With the new windows 8, Microsoft want to move users to a new trend home screen called the Start Screen , which has been designed from scratch , to make use of its touch interface.
Pinning Tiles style is the new trend and it does brighten up the screen viewing concept , just like other touchscreen tablets where installed apps can be easily access from this screen. User may ‘’pin’’ their favourite Web pages and other links onto the start screen.
While it is normal to make use of mouse and keyboard to navigate the start screen, this seems less intuitive than using your fingers, as sweeping across the screen easily brings up new menu options.
Touch or swipe ,this are common function on mobile phones and user will quite easily get used to navigating around the new windows 8 new start screen using its touchscreen interface.
Get familiar with the Navigation
SWITCH & SWIPE BETWEEN OPEN APPS
Swiping inwards from the left edge of the screen takes you back to the previous app like a “return” Function .When using a mouse, point the cursor to the top-left it down or point to the bottom left corner and then move it up for the same effect. Try swiping inward from the left of the screen ,then swipe back ,the last six apps still in open running will fall into a line bar
Swipe in the CHARMS Function
Swipe inwards from the right edge of the screen and set of five icons, called charms, will appear
If you have a mouse, move the cursor to the top-right corner of the screen and then move it down. You can also aim for the bottom-right corner then call up Charms from any program or any Window you are in.
Here are how the Charms work
Search function
An intelligent search system which quickly find and locate specific document, photo ,file and even apps . The Search function is context – specific and allow to search for what you are looking for within an app or folder.
For example, when you search within a Microsoft word document or within the Windows Store, the results will be different as Search understand you are looking in different locations.
Social Sharing
Use the share charm to share photos, Documents,video , web articles and maybe a app game you discovered with your friends.There are all the function here to get connected to friends or business associate using this function . Sending a Weblink via an a e-mail messaging ,or bookmarking or tagging can be easily done as the charms integrate well with most social media and networking sites
Multitasking
Hitting the start Charm instantly brings you back to the start Screen, the homing function is exactly the same like many other mobile devices and It also works the same way as the Windows button on a keyboard.
Windows 8 has been designed for true multitasking, so you can have dozens of apps running at the same time, unlike most other touchscreen devices.
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Connected Devices function
This function allows user to directly access your printer, Bluetooth mouse and keyboard, projector, external monitor and other devices connected to your PC.Context-sensitive setting appear at the top and different options are offered, depending on the app you are running.
Trick in using the Apps function
Windows 8 is a true multitasking operating system , so it can run multiple tasks all the the same time ,not limited to just the screen but totally even in its hardware functionability
To close an app, you have to navigate the finger to the top of the screen and then drag down to the bottom, while doing so the app will shrink as it follows the fingers as it moves down.
When using the keyboard, you need to first open the running apps menu, then right click on the app you want to exist and select close.
Transformabilty to Convertabilty open Up the World of Touch
The following tablet devices will serve additional function as they are all transformable from tablet to notebooks with simple convertible design , some come with part Laptop , Part tablet design packed with performance ,and accessing to the world wide web with just your fingers
ACER ASPIRE S 7
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Acer Aspire S7 is part of Acer’s thin-and-light ultrabook Innovation which started with last year S3 . it has a clean adaptable look with subtle beauty, its lid cover is amazingly thin for housing a touchscreen made of second generation Corning Gorilla glass, which is significantly thinner
It comes with a aluminium alloy keyboard for a cool minimalist look, The keys are backlit and the devices has sensors which automatically adjust the intensity of the illumination based on the surrounding brightness, this lets you see the keys clearly, night or day.
The S7 has a very bright full high definition 1,920x1,080 screen which provide a Higher resolution screen displays sharper text and more vivid colours.
The S7’ s screen can be titled until the laptop is completely a flat. To rotate the display 180 degrees for presentations, you just need to hit a shortcut key.
ASUS VivoTab RT Transformpad
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Weighing just over 500g with a thinness around 8.3 mm thin, this is one of the slimmest 10.11-inch tablets our, there it is even lighter and thinner than the new iPad
The VivoTab RT transform well and come with a docking keyboard
The sharp Super IPS+ display appears brighter and sharper and view just as well even under direct bright sunlight , Its 8-megapixel rear-camera with LED Flash is considered a high-end feature as most of its rivals camera are only 5 megapixels,
It looks like a tablet in a swing that’s rocks ! , the XPS 12 Seems like a regular ultrabook, except its touchscreen is moveable and can be swivelled to face the person in front of you ,flip it and present the screen to face your audience . Close the laptops lid and you can use it like a tablet.
The Swivelling of the screen moves within a sturdy aluminium frame which is hinged only at the mid points of the left and right sides of the frame.The screen come with full high definition resolution based on IPS panel technology for wider viewing angles and you have a wonderful screen for your eyes.
TOUCH SCREEN tablet screen for Windows
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HP Envy 4 laptop Touchsmart comes with a touchscreen instead of statistic one.
The Touchscreen opened up a new touch experience and is equipped with an above average graphics card, Core i5 processor and 8GB RAM, this machine is a reliable workhorse for both gaming and everyday computing.It come with a fresh look clean design which features a brushed metallic finish on the lid and palm rest, rounded corners and neatly placed air vents under the hinges
Lenovo Yoga 13
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As the device works around the Yoga form of exercise, it can bend and easily twist around into positions which awe most users . The transform-ability of this flexible screen adjustment lies in the laptop’s hinges, which are designed made flexible enough to allow its lid to be folded 360 degrees backwards to switch from a laptop to a tablet.
The Smart Yoga unit can also be placed at an inverted V-Shape so that the screen and the keyboard act as a stand and user can automatically disable the keyboard whenever it is bent into various angles.
The 9.9mm-thick Ativ Smart PC does not disappoint as a Samsung product , Its speakers are neatly tucked on both sides of the screen, so neatly fitted that you might even miss them altogether , and it come with the digester pen just fitted in places that many may not even noticed it
It has three input function ,namely Touch , Write or type .The Ativ Smart PC lets you work and play as any tablet device but comes with a Wacom digitiser pen and Samsung S-Pen software so you can take notes and draw anything that you fancy.It is more packed feature smasung Note but with a thin 11.6- inch touchscreen tablet designed for touch. An optional keyboard dock turns it into a mini-laptop when user like to play transformer .
Sony Vaio Duo 11
This slider PC Comes with full high-definition 1,920 x 1,080 resolution which means you can see more of the new Windows 8 stars Screen, the unique hinge keeps the display stable so it does not buckle when you jab it with your fingers., the Vaio Duo 11 is based on the Sliding design, which allows its screen to be pulled up from its flat tablet position to an angled laptop position.
Toshiba Satellite U920t Ultrabook
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The Laptop uses in-plane Switching (IPS) Screen technology with a 12.5 inch screen and is reasonably light. At 1.45kg , this hybrid is light enough to be easily carried around, its screen is also protected by Coming Gorilla glass, which offers better protections against scratches or heavy bumps. The performance strife well with an Intel Core i5 processor ensures that this hybrid PC is able to run both modem touchscreen apps and good old Windows desktop programs
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