Samsung's New Tablet Running Windows 8

Despite an arguable lack of major new announcements, Microsoft nevertheless managed a strong showing at this year's CES with a number of highly-regarded Windows Phones and a preview of the latest in Windows 8, the company's upcoming new desktop operating system. We're very much fans of the Metro user interface -- a tile-based control system consistent across the Windows flavors on both mobile and PC devices.

One of the things we're looking forward to seeing come to market is the Windows 8 experience on tablets. With Apple's iPad still the far and away leader in the tablet market, Android exhibiting a weak but plucky performance, and both RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook and HP's webOS-based Touchpad largely out of the running altogether, it will be a great thing for consumers to finally have a third option that's a solid contender for their tablet dollars.

Luckily, the Samsung Series 7 tablet running a developer preview build of Windows 8, that third option looks like it has every chance of delivering on that premise. The demo was impressively responsive, fast, slick, and showed every indication of being an intuitive way to interact with a touch-based device.

(Source Tecca)