Hugely sophisticated, it can collect files on a machine, take screen shots, and even activate the microphone on a computer to record conversations.
The machine will include a screen so customers can talk to a member of staff by video link.
The computer screen on the front of the machine has a number of presets for white rice, brown rice, sushi rice, etc.
And to add complexity, a second button can disable the outer screen altogether, turning the expensive machine into a non-touch, standard notebook.
Inside the machine was a computer screen showing simple verbal challenges.
Suddenly I was observing the screen of someone else's machine!
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With touch-screen functionality on a fully capable machine with a proper amount of on-board storage that will be able to smoothly run Microsoft Office applications out of the box, Windows 8 promises to be an exciting transition for dedicated PC users, while offering the best of both worlds for tablet users.
Its screen resolution is 720p, but the machine is capable of playing out games and video in the 4k standard - which offers eight times the detail - on compatible TVs via an HDMI cable.
That enabled them to install a racing game and play it, using the machine's pin pad and screen.
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"They're suggesting something magically happens between what you see on the screen and what's stored in the machine, "says Thomas Swidarski, president of Diebold Election Systems.
No problem, let me just sit down at my desktop machine and queue something up on that screen so we can watch it on our other screen.
With Edge Inspect, you load an app onto each device you want to test which allows your desktop machine to push the content on its screen to those devices.
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Imagine a kid holding their teddy bear in front of the machine, and it comes to life on the screen.
The machine has a 11.6 inch touch-screen display and when clicked into the base with its magnetically assisted latch, you have a full sized keyboard and a trackpad.
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When you pop in a title the machine scans it for information and creates an on-screen catalog, searchable by the artist, title and type of disc.
The surfcentres have a fruit-machine-like appearance with 500mhz computers under an angled-screen front that allows easy access to the keyboard but is designed to prevent damage from beer spillages.
Not so much how much power a screen might use, that sort of thing, but how easily can a machine be recycled at the end of life?
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Viewing angles are sufficiently wide (you could accommodate three to four people huddled around this machine) -- that is, until you tip the screen forward or back, in which case images wash out quickly.
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The matte finish and IPS technology lend the machine very wide viewing angles as well -- you can tip the screen a ways forward before images start to wash out, and watching Netflix with friends shouldn't be an issue, as we had no problem viewing the action even at extreme off-angles.
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But experiments using EEG have allowed people to do simple things like pressing buttons on a computer screen by moving a cursor and clicking it, and operating the flippers on a pinball machine.
Again, you're looking at a heavier machine -- 6.05 pounds in this case -- but the extra screen real estate and larger six-cell battery may make it worth it for some.
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There's no questioning the value of having a small screen to quickly check up on information like email and stock tickers without booting or waking the machine: unfortunately, because Vista is fresh off the block, there aren't a lot of other "gadgets" kicking around.
Suddenly, the machine's display fades to black, temporarily blinding the user while a targeting reticule overlays the screen, accompanied by a series of mechanical and digital sound effects.
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