yeah amazon instant video works in IE10 metro. (i just went there and played a free video, worked).
Microsoft Surface Tablet announced
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You can check for yourself by using Metro IE on x86 Windows 8. The same Flash whitelist is used between that and Metro IE on ARM.
Good news - I just checked, and it works great
So even if Amazon doesn't make their own Client, you can at least stream over the web site.stuff like mlb.tv also works as well. the whitelist covers a lot of sites.
they have a metro version of onenote in the store.
Rand0m TAG
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dont know if i should preorder. quick someone give me a reason to do it or not do it
Ah, I was thinking more along the lines of mice and keyboards only.
Does RT just recognize hard drives as additional storage that's accessible?
Dreams-Visions
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dope. there ya go.
I'm sure an app will make it all prettier...but it's always nice when things just work in the browser WITHOUT FLASH.
Is there a way to see what their Flash whitelist is?
If it's the same as Windows 8 Metro (it should be), you can access files on it, yeah. There's a 'Computer' section in the file picker that contains all the drives attached to your PC.
Kabuki Waq
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the screen resolution really let me down i was hoping for something much better
metsallica
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You can check for yourself by using Metro IE on x86 Windows 8. The same Flash whitelist is used between that and Metro IE on ARM.
Good news - I just checked, and it works great
You guys rock! Skipping the online preorder to hit up a pop-up store on launch!dope. there ya go.
I'm sure an app will make it all prettier...but it's always nice when things just work in the browser WITHOUT FLASH.
Hmm. Yeah I'd expect the desktop version to but I hadn't seen that about RT. interesting.
It's slightly denser than the iPad 2 (150 PPI vs 130 PPI), but yeah, 1920x1080 would've been fantastic. Maybe the margins are lower than I thought.
You don't even need to use the desktop:
http://apps.microsoft.com/webpdp/app/47b46b46-148c-40a5-a142-e2f98deeb6fd
Klaymator14
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sorry if this has been asked/answered before, but has it been confirmed whether it uses a wacom digitizer?
surface for windows rt does not come with a pen, so i'm guessing no. they haven't revealed much about surface for windows 8 pro. that comes with a pen.
RibbedHero
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W700 looks like what we can expect for the Surface Pro:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5968/acers-iconia-w700-tablet-windows-8
http://www.techradar.com/news/mobil...00-pc-tablet-availability-and-pricing-1101803
$800 for an i3 or $900 for an i5 with a dock (albeit an ugly one) and a bluetooth keyboard included? Sounds ace to me. Will probably pick one up when I'm next in the states as the UK will probably get shafted as usual. Hopefully MS can release some solid specs and a price on the pro before mid-November.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5968/acers-iconia-w700-tablet-windows-8
http://www.techradar.com/news/mobil...00-pc-tablet-availability-and-pricing-1101803
$800 for an i3 or $900 for an i5 with a dock (albeit an ugly one) and a bluetooth keyboard included? Sounds ace to me. Will probably pick one up when I'm next in the states as the UK will probably get shafted as usual. Hopefully MS can release some solid specs and a price on the pro before mid-November.
Dreams-Visions
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as Windu alluded to, the RT does not support a pen or digitizer of any kind.
Pro will support one of some sort, but I'm not sure about the details personally.
What's up with Acer lately? They've been making fairly premium products. Five years ago all of the Acer stuff was terrible. I like new Acer.
I have to wonder, though, why they made such a strange and ugly dock for that tablet. Why is it completely asymmetrical?
LukasTaves
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It slides in from the side, because it docks into the USB and power ports on the left. Why they didn't put a dedicated docking slot at the bottom is beyond me.
Its still not usable in subway.
That's what tablet mode is for
Do most people use laptop pads? I don't think I ever see many.
in the reddit ama they said the surface works fine on your lap. one of them even went so far as to say you'd be pleasantly surprised how well it works or something to that effect
I'll believe it when I see it (or at least independently verified by reviews)
They as in Microsoft/Surface Team?
-Pyromaniac-
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this pretty much is exactly what the surface pro is going to be isn't it?
Dreams-Visions
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I use one all the time. But that's because it has a fold-out mouse tray. I've had it for years and never really leave home without it.
hmm i guess i'll wait and see. i don't beleive them though. if it is true, then i will probably wait for surface for windows 8 pro.
No I want to type on my lap and do work. Otherwise why buy a 10" tablet. A 11" tablet would have been more useful in other more static environment.
wait so does this work on say a bed or on your lap ?
Am I correct in thinking that the Acer Iconia w700 with it's Core i3 inside is going to be more powerful than the intel integrated graphics of the MS Surface Pro?
http://www.techradar.com/news/mobil...00-pc-tablet-availability-and-pricing-1101803
http://www.techradar.com/news/mobil...00-pc-tablet-availability-and-pricing-1101803
-Pyromaniac-
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-Pyromaniac-
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Booooom there you go.
OOooo don't know why I didn't see those before. Anyway, OP is updated.
2 weeks, since it hasn't actually been released yet.
Jzero
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Hold on, friend! I'd love to share with you some swell news about the Windows 8 Metro UI! Wait, where are you going?
As someone who has a tablet with similar specs to the Pro you really don't want to do this. Windows 7 sucks for touch devices. There is no good reason for you to want it over Windows 8 on a tablet.
Baconsammy
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God bless them for putting the headphone jack anywhere but on the bottom.
Because it uses a fair number of custom parts and they want to actually sell it at a profit.
So it's not really expensive, just not cheap.
Jzero
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