However, the clamour from reviewers has become overwhelming for a return to a more familiar PC interface.
But Windows 8 has gotten mixed reviews, and companies worried about the disruption of introducing a new PC interface may be slow adopters.
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So no big surprises on the automation front, but at least now you'll be able to use one of those nifty SideShow controls built into your future laptop, desktop or remote instead of having to dedicate an entire PC interface to dimming the lights for those romantic dinner dates you've been having with your Wii.
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It comes with various buttons and LEDs, a serial interface to your PC and numerous digital and analog ins and outs.
The PC-to-TV interface manages all content between the computer and the television.
The interface is intuitive and simple, and feels similar to the interface on a PC with the added convenience of a touch screen.
When the pen is not in use, the slate PC automatically readjusts to a touch interface.
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The problem with Windows 8 is that Microsoft decided to shove a highly inefficient touch-based user interface onto millions of PC users using non-touch desktops and notebooks.
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The redesigned iTunes features a full-window interface on your Mac or PC that's simpler and cleaner, always keeping your favorite content in front of you.
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The 10-foot UI hopes to help Valve's content distribution portal get comfortable in front of your couch, offering gamers access to their favorite PC titles from a gamepad-friendly interface.
Forte is a premium two-input, four-output USB 2.0 audio interface that works with Mac and PC.
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Not only does the OS bring in billions in profits, it provides users with a familiar interface, whether it is on their PC, personal digital assistant, set-top box, Tablet PC or cell phone.
Microsoft also devised a split-screen interface to allow two people to share a PC for doing uncomplicated tasks like data entry, simple document processing and browsing.
Windows 8 was a turn off for traditional PC users because of its radical redesign of the user interface which required consumers to learn quite a bit just to be able to perform their routine tasks.
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The Pocket doesn't have WiFi or 3G, so yes, getting books onto the device requires you to get out the USB cord, download Sony's Reader Library software for Mac or PC, and transfer books over through its iTunes-like interface.
Moto includes their Motorola Music Manager software with the player, but we didn't even bother installing it since it's possible to just drag-and-drop files onto the M500 over USB 2.0 (using an interface to copy MP3s and WMAs over from a PC is such a headache).
Golden-i is a full PC, runs Microsoft OS. offers unique Hands-Free user interface: advanced speech recognition in 26 languages with 6 axis gesture recognition.
If you're using a desktop PC or laptop PC at work, you'll probably end up using the old interface.
Stop crying and point them in the direction of any decent Media Center PC, which can do all of this and more, and even do it with your interface.
The internal drives feature a Serial ATA (SATA) interface and standard 5.25-inch form-factor for easy installation inside a desktop PC.
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Inclusion of an advanced user interface or content discovery engine, but not a standard browser with typed search terms like a PC.
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Greater portability, better mobile connectivity and expanded cloud storage are helping define the post-PC dominated world, and we are starting to see actual computing itself shift to the Cloud and only the user interface is needed to operate.
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