Flash mobs, charity editions and Ella Koon usher in the new PC OS.
Microsoft Hong Kong released its new operating system Windows 7 in Hong Kong this past Saturday 24th of October. To celebrate they held a special launch event at Times Square, Causeway Bay. Neonpunch was there front row centre to document the event and the fact that the sexy Ella Koon官恩娜 was there to help promote the new operating system had nothing to do with our devoted attention to this operating system launch.
On hand to demonstrate the new operating system was the seven winners of the “Hong Kong Best Windows 7 Promoters” competition and Mr. Raymond Hung (Microsoft Hong Kong). The group showed a curious crowd of reporters and celebrity guest Ella Koon the unique features of Windows 7.
To help celebrate the event the software giant also held a special charity sale called “Windows 7 HK$377 Charity Offer Day” where 400 lucky people could buy the Windows 7 Ultimate Edition for the bargain price of HK$377 on a first-come, first-served basis. Plus, the first person in line also got an additional free limited Windows 7 Ultimate Edition autographed by Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft.
How much would you pay for 30-inches of laptop monitor screen?
Anyone who’s ever worked with a dual-screen monitor can attest to a dramatic boost in productivity, not to mention convenience. However, not all of us have landed our corner office with enough desk-room for multiple monitors; and these days, just as much of our work gets done on the go. So what’s an efficiency-minded consumer to do? Well, you could pick up a gScreen Spacebook.
At first glance the gScreen Spacebook looks like any other high-end laptop. The 15.4 inch screen is sizable enough on its own, but when extended, the gScreen Spacebook gives users about 30 inches of screen-space! Designed around the fact that not everyone needs a dual-screen monitor all the time, the second screen, hidden neatly behind the first, utilizes a uniquely designed sliding system, affording the notebook maximum versatility.
It’s great when a big company realizes they made and released such a crap product (in this case Windows Vista) that they are willing to take action on the next one. With Windows 7 Release Candidate (Micro-speak for “beta” and you can still download it here) getting great reviews, it looks like a return to form for the PC operating system.
So what Microsoft is doing with Windows 7 is that from now until the official launch in Q4 of 2009 if you buy a new a new PC with a OEM version of Vista on it, or an actual copy of Windows Vista you will get a special deal to upgrade to Windows 7 when it comes out. Those that have Vista Home Basic or XP are SOL though.
The 3 ways to upgrade are:
Pre-Installed on branded computers: The manufacturer like Acer has some deal with Microsoft and will have their deal offered to you. The fee to you will be charged by the manufacturer.
OEM PC’s: An upgrade coupon will come inside the product and no additional fee is needed.
Box set: When you register your product you will be alerted when you can be upgraded for an additional HK$150
Your old browser wants your attention and love again.
Hey we’re back after the CNY holiday and we’re fully-loaded for more Neonpunch goodness!
First up, have a look at the video above – this newest version of Microsoft’s browser is doing some cool stuff. Is Ballmer and Co. bringing their A-Game this year? Windows 7 is in beta right now (download it here) and its getting some good reviews, this IE8 looks cool and in 2 weeks we’ll see if the new Windows Mobile can take on the other smartphone operating systems.
2009 is going to be very interesting for Microsoft.
It might seem like Microsoft day here at Neonpunch, but even though the next version of the Windows OS – called simply Windows 7 – isn’t hitting Hong Kong until next year, there were some screen shots and reveals of some of the cool new features that we wanted to share with you via Webmonkey:
The user interface enhancements to the Windows 7 desktop are largely intuitive, and they go a long way toward making the OS easier to use. There’s an integrated desktop search tool that learns the more you use it, bringing your most frequent queries to the top of the list. The new Windows Taskbar, which incidentally looks and behaves a lot like the Mac OS X dock, is more customizable. Users can drag and reorder the program icons. The icons are bigger, and hovering over an icon shows a live thumbnail preview of the window. Click on a Taskbar icon and a list of choices specific to that program pops up (Microsoft calls these Jump Lists).
And the adaptly titled “7 Coolest Features of Windows 7″ feature is here for you to see a new taskbar, jump lists, unified search and there heavy lifting from OS X the Aero interface. Read that here.
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