the fall of 2006, they purchased approximately 300 LE1600 tablet PCs, and will eventually upgrade all of the M1400s currently in use. The tablet’s mobility enabled greeters to provide customer service beyond the counter, significantly expediting the customer’s Motor Vehicle Commission experience.

While drivers wait in line to be served at the counter, greeters review and verify identification documents. Customers can ask questions, find out what forms they need to fill out, and take care of preliminary issues, all while they wait. The NJMVC purchased extended batteries that enable greeters to go most of the day without having to swap out the batteries every few hours.

The Division of Inspection Services is responsible for evaluations at inspection stations, as well as mobile inspections of charter and school buses and taxi cab fleets. They use Formulizer software that is ink-enabled and uses Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to transfer handwriting to searchable text. The software creates a back-end database that is searchable and quite useful for statistical reporting. The inspectors can search all content entered in the form fields and save forms with “ink” intact and in text format.

Driver Testing examiners now score new drivers’ parallel parking and left-hand turning skills with the help of the tablets. The minute the test car is put into park, scores are entered directly into the system and the newly-minted driver just has to pick up his/her provisional license. There is no additional paperwork to fill out.

The Results:

The tablets have been fully deployed by greeters working in motor vehicle agencies and are in the process of being implemented by the vehicle inspection personnel and Driver Testing examiners who will be moving to a paperless environment. According to Sisco, “the applicability for vehicle inspections and Driver Testing examiners was obvious. We knew the tablets would be an incredible tool for them and couldn’t wait to get them in their hands.”

The Motion tablet’s View Anywhere® Display, which allows for easy viewing in any light, is especially useful to the vehicle inspectors, who are often working outdoors to conduct inspections. The View Anywhere feature eliminates glare on the screens and allows for viewing at any angle. They’ve also recently begun using the pen-and-ink tool to conduct evaluations via customized online forms.

A mobile workforce, the Enhanced Inspections Group has incorporated CDMA wireless technology, which allows them to send and receive e-mails instantly while in the field. They also use the tablet to take pictures during site investigations, and take notes directly on top of the image.

Sisco says the purchase of the Motion tablets was “very easy to justify.”

Written by bardissi on September 12th, 2007 with no comments.
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