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Microsofts Surface computing - will it work?

Posted At : 24 July 2007 09:11 | Posted By : quiksilv
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After looking at microsofts surface computing product preview I have to say that I'm rather excited about it's prospects. I'm sure it will take a while for the shift in computing to change but with a richer multimedia world around us I think this is a great way forward. What are your thoughts?


 
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Graham's Gravatar It's not overwhelmed the world so far.

This parody is quite accurate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZrr7AZ9nCY
# Posted By Graham | 24/07/07 10:29 | Report abusive comment
Nick Tong's Gravatar @Graham, very amusing, thanks.
# Posted By Nick Tong | 24/07/07 11:14 | Report abusive comment
TJ Downes's Gravatar I would have to disagree with Graham. I think many people are excited about this technology, I think certain industries are particularly excited. I do think people are rather skeptical, as they were of large flat screen TVs when they came out and were $12k. But as prices came down more people bought them and now everyone wants a flat screen LCD TV.

I think the parody is evidence that it has caught people's attention. I wouldn't mind having a "big ass table computer" in my living room :D
# Posted By TJ Downes | 24/07/07 12:55 | Report abusive comment
Jeremy French's Gravatar I think it's a cool idea, but the difference between this and the iPhone (besides the size), is in the UI, which Apple excells at and Microsoft doesn't. I can't find it now, but there was a demo video going around where you could actually hear the scraping sound as people drug their fingers over the surface. I think that's going to get annoying. Don't know whether that's requisite for the technology, or just a poor choice in implementation that can be fixed. Little details like this are what makes or breaks a technology's adoption rate.
# Posted By Jeremy French | 24/07/07 18:29 | Report abusive comment
Peter Boughton's Gravatar >> Microsofts Surface computing - will it work?
It could have done had Jeff Han gone to any other company.


Fortunately Microsoft Surface isn't the only option:
http://www.instructables.com/id/EJIXKOEF3ER7VN5/?A...

(soon as I get a big enough place I'm building me one of them)
# Posted By Peter Boughton | 24/07/07 20:52 | Report abusive comment
Will's Gravatar Wow, that is some serious technology! £10,000 though? Rather hefty, especially since it does little more than view media content (oh, and playing with bubbles). I guess it has potential, but I cant personally see it happening soon, and I cant see
Microsoft leading the way - or rather I hope they dont.
By the way that same concept was used in iRobot, except his table was even bigger :P
# Posted By Will | 03/08/07 01:41 | Report abusive comment
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