‘Sensing’ more about what’s coming in Windows 7
Posted by Steven Parker on 19 June 2008 - 09:17 · 7 comments & 4628 views
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#1 Posted by M.F.D.K on 19 Jun 2008 - 10:36
- I'm sure that's something to do with touch screen monitors. Nothing mysteries about it since we saw win7 demo of touch screen features.
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#3 Posted by jimbo11883 on 19 Jun 2008 - 11:43
- It would be cool if this "Windows Sensors" also includes hardware sensor monitoring (cpu/gpu temps, fan speeds, voltages, etc)
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#4 Posted by +Black.Mac on 19 Jun 2008 - 13:14
- Light/motion sensors, maybe multi-touch screens.
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#5 Posted by Billy Gun on 20 Jun 2008 - 02:00
- I think that's something related to this patent here
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget...-wearable-m.jpg
http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser...=DN/20080084385
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But one potential new Windows 7 feature about which I haven’t seen a whole lot of speculation is something called “Windows Sensors.” (See the screen shot from an early Windows 7 build sent to me by a tester who asked not to be identified.) What are these mysterious Windows Sensors mentioned under the “Hardware and Sound” category in the Windows 7 Control Panel — alongside Windows SideShow, Tablet PC settings and game controllers?