Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 demo page has been up for some time now, but in case you weren’t in the mood to be walked through the new mobile OS by the people who made it, here’s a very nice comparison (via PocketNow)between a not-yet-finalized LG phone running a non-final version of WP7 and the iPhone 4.Initial reaction? Compared next to Apple’s best-seller, WP7 looks very good. Video after the break.
Well, just look at it. It certainly doesn’t look like your average, bargain-bin webcam, does it? (Our first webcam is shaped like a strawberry. But that’s neither here nor there.) Microsoft’s new LifeCam Studio offers a high-end feature set to go with the looks too, making it worth checking out if you’re into clear video call cams for just under $100.
Microsoft just put out a teaser ad for the Windows Phone 7 that, well, doesn’t say much. ‘Cept for saying that “The Revolution is coming.” If you were wondering about the whole Lawrence of Arabia theme it’s got going on, it’s because they showed this clip before the Secret Cinema screening of Lawrence of Arabia in London.
Microsoft finally unveiled the “mysterious” product that they’ve teased on Twitter. It wasn’t that much of a mystery since an early listing already revealed what the Arc Touch mouse was all about a couple of weeks ago, but the official word at least confirmed a few things. Like the functions. We all know about the “curve for comfort, flatten to pack” design, but here are the rest of the details: It’s still works like your standard 3-button mouse, with the center strip serving as a touch-sensitive scroll wheel that you can tap and flick to scroll. Haptic feedback helps give you the “ticking” feel that you normally get from a regular scroll wheel.
Literally, a new twist. It’s pretty much the same wireless controller, but with a D-pad that can be twisted to take the shape of a defined “plus,” and twisted back to give you the typical disc. Apparently, some people miss the classic plus shape that you’d normally see on Nintendos, although it seems strange that they’d even bother reworking it since players are more likely to use the left stick—not the D-pad—to move around games anyway. Oh, and they also redid the colors, dropping the red/green/blue/yellow colors on the ABXY buttons and painted them in different shades of gray. Nice touch,although the lack of colors could confuse newer players who still tend to look down at the controls. Video that demos the twisty button action after the break.
