This is Microsoft’s last keynote for Consumer Electronics show(CES). And keynote started with a Microsoft history video at CES.
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If you missed the keynote, you still could watch it here.
Here are some of the recaps for today’s CES Keynote.
1. Windows Phone with cooler devices
Nokia announces its biggest yet thinnest Windows Phone to date with the Nokia Lumia 900, its first phone to support high-speed LTE data transfers. The Nokia Lumia 900 allows data downloads up to 50Mbps on AT&T’s 4G LTE network. Here is the video for more detail.
During the Keynote, Steve also demonstrated HTC Titan II. The HTC Titan II is basically an HTC Titan with LTE for AT&T and a 16 megapixel camera with backside illuminated sensor, f/2.6 AF lens and dual LED flash. You can see more details via Engadget as well.
2. Better PC runs Windows
A video was played with various PC laptop updates.
– SONY VAIO Z with Jaw Dropping Picture at 1080p, 15 hours of fun with attachable sheet battery
– Asus Zenbook UX21
– Acer Aspire S3 with 1/2″ inch thin (Acer announced new Aspire S5 – the thinnest laptop in the world)
– Toshiba Portege Z830 – World Thinnest 13″ Laptop
– DELL XPS 14Z
– LENOVO IDEAPAD U300S
– SAMSUNG Series 9
– HP Envy Spectre – Cool Ultrabook with a Gorilla Glass Cover – More
3. Windows 8, Windows Store and Cut the rope
Moreover, Windows 8 beta is coming end of Feb, according to Chief Marketing Officer of Microsoft. Meanwhile, Windows Store will be available to 231 markets worldwide. Windows Store was showed and we see how Cut the Rope this game in HTML5 and run well on Windows 8.
Meanwhile, we’re excited to announce a new experience on the web – a HTML5 version of the popular Cut the Rope game is now available online for free! And Visit www.cuttherope.ie to play with it!
4. Kinect and Two way interactive TV. More, Kinect with PC!
Microsoft demonstrated how Kids could experience Sesame Street – going from watching the show to jumping into Elmo’s world with Kinect-enabled two-way TV. Also Microsoft announced a new partnership with NewsCorp to bring new apps for Xbox LIVE that will feature content from their leading broadcast, news and Web properties, including Fox Broadcasting, Fox News Channel, IGN Entertainment and The Wall Street Journal.
Even better, starting February 1, 2012: you could use the Power of Kinect for Windows to Change the World. Here is the official announcement from Kinect team.
Again, if you missed the show, you could watch it here. Enjoy CES!
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