Microsoft Surface - The Possibilities

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What is Microsoft Surface?
Microsoft Surface™, the first commercially available surface computer from Microsoft Corp., turns an ordinary tabletop into a vibrant, interactive surface. The product provides effortless interaction with digital content through natural gestures, touch and physical objects. Surface is a 30-inch display in a table-like form factor that's easy for individuals or small groups to interact with in a way that feels familiar, just like in the real world. In essence, it's a surface that comes to life for exploring, learning, sharing, creating, buying and much more. Soon to be available in restaurants, hotels, retail establishments and public entertainment venues, this experience will transform the way people shop, dine, entertain and live.

How does Surface work?
At a high level, Surface uses cameras to sense objects, hand gestures and touch. This user input is then processed and the result is displayed on the surface using rear projection.

What is surface computing?
Surface computing is a new way of working with computers that moves beyond the traditional mouse-and-keyboard experience. It is a natural user interface that allows people to interact with digital content the same way they have interacted with everyday items such as photos, paintbrushes and music their entire life: with their hands, with gestures and by putting real-world objects on the surface. Surface computing opens up a whole new category of products for users to interact with.

What are the key attributes of surface computing?
Surface computing has four key attributes:
Direct interaction. Users can actually "grab" digital information with their hands and interact with content by touch and gesture, without the use of a mouse or keyboard.
Multi-touch contact. Surface computing recognizes many points of contact simultaneously, not just from one finger, as with a typical touch screen, but up to dozens and dozens of items at once.
Multi-user experience. The horizontal form factor makes it easy for several people to gather around surface computers together, providing a collaborative, face-to-face computing experience.
Object recognition. Users can place physical objects on the surface to trigger different types of digital responses, including the transfer of digital content.

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Snowee (December 4, 2008 at 7:38 pm)
Holy fuck! That's crazy amazing!!
pepe1055 (December 4, 2008 at 10:45 am)
anyád
f0lg3r (December 3, 2008 at 11:15 pm)
would u get virus on it too???? maybe..
conkerkillers4 (December 3, 2008 at 8:48 pm)
the future is almost here
geekthree (December 3, 2008 at 4:37 pm)
Drag Drop music.. easyness.. somehow, i don't see that happening... did they even think of the DRM copyright protection bullshit that we have now and that's probs only going to get crapper....
thereefour777 (December 3, 2008 at 5:27 am)
12,000!!!! usd. fuk dat
imydaking (December 2, 2008 at 10:02 pm)
its real they showed us one at a shitty ms presentation in uni
imydaking (December 2, 2008 at 10:01 pm)
it will crash and blue screen for no apprent reason...
then apple will release one and it will work but have limited function

Then some nerd will make linux run on it, it will be super reliable and fast but you wont be able to run anything on it as it wont recognise anything since it wont have 'drivers'
Angieroxx35 (December 2, 2008 at 7:59 pm)
I WANNTT ONEEE
Larrssss (December 2, 2008 at 3:51 am)
no u should probably go to an expensive school, and learn grammar and spelling all over again.