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With that out of the way: OMG! Windows 8 details! Juicy, thigh-wetting details! For now we only have two slides with atrocious grammar (are these really legitimate?), but the source says he'll have more information soon. The first slide is above and the second is after the break.
Here are the details in bullet points, because everyone simply loves bite-size bullets:
- Instant-on is the buzz word du jour -- Windows 8 will boot and resume a lot faster. When people want to check something on the Internet, they want to do it now, not in 30 seconds! (Our attention span nowadays could be measured in milliseconds...)
- Advanced displays and g (3D, Wireless, etc) -- with everyone and their spoilt sister demanding 3D TVs, Windows 8 will have a large emphasis on the graphical experience. You thought Aero was shiny? Well, you ain't seen nothing yet. 'Ambient light detection' is also mentioned -- your display will change its brightness depending on how light it is in your room!
- Presence detection, facial recognition -- Windows 8 will feature some kind of 'automatic login' when your presence is detected. I hope this involves having a RFID chip inserted under your skin. Some tech blogs are referring to some kind of 'Kinect' technology.
- Advanced OEM customization -- it looks like Windows 8 will be fully customizable/skinnable. Expect to see the Windows Flag start button replaced with a Dell logo... and free distributions that have ads everywhere!
Comments
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Subscribe to commentsN900Jun 28th 2010 1:06PM
Will Windows 8 also be equipped with rockets?
SeiggyJun 28th 2010 1:10PM
lasers will come standard on the Windows 8 Professional Laser Edition, and Rockets will only be available on Windows 8 Ultimate World Destruction Edition.
Sebastian AnthonyJun 28th 2010 1:18PM
Sheesh... kids nowadays... back in my day we would've been satisfied with a Windows Musket Edition.
ericloeweJun 28th 2010 2:00PM
How about nukes? Is there a Windows 8 Super Ultimate Nuclear edition?
halophoenixJul 1st 2010 10:42PM
It will also come with a jetpack for everyone, and Microsoft will come to your house and bake you brownies if you buy Windows 8 Super Ultimate Mega Edition.
Don't worry, it won't have to be confirmed or even dreamt by Microsoft, but Seb will make sure we all hear it first.
Sebastian AnthonyJul 2nd 2010 5:59AM
I think I finally have my very own number one fan, yay!
halophoenixJul 2nd 2010 11:30AM
I can't help it! You bring out the rageguy in me. :D
ahbiJun 28th 2010 1:29PM
I'd be happier if Hibernation ever worked reliably on a single God Damn PC I used.
It works on the laptops fine, until the battery starts to go south and then ...
ericloeweJun 28th 2010 1:54PM
Why DOES the battery go south? I thought the point of hibernation was power off...
ahbiJun 28th 2010 2:26PM
Yeah, I did too, but I put a plugged in laptop into Hib' take it out of the wall, and 3-4hrs later when I try to reboot, I get the Windows did not shutdown correctly full reboot.
And the battery going south is a function of age.
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Weary of trying to get Hib/Sleep to work.
ericloeweJun 28th 2010 4:43PM
The exact same thing has happened to me, only over a slightly longer time spawn...
Lately I've been keeping my laptop plugged in until it's hibernating, and only pulling the plug after it's done.
I do suspect this may be caused by the Windows Home Server connector or whatever it's called
Sebastian AnthonyJun 29th 2010 7:06AM
I think there was/is some known issue with Windows 7 and laptop batteries. I know it killed the battery on my laptop :(
The slides suggest that there will be proper '0W' to 'on' within a few seconds. Presumably it'll be... proper 0W...
JamesJun 28th 2010 1:43PM
I bet these slides were found abandoned in a bar in Lynnwood. Anyways, it is about time that we start hearing about all the great new features that won't make it to the final product.
216Jun 28th 2010 1:56PM
Hmm as is standard with Microsoft Operating systems, I'll skip Win8 and wait for Win9. Instead of "Instant-On", it'll have "On before I even really knew that I wanted it to be-on" technology.
AemonyJun 28th 2010 2:18PM
You mean the already existing feature called "Always-On"?
QuikboyJun 28th 2010 2:00PM
Sounds kinda fake, since Windows 7 already has "ambient light" sensors.
Take a look on Microsoft's site: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/sensors/default.mspx
Long Zheng posted some pretty good details about that: http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081030/windows-7-and-light-sensors-let-there-be-light/
I'm surprised y'all didn't know that.
Advanced OEM customization? Seems like Microsoft has been moving AWAY from that for the past few years. Microsoft has been more focused on delivering its own experience, rather than leaving it up to the OEMs to mess up.
Windows 7 made the notification tray more locked down to keep out the stupid stuff that some OEMs would generally put there by default, created Device Stage to encourage OEMs and other product makers to use that instead of clunky obtuse syncing software they usually have. There's other little things that MS has done with 7 to bring it down to
Not to mention how Microsoft put out the Zune, because they got tired of all the other PlayForSure devices and content stores not innovating enough (despite those companies being more 'experts' at that stuff) to overtake the iPod so Microsoft did their own thing. Windows Phone 7 is super locked down for OEMs. Courier is yet another way in which MS was tempted to go, because tablet PC makers weren't making the user experience better on their own.
Just my .02.
3tearJun 28th 2010 2:57PM
LOL @ "Under NDA" in the pics. Someone's about to get sued out of existence.
JordanJun 28th 2010 3:02PM
Oh dear god....NO SKINNABLE UI, PLEASE!
Sebastian AnthonyJun 28th 2010 4:42PM
Oooh yes! You know it to be right and true and just!
TheOneAndOnlyJHJun 28th 2010 9:46PM
Juicy? Maybe. Thigh wetting? Um... no... I certainly didn't wet my pants over it. What are you getting at here... Is there something about you we didn't know Sebastian? ; )