Slip Into Something More Comfortable: Microsoft's New Desktop Offers Superior Wireless Ergonomic Experience
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REDMOND, Wash., June 19  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continuing its history of setting new benchmarks for desktop innovation and ergonomic design, Microsoft Corp. today launched the Natural(R) Ergonomic Desktop 7000 -- the pinnacle of comfort.
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Microsoft is launching a new computer form factor that looks like a coffee table and has touchscreen and auto-sync capability.
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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls... It's with much anticipation that I say this. I have a new product that may be familiar to those of you who used Radio 8, and in other ways may be completely new.  The idea is simple.  There's a convergence between big screen high-definition televisions, and photography as an Internet based activity. The purpose of this product is to smooth that convergence, to make it easy to set up a connection between the Internet and your television. To allow photography to come into your living room in new, powerful and easy ways. Think of it as the networked living room and you'll understand the vision. Some of the work I've done is technical, some is user interface, and some is working with media organizations to try to create a comfort level, or at least a spirit of Let's Give This A Try. In the latter case, it's much like working with the NY Times to get their news headlines and summaries to flow through Radio's RSS aggregator in 2002. Only this time we're working with photographs, and we think, the best news photographers in the world. And the pictures are beautifully high-def, they look really great when displayed on LCD and plasma screens. I use it with my 52-inch Samsung and 46-inch Sony. Of course what looks great on a wall, also looks great on a 15-inch Macbook or 24-inch iMac.   And while we connect those pros with your TV, it's equally important that we connect your friends and families too. One of the early testers found the pictures that Doc Searls uploads to Flickr a great revelation. Me too. That's because Doc is not only a great photographer, he's also a great story-teller. I find that I can follow the lives of far more friends visually than I can through text messages (which I love to do too!). Viewing great photos on bigscreen TVs, desktops and laptops -- that's one focus, but not the only one.  I wanted to provide a complete two-way tool for people who love Flickr, as I do.  Why Flickr? Well, they've got this great thing called an API. It makes it possible for people like me to make software that runs on a desktop computer that does things like automatically backing up your new photos every night, and providing a drop-folder on your desktop for quick uploads. (It understands tags too, it's incredibly simple.) We also made it easy to post pictures you like to Twitter. Why Twitter? It's that API thing again. They made it easy for us to love them. I wish more network service developers understood how powerful this outstretched hand is.  But that's not all! Not by a long shot. The reason all this will be so familiar to Radio 8 users is that it builds on the same engine, the one that was released as open source in 2004. So I've been working on other tools to drop into this base platform and once we have a good-sized base of people using it for "really simple photos" on the desktop, there will be other tools. And because it's an open platform, other developers can do the same. Not saying they will, but they can.  Anyway, I'm in the last stages, preparing the download site, and a FAQ, and tweaking the installer. One caveat, the first beta release is Mac only. That's because I'm doing all my work on the Mac, and this is a one-man show. Later we will work it out for Windows too, and with a bit more work and a bit more luck, for Linux.  It should be ready before the sun goes down today.
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Decision may bring world of wireless peripherals to market.
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Microsoft engineer shows off a new "MinWin" kernel that takes up a fraction of the space of the traditional OS.
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Once ethereal, Microsoft's plans to try to replicate its desktop position on the Web are starting to become clearer.
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Microsoft has launched its long anticipated desktop search application, and it's packed with promising features and tools that make it a strong contender coming out the gate.
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Latest Vaio desktop line includes PC that lets users watch their favorite TV show and send e-mail on the same box.
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Iogear's new switch lets users share a dual-link DVI display, USB keyboard, mouse, and surround sound audio between two computers.
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A few simple changes--and some useful keyboard shortcuts--let you work faster and smarter in your browser.
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HP and Microsoft combine forces to deliver some user-friendly features that take this early Windows Home Server box beyond mere network-attached storage.
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Logitech's new mouse is as comfortable on opaque glass as it is four-wheeling over rough desk surfaces.
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Microsoft elaborated on its fall and winter hardware lineup on Thursday, announcing three new wireless keyboard and mouse packages, along with three new wireless mice. The products take design cues from Windows Vista. Photos: View images of Microsoft's new hardware
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Next month, Microsoft will introduce a wireless version of its popular Ergonomic 4000 keyboard as part of a new Ergonomic Desktop set that includes an upgraded version of its ergonomic wireless mouse as well. The pair will run on a 2.4GHz frequency, which means less interference and better range.
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A multitalented mouse and a Webcam designed expressly for notebooks are among the newly launched peripherals.
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Microsoft enters the home stretch for completion of its next-generation OS.
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By Benjamin J. Romano, The Seattle Times  Sep. 14--Microsoft's newest keyboards are acting more like remote  controls.