Comments on: Amazing Microsoft Surface http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2007/05/30/amazing-microsoft-surface/ Bits and Bytes of Life Sat, 19 May 2012 03:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Adam http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2007/05/30/amazing-microsoft-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1301 Adam Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:38:23 +0000 http://cutecomputer.wordpress.com/2007/05/30/amazing-microsoft-surface/#comment-1301 I finally got to play around with one of these in person. I was impressed by how accurately it detected input from multiple users. While a large number of the apps are only for technology demonstration purposes, it is easy to see how this could indeed become a ubiquitous appliance in many commercial settings. Maybe we'll see initial adoption by the end of this year? (2008) Here are some videos from units on display at MIX 08 including a Snow Board Customization App. http://www.4tay.com/blogs/Adam-Parker/Microsoft-Surface-Demonstration-at-MIX-08/1/1/701/ This sure has come a long way from their sample unit in Redmond. Only thing left is a good/quick way of capturing user input (text). I finally got to play around with one of these in person. I was impressed by how accurately it detected input from multiple users.

While a large number of the apps are only for technology demonstration purposes, it is easy to see how this could indeed become a ubiquitous appliance in many commercial settings. Maybe we’ll see initial adoption by the end of this year? (2008)

Here are some videos from units on display at MIX 08 including a Snow Board Customization App.
http://www.4tay.com/blogs/Adam-Parker/Microsoft-Surface-Demonstration-at-MIX-08/1/1/701/

This sure has come a long way from their sample unit in Redmond. Only thing left is a good/quick way of capturing user input (text).

]]> By: Gustaf http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2007/05/30/amazing-microsoft-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1300 Gustaf Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:40:40 +0000 http://cutecomputer.wordpress.com/2007/05/30/amazing-microsoft-surface/#comment-1300 Cool Microsoft! This is how we want you to work: inventing new cool stuff instead of stealing from others. Cool Microsoft! This is how we want you to work: inventing new cool stuff instead of stealing from others.

]]> By: Samardeep http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2007/05/30/amazing-microsoft-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1299 Samardeep Tue, 25 Dec 2007 03:54:09 +0000 http://cutecomputer.wordpress.com/2007/05/30/amazing-microsoft-surface/#comment-1299 It sounds Cool... http://compufun.blogspot.com It sounds Cool…

http://compufun.blogspot.com

]]> By: alessonaday http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2007/05/30/amazing-microsoft-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1298 alessonaday Tue, 05 Jun 2007 20:22:28 +0000 http://cutecomputer.wordpress.com/2007/05/30/amazing-microsoft-surface/#comment-1298 Surface > iPhone. Except in the "portability" category. Surface > iPhone.

Except in the “portability” category.

]]> By: swamytk http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2007/05/30/amazing-microsoft-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1296 swamytk Thu, 31 May 2007 02:29:18 +0000 http://cutecomputer.wordpress.com/2007/05/30/amazing-microsoft-surface/#comment-1296 Hi dosnlinux, >All the people in the videos are sitting on couches and booths slouched over a table... that's why it is aimed at restaurants, Mobile shops... :-) you don't spend long hour computing there. MS is not projecting it as replacement for desktop immediately. In future this may lead to different interface aspect of desktop computing. Hi dosnlinux,

>All the people in the videos are sitting on couches and booths slouched over a table…

that’s why it is aimed at restaurants, Mobile shops… :-) you don’t spend long hour computing there. MS is not projecting it as replacement for desktop immediately. In future this may lead to different interface aspect of desktop computing.

]]> By: dosnlinux http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2007/05/30/amazing-microsoft-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1295 dosnlinux Wed, 30 May 2007 21:44:01 +0000 http://cutecomputer.wordpress.com/2007/05/30/amazing-microsoft-surface/#comment-1295 One thing I noticed about MS Surface. All the people in the videos are sitting on couches and booths slouched over a table. That's got to be horrible on your back. (not to mention neck) Ergonomics aside, it looks cool, but it's certainly not anything original. One thing I noticed about MS Surface. All the people in the videos are sitting on couches and booths slouched over a table. That’s got to be horrible on your back. (not to mention neck)

Ergonomics aside, it looks cool, but it’s certainly not anything original.

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