Julie Jacobson
07-05-06, 01:40 PM
[COLOR=DarkOrange][SIZE=4]WinHEC Report: What to Expect from Microsoft's Vista[/SIZE][/COLOR]
It's been about a month since Microsoft held its WinHEC (Windows Hardware Engineering Conference) Geekfest, but news from the event is still timely. Afterall, the next generation of Windows--the much-delayed Vista--is still a long way from shipping.
Most of the press surrounding Vista has to do with support for HD DVD and similarly glamorous features, but little attention gets paid to some of the more mundane features like Windows Rally, which ensures that connected devices can play together.
At WinHEC, there was a demonstration of a digital camera in Tokyo sending pictures directly to a PC in Seattle and having them instantly show up in the "My Pictures" folder.
Along with Rally, Microsoft is rolling out qWAVE (Quality Windows Audio Video Experience), which ensures that the most important streams on a network (most notably video) get priority over other less-crucial streams such as data.
http://www.cepro.com/asset/4215
Other notable technologies you can expect with Vista: Sideshow, which enables inexpensive devices like remote controls to receive metadata from a connected computer; and Pika, which allows Media Center Extender technology to be embedded in a variety of third-party devices.
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Our WinHEC Report has more details on these and other Vista technologies. (http://www.cepro.com/magazine/article/13981.html)
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It's been about a month since Microsoft held its WinHEC (Windows Hardware Engineering Conference) Geekfest, but news from the event is still timely. Afterall, the next generation of Windows--the much-delayed Vista--is still a long way from shipping.
Most of the press surrounding Vista has to do with support for HD DVD and similarly glamorous features, but little attention gets paid to some of the more mundane features like Windows Rally, which ensures that connected devices can play together.
At WinHEC, there was a demonstration of a digital camera in Tokyo sending pictures directly to a PC in Seattle and having them instantly show up in the "My Pictures" folder.
Along with Rally, Microsoft is rolling out qWAVE (Quality Windows Audio Video Experience), which ensures that the most important streams on a network (most notably video) get priority over other less-crucial streams such as data.
http://www.cepro.com/asset/4215
Other notable technologies you can expect with Vista: Sideshow, which enables inexpensive devices like remote controls to receive metadata from a connected computer; and Pika, which allows Media Center Extender technology to be embedded in a variety of third-party devices.
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Our WinHEC Report has more details on these and other Vista technologies. (http://www.cepro.com/magazine/article/13981.html)
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