Microsoft takes the wraps off ‘Surface’
Cory Bergman May 29th, 2007
Every so often a new technology product comes along (like the iPhone) that’s just downright cool. Microsoft Surface (video) fits that category. It’s a tabletop computer that responds to touch, and it identifies and downloads (or uploads) content from handheld devices placed on top of it. You can manipulate photos, watch video, play games and surf the web on a 30-inch screen. Only catch? It’ll cost between $5,000 and $10,000, so Microsoft will debut Surface in hotels and casinos to start. But the applications are endless. “The practical uses for Surface at the point of sale are broad,” writes TechCrunch. “This is touch screen point-of-sale technology at a new level.”
7 Comments Add your own
1. Kerry | May 29th, 2007 at 11:28 pm
I remember watching Bill Gates (via webstream) demonstrate this in a keynote in ‘06… it’s nice to see one of those ‘fantasy products’ finally becoming reality.
2. discreet_chaos | May 30th, 2007 at 6:36 am
You can resize photos by spreading or narrowing your fingers? That could give the “squishing heads” thing that one of the Hanson boys used to do, a whole new meaning.
3. Mark | May 30th, 2007 at 10:42 am
Very cool. Does it tell you off if you don’t use a coaster…?
4. Joe | May 30th, 2007 at 11:44 am
Hey, there’s two Zunes sold!
5. Steve Safran | May 30th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
We’re that much closer to the Star Wars hologram chess-looking game from Ep. 3.
6. Safran | May 30th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
Looks like what Jeff Han demoed at TED 2006. Click on my name for the link.
7. Patrick | May 30th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
At last…it’s Dillinger’s desk from TRON brought to life. Where do I get one?!
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