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"I used a Windows Surface tablet a few days ago. It was clearly underpowered, but was far better than I expected. For the first time in years I thought, Microso
by colmvp 14y ago
"I used a Windows Surface tablet a few days ago. It was clearly underpowered, but was far better than I expected. For the first time in years I thought, Microsoft may actually survive this mobile thing."
Same. I thought the flat interface was slick. Gestures on the edges of the tablet were smart. Keyboard selections (soft and hard thicker keys) were a nice features. Only thing I didn't appreciate were some of the Windows salespeople trying to convince me my gripes were unjustified. I typed faster than the keys were registered and he said it was because my stance was tense and I needed to relax.
- pyre 14y agoWhen you buy it, there's an instructional DVD that helps you practice the correct stance for your Windows Phone. You'll get the hang of it after 2 or 3 20-minute sessions, though it might take a while to master it completely.
- debacle 14y agoAre there different stances for tanking, DPS, and PvP? I am all about hoping for good MS hardware, and desperately want to find a Windows phone I like, but if you need a special stance for your tablet there's something wrong.
- jlgreco 14y agoIs this serious? How does stance actually have an effect on keypress recognition speed?
- stcredzero 14y agoA tablet that can read your stance will probably be the next big thing.
- pyre 14y agoWhile the technology to detect stance would probably be interesting, I don't see the functionality as being good for general usage. Using your stance as some way of gestering the system seems really inconvenient. That said, there are probably a lot of niche uses for such hardware. In other words, sounds like something that would be more useful to be hooked into via API be app developers, but doesn't sound like it would solve any general OS usage issues.
- stcredzero 14y agoGood point. There was no chance I was being sarcastic. Good catch.
- numo16 14y ago> I typed faster than the keys were registered and he said it was because my stance was tense and I needed to relax. If this happened while you were typing in Word, they may not have installed the update that fixed this issue (was reported in the comments of a surface article on here somewhere).
- ColinDabritz 14y agoI got to play with a co-workers Surface RT for a bit, and I experienced this in the browser. With URLs I am familiar with I can type them quite quickly, and it clearly lagged behind. Some teething issues no doubt, and the store staff are being clueless salespersons, but it feels like it has promise.