Windows 7 Sensors Explained.
Windows 7 Sensors was one of the first new functions that was spotted in one of the early builds of Windows 7 although it was not clear what the feature was all about. Some light was shed on Windows 7 Sensors at the PDC 08 conference in Los Angeles. Now what exactly are the sensors and what is their function in Windows 7? Windows 7 will support both hardware and software sensors. Hardware sensors can be devices like a microphone, accelerometer or motion detector while software based sensors can for example react on information received from a network or the Internet. Microsoft published a list of possible sensors, their placement and typical use.
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