Windows Vista for mobile devices
Windows Vista for mobile devices : As a mobile user, you might find it difficult to quickly tell how much battery power you have left, and you may be unaware of simple steps you can take to extend it.
The Windows Vista power management user experience includes an updated, easy-to-find battery meter that tells you at a glance if you have enough battery life to get through the next few meetings-and lets you easily change your power plan to meet your needs.
As you change locations, networks, and activities, you can quickly configure your mobile PC to fit the situation. Key mobile-related system settings are collected in one easy-to-find place: Windows Mobility Center.
Settings include display brightness, power plan, volume, wireless networking on/off, external display settings, display orientation, and synchronization status. PC manufacturers can customize the Windows Mobility Center to include other hardware-specific settings.
The Tablet PC ushered in a new era of mobile computing: a single, fully functioning PC that works great at the desk, but is also practical and comfortable while on the go. With integrated pen support, touch screen support, digital ink input, handwriting recognition technologies, and innovative hardware, the Tablet PC is usable, comfortable, and productive in any place and at any time.
Windows Vista delivers significant improvements to the pen navigation experience with a focus on making the pen an even more powerful and useful device. You can assign key commands or actions to simple pen gestures called "flicks." The Handwriting Recognition Personalization Tool allows you to tailor recognition results to your own personal handwriting style. Support has also been added for touch screens. An example of this is the new Touch Pointer-a special tool for accessing right-click menus and targeting small pieces of the interface with your finger.
Collaborating across groups can be hard. The common methods people use when they need to work together on a document are printing paper handouts, sending files to individuals by e-mail or Instant Messenger, uploading files to common network shares, or sharing a USB flash drive. Each of these methods has limitations and inconveniences.
Windows Collaboration allows groups to instantly and securely form a shared, common session for up to 10 people in the same room.
Using Windows Collaboration you can "project" your desktop or application to other participants or to any Windows Vista compliant Network Projector, share a file with a group in a common work area, and jointly edit the file. Even if a network connection is not available, you can effectively collaborate with others, using an ad-hoc mode.
Mobile users often have to repeatedly reconfigure their computer settings for conference room presentations-for example, change screensaver timeouts or desktop wallpaper. To avoid this inconvenience, Windows Vista includes a group of presentation settings that you can apply with a simple click when you connect to a display device.
The Network Projection feature allows your Windows Vista computer to detect a nearby projector that is network-connected, and lets you establish a connection to it through a wired or wireless network.