wraggster
June 19th, 2015, 21:49
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/64879251cc4c0ebedb9559b7893f1073/202154717/Toshiba+BTS+2015+fullbleed.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/18/toshiba-windows-10-laptops-cortana-button/)
Toshiba just unveiled its back-to-school laptop lineup, and while mainstream notebooks are normally a bit of a snooze, there's at least one detail that makes these worth a second look. Everything in the line, from the $395 entry-level model to the souped-up 4K editions, has a built-in keyboard button to launchCortana in Windows 10 (http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/21/cortana-desktop-pc-windows10/). Just hit what appears to be a search key in the Function row, and you'll bring up Microsoft's voice assistant, which can respond to commands like "what's the weather?", "tell me a joke" and "sing a song". (With all due respect to Cortana voice actress Jen Taylor (http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/25/cortana-windows-phone-launch-uk/), you might want to skip that last one.) Toshiba is not the only PC maker (http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/29/lenovo-reachit-cortona/) that's chosen to add extra features related to Cortana, but the built-in hotkey is still pretty novel.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/18/toshiba-windows-10-laptops-cortana-button/
Toshiba just unveiled its back-to-school laptop lineup, and while mainstream notebooks are normally a bit of a snooze, there's at least one detail that makes these worth a second look. Everything in the line, from the $395 entry-level model to the souped-up 4K editions, has a built-in keyboard button to launchCortana in Windows 10 (http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/21/cortana-desktop-pc-windows10/). Just hit what appears to be a search key in the Function row, and you'll bring up Microsoft's voice assistant, which can respond to commands like "what's the weather?", "tell me a joke" and "sing a song". (With all due respect to Cortana voice actress Jen Taylor (http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/25/cortana-windows-phone-launch-uk/), you might want to skip that last one.) Toshiba is not the only PC maker (http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/29/lenovo-reachit-cortona/) that's chosen to add extra features related to Cortana, but the built-in hotkey is still pretty novel.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/18/toshiba-windows-10-laptops-cortana-button/