Hardware

Multi-Monitor and big screens

October 18, 2009

Large, high-definition displays are much better catered for in Windows 7. First, there’s no more fiddling around in the Control Panel to make your desktop appear on an external display – pressing Windows + P brings up a pop-up menu with options to duplicate, extend or transfer your desktop on to the second screen.
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MultiTouch support

October 18, 2009

In Windows 7 we have enriched the Windows experience with touch, making touch a first-class citizen as another way to interact with your PC alongside the mouse and keyboard. In recent years, we have witnessed a wide range of multitouch devices that have generated an extremely positive user experience. Therefore, it is only natural for [...]

Sensor & Location Platform

October 18, 2009

Touch isn’t the only new way to interact with a Windows 7 PC – the operating system also includes support for various sensors that will detect location, movement and light among other variables. We put this to the test with a prototype Freescale board sporting a three-axis accelerometer, an ambient light sensor and a proximity [...]