microsoft surface: interactive multi touch tabletop computer revealed
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May 29th, 2007 post a comment (9) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
Microsoft today announced the launch of a new product line known as Surface. The tabletop system is designed to create interactive experiences using gestures, touch and objects placed on the surface of the tabletop.
We’ve seen earlier research prototypes of this technology under the moniker PlayAnywhere, but now Microsoft is commercializing it. The initial Surface system looks like a table with 30-inch flat panel monitor embedded beneath the tabletop.
Like Apple’s iPhone, Surface supports multi-touch, meaning it can detect touch in multiple locations on the display, providing the ability to “grab” and manipulate objects on the screen. The system can also accept simultaneous input from multiple users, making it perfect for gaming and other entertainment uses. In addition, it can interact with objects placed on the surface for everything from augmented reality applications to detecting when a media player is placed on the surface so it can begin transferring digital content via a wireless connection.
Surface runs on the Windows Vista platform, but has specialized software which provides the touch and gesture interface. With the initial units costing around $10k each, Microsoft sees the initial applications for surface being in bars, restaurants, casinos, hotels and other locations where users might interact with menus, maps, games or other information without need for a mouse, keyboard or other control device. They expect to ship the first devices later this year.
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May 29th, 2007 post a comment (9) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
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9 comments post a comment
1. dérive » Blog Arch&hellip | May 31st, 2007 at 12:04 am
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2. aggnik | September 5th, 2007 at 4:43 pm
Hello, sorry for my language i am greek and i do not know well the language. I d like to inform me for the interactive multitouch. This is marketable, it circulates in the market ? If yes where can i find it ? I wait for shorter possible information. Thanks
3. technabob | September 5th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
Yes. Surface is a real product, and it’s being marketed by Microsoft. As far as I know, they’re not selling it broadly yet, and have a limited number of initial installations they’re working on at present.
However, if you’re interested in more information, you can try to contact Microsoft’s Surface department by clicking the “contact us” link on their website: http://www.microsoft.com/surface/
4. apoorvagovind | November 7th, 2007 at 6:37 am
is it a software or hard ware?
5. technabob | November 7th, 2007 at 8:38 am
It’s a combination of software and hardware.
6. Ron Raglin | December 22nd, 2007 at 7:40 pm
I’m the inventor of an interactive card basketball game (Numbers On The CourtTM) that teaches students math and writing that I believe can be integrated onto Microsoft’s Surface Computer Platform. In addition, as an educator with nearly 25 years of experience, I have an idea of how I believe the surface computer can revolutionize education as we know it in a way that the current tech-wired-born generation of students relate.
Thanks,
Ron
7. abby | February 21st, 2008 at 10:44 am
hi i like his invention i am doing a project on it too, i don’t know who the inventor is do u no can u tell me
8. technabob | March 2nd, 2008 at 7:33 am
For more information, check out the Microsoft Surface website…
http://www.microsoft.com/surface/
9. sara khan | April 17th, 2008 at 3:09 am
hi,
me sara khan from pakistan.i m student of computer science.i want to know about this new great technology of multi touch table or screen.kindly send me more images of this new technology.
your sincerly
sara khan
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