XBox One ArsTechnica review

The most notable thing about my hour-or-so hands-on demo was how little I actually used a handheld controller. Practically every feature described in this piece was activated by saying "Xbox" followed by a simple command. Yes, a similar feature is already available to anyone with a current-generation Kinect hooked up to their Xbox 360, but it's clear that voice controls are much more fully integrated into the Xbox One interface. 

Aside from voice, the most significant system-level feature enabled by the Kinect is the ability of the Xbox One to log a user in automatically based only on their visuals. The first time you set up the system, it takes you through a 30-second process where you log in to your Microsoft account. Kinect then builds a personal profile it will associate with that account based on facial recognition but also the camera's basic skeletal model of your body. This process forms a unique biometric ID that the Kinect uses to automatically identify a user, logging them in to Xbox Live and bringing up a personalized menu that includes their recent apps and favorite items. 

Noul XBox One pare sa fie cea mai buna consola de jocuri la ora actuala. (Full review →)

Surface Pro se vinde ca paine calda.. sau nu?

Microsoft Surface Pro

Citeam ieri pe Techcrunch ca Surface Pro se vinde mai ceva ca painea calda -reusind ca in doar cateva ore de la lansare tableta sa fie sold-out si ma gandeam ca poate, poate Microsoft s-a trezit si a facut ceva bun de se vinde cu o asemenea viteza.

Teapa insa... apetitul cumparatorilor pentru Surface Pro nu e chiar atat de mare pe cat s-ar crede, ba dimpotriva.

Stocul epuizat intr-un timp atat de scurt se datoreaza ... !!!surpriza!!! ... numarului foarte mic de tablete disponibile in magazine, mai exact, numarului foarte mic de 2 tablete disponibile in fiecare magazin.

Best Buy: 1,103 stores * 2 units per store = 2,206.

Staples: 1,575 stores * 2 units per store = 3,150.

Microsoft Store: 30 stores * 150 units per store = 4,500.

That’s 9,856 Surface Pros sold in U.S. retail stores on launch day. Many more were likely sold online, but less than 10,000 units available in retail stores is an embarrasment by any measure.

via : virtualpants

iPad Mini cea mai vanduta tableta de sarbatori

via: daringfireball.net

Strict din acest mini-test comparativ, se pare ca iPad Mini a fost cea mai cautata tableta de sarbatori, peste 1790 de utilizatori tweet-uind despre noua lor tableta.

Faptul ca iPad Mini e pe primul loc sau ca Surface e pe ultimul nu uimeste pe nimeni, insa diferenta mare intre Kindle Fire si Nexus 7 e destul de... neasteptata.

Microsoft Surface

Wired.com: Microsoft  Surface Review  → 

Diferenta intre Apple si Microsoft:

 - Ieri Apple a lansat cu mare tam-tam 2 versiuni de iPad - 4th gen.  si Mini - produse in jurul caruia se vor tot scrie review-uri, analize, comentarii etc,etc,etc.

 - Interesant de stiut e ca Microsoft si-a lansat acum cateva zile propria tableta - Surface by Microsoft dar se pare ca nimeni nu pare prea interesat. Cu exceptia catorva mici "controverse" legate de un spot publicitar mai ciudatel - si a acestui review facut de Wired.com - eu unu nu am vazut prea multe informatii legate de acest produs.

Apple 2001-prezent

Apple.com - 2 Martie 2001

Cam asa arata site-ul Apple in 2001. Doua produse mari si late pe care incercau sa le aduca in fata oamenilor!

Apple.com - 20 Iulie 2012

Si asa arata site-ul Apple.com astazi, 20 iulie 2012. Ce e schimbat? Pai daca e sa ne uitam la structura site-ului nu prea multe - insa daca ne uitam putin la produsele pe care astazi Apple le ofera ne dam seama de ce astazi Apple e cea mai puternica companie de IT&C din lume si de ce a lasat Microsoft cu muuult in urma.