Microsoft has released a Touch Pack for Windows 7 users which is a collection of games and applications that are made available to computers with multi-touch enabled displays running Windows 7.
The Touch Pack includes:
Microsoft Blackboard, an intricate game of physics in which you solve a puzzle by creating a fanciful machine on a blackboard.
Microsoft Garden Pond, a tranquil game that takes place in serene Japanese water gardens.
Microsoft Rebound, a game in which you use your fingertips to control Tesla spheres with an electrical field between them to catapult a metal game ball into your opponent's goal.
Microsoft Surface Globe, a program that you can use to explore the earth as a flat 2-D map or as an immersive 3-D experience.
Microsoft Surface Collage, a program that you can use to explore and interact with your photos and arrange them as a desktop background.
Microsoft Surface Lagoon, a screen saver and interactive water simulation, complete with a meditative rock arrangement and playful, shy fish.
This pack can be installed in following Windows 7 editions:
- Windows 7 Home Premium
- Windows 7 Professional
- Windows 7 Ultimate
Both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows versions are supported.
System Requirements:
- A computer or monitor that supports Windows Touch (at least 2 touch input support required)
- 1.3 GHz or higher processor
- 1 GB RAM
- 600 MB available hard disk space
- 128 MB 3D video card with Hardware Textures & Lighting
- DirectX 9.0 or later capable video card
This article was posted by VG in following section: Windows 7.
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Leomate
Very interesting In windows 7. I will move to Win7.
And i found new feature in firefox 3.7 a5pre.
Ex. you open facebook in 1st tab.
and open new tab and type facebook and firefox switch tab that load a facebook page.
TmaxX
Sweet! Looks like Windows are finally starting to get some where in the battle against apple ;)
kanttii
Oh no.. It's only for multi-touch and not for pen input.. -.-