Microsoft unveils "Surface"

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New top-secret 'Surface' will change the way we look at computing-

In a TODAY exclusive, Paul Hochman spoke with Gates at Microsoft’s Redmond, Washington campus about a revolutionary new device Microsoft now calls “Surface.” (MSNBC.com is a Microsoft-NBC Universal joint venture.)

“Pretty exciting, eh?” Gates said with a sly smile, when he put his hand down on what looked initially like a low, black coffee table: At the touch of his hand, the hard, plastic tabletop suddenly dissolved into what looked like tiny ripples of water. The ‘water’ responded to each of his fingers and the ripples rushed quickly away in every direction.

“Go ahead,” he said. “Try it.” When I placed my hand on the table at the same time, there were more ripples.

It took a moment to appreciate what was happening. Every hand motion Gates or I did was met with an immediate response from the table. There was no keyboard. There was no mouse. Just our gestures.

“All you have to do is reach out and touch the Surface,” Gates told me with barely concealed pride. “And it responds to what you do.”

:source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18928656/

brilliant stuff, specially auto detecting and downloading from wifi devices by just placing them over the surface or charging the credit card also by just placing them over it.

coool .. just like the minority report ! :)

that looks cool.

looks good

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coool .. just like the minority report ! :)

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I thought the EXACT same thing!

they did this in The Island

sounds pretty sweet

I just don't know what to make of Bill these days... Devil or Angel?

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Originally Posted by delimare

I just don't know what to make of Bill these days... Devil or Angel?

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:huh: wat

angel obviously...Look him up.

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I just don't know what to make of Bill these days... Devil or Angel?

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:huh: wat

angel obviously...Look him up.

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It's just a demo.

If you've heard the joke you'll understand. :devil:

Never heard of it apparently. :idunno:

Link?

wow thats really cool

Man, I can't wait til we call get to use that technology.

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Never heard of it apparently. :idunno:

Link?

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This one, i think :). Honestly though, he's not that bad. He's really more of an Angel than a Devil. I was merely referring to the hell we went through with some of his earlier works.

nice.

Wow... That was friggin awesome!
I think I'd still prefer a keyboard for typing though, and seeing the results of my touch'n'draw on a traditional monitor. You know, for gaming and shiz XD
But I'm so getting one! XD

I'd rather use a mouse. Think about it. With a mouse, you can move it a few inches and the pointer moves 2 feet. If i controlled everything directly through touch, I'd have to move my are across the expanse of the "table". Lazy, I know, but I'm sure a lot of people would agree with me.

What about fingerprints? Who is going to keep cleaning that thing?

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What about fingerprints? Who is going to keep cleaning that thing?

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Watch it go nutz when cleaning it. :lol:

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I imagine they probably think the same thing and have other ideas for it. But for the initial uses such as the phone kiosks etc., it will probably be great.

I would much rather lean back in my chair and use a mouse as well for general surfing etc., but I am sure they have other ways this will come in handy.