ATIV Smart PC Pro

Samsung keeps Windows 8 devices all in the family

by Peter Yeo

Updated 06:24 PM Oct 02, 2012

 

SINGAPORE - Samsung today gave media a sneak peek of their upcoming Windows 8 devices at the fancy Ritz Carlton Residences at Cairnhill Roadswanky.

The ATIV Smart PC Pro is one of the Samsung Windows 8 products featured on Oct 2. Photo SAMSUNG

The extensive range, which included the All-in-One PC Series 7, ATIV Smart PC Series and Series 5 Ultra Touch Ultrabook, takes advantage of the Windows 8's mobile friendly user interface and utilises touch as well as motion detection technology. So, now, besides using your hands to swipe, squeeze, turn images, select devices such as the All-in-One PC Series 7 personal computers lets you use gesture controls not unlike those in Microsoft's Xbox Kinect to turn pages, control the volume, or open apps from up to a metre away.

The machine is also equipped with a 10-finger multi-touch screen, which allows you greater touch control by using up to ten fingers instead of the usual two for pinching and selecting.

Likewise the Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro and Smart PC devices offer similar 10-finger multi-touch screens as well as detachable keyboard options so you can choose between using them as tablets or a clamshell notebook, depending on your preference.

The key feature of the ATIV sets is its S Pen. As seen in the Galaxy Note 10.1 and Galaxy Note 2, the Wacom digitiser pen lets you write as you would on paper with a pen or pencil.

Also showed today was the new Samsung Series 5 Ultra Touch sleek laptops. It also boasts a 10-finger multi-touch screen and delivers up to 6.7 hours of power on a single charge.

Through a little sketch, the South Korean manufacturer also showed the ease of use and communication between its mobile, television and personal computing devices as actors move through the house sharing video, photos as well as documents through its Allshare Cast, Allshare Play, Allshare Control connected ecosystem and Family Story cloud-based storage.

The new Windows 8-based devices will be available after Microsoft's Windows 8 launch on Oct 26. PETER YEO

Source:   www.todayonline.com