PCWorld Tech Industry: Slate PCs Cry Out for a Rethinking of Windows
Last Wednesday at his CES keynote, Steve Ballmer showed off three examples of what he called “Slate PCs,” from Pegatron, Archos, and HP. He said they were “perfect–perfect–for reading, for surfing the Web, and for taking entertainment on the go.”
He then gave a brief hands-on demonstration of the HP, using it with Amazon’s Kindle application and playing a video. When he launched the video, he fumbled a bit, tapping the screen first in what appeared to be the wrong area of the screen, then jabbing another icon twice.