Microsoft Corp. unveiled a coffee-table-shaped 'surface computer' in a major step towards co-founder Bill Gates's view of a future where the mouse and keyboard are replaced by more natural interaction using voice, pen and mouse.
So the user interface like a giant iPhone.
It's a coffee table book.... about coffee tables!Thought you might want to put this on your ping list.
easy way to paint a surface blue...
Bill Gates invents the touch-screen kiosk?
I, for one, am looking forward to this device. It’s been a non-secret for so long I was hoping it would eventually get the green light.
It’ll make a nice substitute for the video game console that maybe even my wife will use with me!
Seeing the demo got me really excited about the potential for such technology.
Sure, the idea has been there for a while but this reall steps up game a bit.
It can be like a command center coffee table. Here is just a few things I can think up:
Remote - has pages of your channels in thumbails and you can select what you want based on what you see
Games - Think your coat closet but minus the games falling on you when you are trying to get the game that under the rest
Conferencing - Communicate with friends, family or business partners sharing media and other information
House controls - Bring the automated house to a new level by seeing temperature, security cameras and grocery status/list making
Media Library - view/listen your digital media
Dashboard - when not using it, you could have various entertaining graphical representations or informational displays up. I can think of RSS feeds, current outside temp, upcoming events or schedule...
Sure, the technology has been out there but nobody has really put together a useful application that appeals to the general mass. MS did some really fine work with how it interacts with objects.