Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft-the software giant-has introduced the latest Windows product at SpazTech 2009 in Las Vegas: WindowBlinds.
It's the third and final product in the current Windows franchise, joining the utilitarian WindowShades, and the more elaborate WindowCurtains. It supersedes the much touted but never launched WindowShutters, which was supposedly scuttled after development costs rose too high, too quickly.
WindowBlinds improves upon the privacy functions of WindowShades adding more opacity, the ability to surf the web from the privacy of your own room without the neighbors gawking.
Though not as elaborate as WindowCurtains, WindowBlinds doesn't take the effort that WindowCurtains requires to close either. And while WindowShades is backward compatible with Windows 98, you'll need a machine that's running Windows XP or better, to take advantage of all the features of WindowBlinds.
Mr. Gates is hoping that WindowBlinds will be ready to ship in the fall, although some manufacturers are including coupons for WindowBlinds with their new PC's right now to encourage sales of both.
A full review of WindowBlinds will be available here upon it's official release.
