If watching video of everything new in Windows 8 wasn't enough to satiate your Windows 8 curiosities, you can now download the Windows 8 developer preview, install it, and kick the tires yourself.
You can grab it in both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors, or the 64-bit version along with developer tools. The developer tools version requires a clean install, but if you have a Windows Vista or 7 installation on your machine, you can keep accounts, files and settings with a new installation. Windows XP users can upgrade and keep their accounts and files only. That said, we don't really recommend installing this over your existing copy of Windows, as it'll likely have a few quirks this early on in the preview. Hit the link below to check it out.
Download the Windows Developer Preview now
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