UPDATED 22:55 EST / JANUARY 05 2011

NEWS

Notes from Ballmer’s CES 2011 Keynote

Art Lindsey, John Casaretto and myself sat down with a few adult beverages and watched Ballmer’s speech tonight, prepared for a repeat of last year’s snoozer event. We were pleasantly surprised with a powerful presentation that showcased the new capabilities of Windows 8 and ARM System-On-Chip (SoC), the Kinect and Window’s Phone 7.

The take-a-way was a stellar presentation that actually made me wish it was a little longer.

Kit, John C. and Art will all be posting tomorrow with their perspectives. Here were our impressions as we watched the keynote.


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