CES 2012: Intel Voice and Movement Control Plus Windows 8

At the Intel press event yesterday, we were treated to a demo of Windows 8 on an ultrabook.
 

Intel thinks there's scope for people to use touchscreens and gyrocope motion sensors in notebook computers
 

Then, devices with varying form factors were presented. Some looked like regular laptops, some had separate keyboards and some had a keyboard that slid up over the screen.

Nikiski: a transparent touchpad in this device doubles up as a screen!
 

In fact, Intel apparently has 75 different product designs up its sleeve! One particularly surprising model (pictured above) is a prototype called the Intel Nikiski with a transparent touchpad running the whole length of the notebook. This doubles up as a kind of mini-screen so you can see what's going on with the laptop closed.

Intel said that voice controls and a Kinect-style control system could be coming to ultrabooks in the future
 

Intel went on to confirm that in 2012, 50% of ultrabooks would be 14 and 15'' models.

With more information on these new and improved ultrabooks due around April 2012, this new-generation of products could possibly be due to follow not long after.

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