Sinofsky did also, of course, describe the Surface as a touch-first tablet device, but also emphasized its utility and productivity.
Windows 8 Pro starts with a touch-first experience and a desktop experience for legacy apps that require the precision of a mouse and keyboard.
The Windows 8 innovations coupled with additional embedded functionality for edge devices will help them quickly and efficiently deliver differentiated solutions with security enhancements, a refined application model and touch-first industry experiences.
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After a lull in the tempo of the match, Hodgson introduced Dempsey from the bench in place of Stephen Kelly and with practically his first touch - a header from a Davies cross - he would have put Fulham ahead overall for the first time in the tie but for Chimenti's save.
While competing solutions require either two sensors or multiple chips to support pen and multi-touch, N-trig is the first company to offer both on a single chip and a single sensor, providing device manufacturers with a compact, low-power solution and paving the way for N-trig to enter the handheld market.
At a flamenco-themed party in Barcelona in February Acer debuted its first five touch-screen phones.
In 2007, Apple released the iPhone, one of the first touch-screen smartphones.
Google unveiled the first touch-screen laptops powered by its Chrome operating system, as the Internet giant made its latest foray into hardware development.
The Blair analyst sees initial shipments of 5 million BlackBerry phones, with a touch-screen version shipping first, and a QWERTY version a month or two later.
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The collaboration resulted in RIM's first touch-screen device, the Storm.
The substitute scored with almost his first touch with a sumptuous left foot first-time strike from a tight angle, after a great little ball from Zidan.
The two worlds of Windows 8 -- one: a traditional desktop UI and the other: the touch-optimized Metro UI -- can, at first, seem so different that they contrast like the multiple personalities of Batman's enemy Two-Face.
"Our Voice-Activated Navigation System integration allows us to enrich the AppLink experience even further, giving customers an industry-first combination of voice control and touch-screen access to the apps stored on their mobile phones, " said Julius Marchwicki, Ford SYNC product manager.
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Shipments for in-cell touch, which first came to market in 2009, didn't materialize in 2010.
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In April it began selling the iPad, the first successful touch-screen tablet computer, and created a market for an entire new category of consumer electronics.
First, touch-enabled laptops running the new OS are more expensive than non-touch versions, giving consumers a reverse incentive to adopt a new screen experience which is clearly designed for touch.
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Smart phone applications such as Emergency Aid or In Case of Emergency (ICE) for the iPhone provide one-touch emergency contacts and first aid information in the event of an incident.
Antoine-Curier played a lovely low ball from the wing into the path of Dougie Imrie, but the diminutive forward's poor first-touch as he tore unmarked into the penalty box took it safely into the arms of goalkeeper Dusan Pernis.
The smartphone prototype is LG's first full-touch CDMA device with built-in Mobile DTV circuitry.
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The Oyster card touch-and-go system was first introduced in London in 2003 to help speed up passage through Tube gates and bus doors.
After months of rumors, speculation and official teases, RIM's BlackBerry's first full-touch BlackBerry 10 device -- the Z10 -- is finally official.
The Panathinaikos centre-back received the ball with no apparent danger around him, but an awful first touch allowed the enterprising Park Ji-sung to steal the ball and charge into the box before sliding a well-placed left-footed strike past the onrushing Tzoras.
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Conventional tablet PC mode provides first-rate multi-touch navigation as customers enjoy the intuitive and comfortable design, as well as the responsive 10.1-inch HD LED-backlit Gorilla Glass 2 full high-definition screen that is beautiful, strong and scratch-resistant.
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Brazil still had a scare when Ji Yun-nam's brilliant first touch controlled a high ball and took him into space in the Brazil box and he made no mistake with an unerring finish past Julio Cesar.
First up, Motorola's said to have a full-touch Android 2.2 handset in the works with global roaming capability on GSM and presumably HSPA -- a first in the CDMA Android world -- that apparently looks a bit like a Motorola Q (without the keyboard, of course).
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The new iPod touch comes in a gorgeous new ultra-thin and light anodized aluminum design, and for the first time ever, iPod touch comes in five vibrant colors.
Then came the first iPhone with its multi-touch interface, revolutionary for its time (but developed by FingerWorks, acquired by Apple in 2005).
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The DuoSense single-chip solution is the first single-chip on the market to support both pen and multi-touch input for mobile computing, allowing for easier integration and flexibility in thinner and slimmer computing designs.
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