We’ll admit it, cooktops aren’t all that sexy as a rule. But Thermodor’s Freedom full-surface adaptive induction unit we just happened upon at CES Unveiled this evening certainly takes some steps towards making that almost true. Touting a 6-inch touchscreen screen that displays the pot’s shape and position and enables easy one tap control of each vessel’s cooking temperature as well as up to 4600-watt maximum output power.
We’ll admit it, cooktops aren’t all that sexy as a rule. But Thermodor’s Freedom full-surface adaptive induction unit we just happened upon at CES Unveiled this evening certainly takes some steps towards making that almost true. Touting a 6-inch touchscreen screen that displays the pot’s shape and position and enables easy one tap control of each vessel’s cooking temperature as well as up to 4600-watt maximum output power.

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Thermador Freedom full-surface inductive cooktop oven mitts-on
There are plenty of tools and apps out there that automate the essential computing tasks that face us everyday. Some are time consuming others are simply monotonous — but they must be done.
There are plenty of tools and apps out there that automate the essential computing tasks that face us everyday. Some are time consuming others are simply monotonous — but they must be done.

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Dropbox Automater triggers monotonous tasks with uploading of a file
What treasures lurk beneath the surface of the Verizon Galaxy Nexus ? Well, erm, broadly the same ones that we saw when the HSPA+ version was torn down back in November.
What treasures lurk beneath the surface of the Verizon Galaxy Nexus ? Well, erm, broadly the same ones that we saw when the HSPA+ version was torn down back in November.

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Verizon Galaxy Nexus spills its guts, gets Ice Cream Sandwich all over the floor
With Samsung’s Microsoft Surface product, the SUR40 , already available for pre-order, the company says its 1080p 40-inch “Optical Sensor in Pixel” LCD panels have gone into mass production. Those optical sensors help to more accurately interpret multi-touch input without interrupting display signals, offering a more fluid, interactive experience. Tempered glass overlaying the display supports 176 pounds of load and up to 50 touch points at once, which should be more than enough for a Pacific Giant Octopus or any jerk that leans on your $8K table.
With Samsung’s Microsoft Surface product, the SUR40 , already available for pre-order, the company says its 1080p 40-inch “Optical Sensor in Pixel” LCD panels have gone into mass production. Those optical sensors help to more accurately interpret multi-touch input without interrupting display signals, offering a more fluid, interactive experience. Tempered glass overlaying the display supports 176 pounds of load and up to 50 touch points at once, which should be more than enough for a Pacific Giant Octopus or any jerk that leans on your $8K table.

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Samsung ‘Optical Sensor in Pixel’ LCDs rolling out, ready for Surface 2.0
Downloaders of the Windows 8 Developer Preview have been proving their mettle the best way they know how: by getting it to run on systems it was never really intended for. Brent and the folks at Codesnack win the Real Utility trophy for their successful Boot Camp installs.
Downloaders of the Windows 8 Developer Preview have been proving their mettle the best way they know how: by getting it to run on systems it was never really intended for. Brent and the folks at Codesnack win the Real Utility trophy for their successful Boot Camp installs.

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Windows 8 ain’t fussy: runs on Macs, Surface, 128MB RAM, banana peel (videos)
Sydney’s nsquared is calling it “Seamless Computing” — software which unifies Windows Phone 7, Surface , Windows 7 Slate and Kinect . Begin designing a new home on your phone and then place it on the Surface to share between all the devices, then pick up the Slate to make some modifications before walking through a 3D model of the building, navigating with Kinect’s gesture interface.
Sydney’s nsquared is calling it “Seamless Computing” — software which unifies Windows Phone 7, Surface , Windows 7 Slate and Kinect . Begin designing a new home on your phone and then place it on the Surface to share between all the devices, then pick up the Slate to make some modifications before walking through a 3D model of the building, navigating with Kinect’s gesture interface.

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Nsquared’s Seamless Computing, Surface + Kinect + Slate + Phone = amazing interface (video)
Locked behind a gated fence and unseen by the public until now, lives Patty, Microsoft’s Surface 2.0 stress test robot. Designed to see just how much Gates’ touchscreen can take, this lady bot uses 80 compressed air-driven probes, six motors and a robotic moving head to apply maximum stress to the display.
Locked behind a gated fence and unseen by the public until now, lives Patty, Microsoft’s Surface 2.0 stress test robot. Designed to see just how much Gates’ touchscreen can take, this lady bot uses 80 compressed air-driven probes, six motors and a robotic moving head to apply maximum stress to the display.

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Meet Patty, Microsoft’s Surface 2.0 stress test robot


