CES 2010

For many, Natural User Interface (NUI) is a new term, but over the past few years it's become an incredibly important one to Microsoft. If you want to know what we're thinking when it comes to computing in the future, you have to know NUI. So we go right to the source speaking to Principle…

KNFB Reader CEO Ray Kurzweil joined me to talk about the state of e-reading and show us a demo of Blio. Blio is a WPF reading application and bookstore that reads XPS files. They've taken it a step beyond by creating a reader that can match a book to spoken text, play…

Microsoft's Gary Schare demos some of the new hardware for Windows 7 at CES including network media devices and touch-enabled monitors that will allow you to multitouchify your current laptop or desktop.

Closing our CES 2010 coverage, this is a look at some of the hardware that Lenovo currently has or will be offering this year. It includes everything from the typical business machines to contemporary all-in-one machines, even a laptop that lets you game in 3D (they tell me all DirectX games are…

Inside the Microsoft booth at CES is a row of computers that we call Muscle Beach. These are some of the latest PCs from partners that will be coming out over the next year. I'm really impressed this year with some of the forward thinking features hardware companies are coming out with, like the…

With CES coming up, Entertainment and Devices President Robbie Bach invited me over to talk about where we're at and where we're going, and what consumers will be interested in this year. We also talk about Natural User Interfaces and what it means for both Microsoft and the consumer.…

Sean Butterworth stopped by the Microsoft booth and gave me a look at the new Microsoft Arc Keyboard, the mate to the Arc Mouse. I'm a huge fan of the Arc Mouse (cnet review here) mainly because it's portable enough to keep in my bag or even in a front pocket. This new keyboard looks…

In this episode, guest Stephen Bohlen joins Peter to discuss the Agile software development methodology.  Stephen talks about what it means to be agile, how agile can improve the software development process, and what boiling molasses may portend for the future of “software engineering”.Also,…

Aaron Greenberg talks to Major Nelson of Xbox fame about some of the announcements coming from Xbox out of CES 2010.  He talks new titles, Natal and maybe just a little something more. 

With CES coming up, Entertainment and Devices President Robbie Bach invited me over to talk about where we're at and where we're going, and what consumers will be interested in this year. We also talk about Natural User Interfaces and what it means for both Microsoft and the consumer.…