Surface Pro, Pebble, and more - 90 Seconds on The Verge: Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Surface Pro, Pebble, and more - 90 Seconds on The Verge: Wednesday, January 9, 2013
2013-01-09
January 9th 2013
I'm Brian Bishop and I like smooth jazz
this is 90 seconds on the verge
presented by Ford we've gotten our first
look at Microsoft Surface pro the tablet
has a ten point six inch 1080p display
these is the same kind of kickstand and
keyboard cover scheme as the surface our
team it's thicker and heavier than the
cheaper model but the added advantage of
running Windows 8 pro we found the
tablet to be extremely fast in our test
but that comes at a price we estimate
the tap will have only five hours of
battery life the surface pro will be
available for purchase later this month
starting at $8.99 Gabe Newell has a
vision for your living room and it's
called the steam box the valve
co-founder sat down with us for an
exclusive interview doesn't see the
steam box of the device will be tied to
just one room instead Newell says he'll
build a surf content to up to eight with
the television screens the company has
high hopes for different kinds of input
as well including biometric data and
gaze tracking motion controllers like
the Kinect however don't appear to be in
the cars and yes he still hates Windows
8 the unicorn of smartwatches finally
has a release date the pebble ePaper
watch will start shipping out to
Kickstarter backers starting January 23
the device links to your phone via
bluetooth and can display notifications
when you receive calls emails or text
messages the company will slowly fill
out standing orders as it ramps up
production you can cure the pebble for
$150 and those are today's top stories
join us tomorrow and we'll be reviewing
the best beverages of CES
first coffee
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