Over the years, All-in-One (AIO) computers have become a mainstay in both home and office delivering processing power and big-screen graphics capabilities along with sleek styling that saves on space. With Microsoft’s introduction of Windows* 8, AIOs have been building on traditional keyboard and mouse input with innovative touch capabilities that give end users new ways to interact with software and hardware. And now, a new form factor is emerging that will extend these capabilities even further — the Portable All-in-One (pAIO).
Portable All-in-Ones feature high-end technical specifications including large touch screens that can operate in lay-flat orientations, and a built-in battery that supports limited mobility. These capabilities make new use cases possible and open the door to development of applications and games that incorporate innovative features such as:
- Multi-user and multi-touch (MUMT) user interfaces
- Multi-modal interactions based on voice or camera-captured body gestures
- Multi-gadget scenarios such as using smartphones as game controllers
- The use of Intel® Wireless Display (WiDi) to provide additional game or application visuals on an HDTV
- Intel Rapid Start Technology for fast system resume
The ability to operate in a detached horizontal orientation offers both opportunities and challenges to software developers who will need to adjust their mindset to take advantage of the features that pAIOs bring. This paper presents four guidelines that can help guide software developers as they design applications that encourage touch interaction and deliver a memorable user experience on Intel® processor-based pAIOs.
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