Microsoft Surface

techjunkie · Post by **techjunkie** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 2:27 pm

http://www.microsoft.com/surface/
Wasn't there some videos on the Forum about this, one - two years ago? Can't find them...
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Microsoft's presentations are rather cool, though...

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This requires a total new IDE for PB, doesn't it?

WishMaster · Post by **WishMaster** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 2:46 pm

That's quite old stuff Microsoft® just copied...

Look at these videos at Google®'s YouTube.com featuring the Perceptive Pixel technology.

techjunkie · Post by **techjunkie** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 2:53 pm

WishMaster wrote:That's quite old stuff Microsoft® just copied...

Look at these videos at Google®'s YouTube.com featuring the Perceptive Pixel technology.

Yeah - I know... That was this video I was searching for in the first post.
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Hmmm... according to Microsoft History of Surface they seems to have started developing this in 2001, so I'll guess there will be a struggle in court?

Thalius · Post by **Thalius** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:17 pm

Possibly.. tho i am really looking forward to a Bluescreen on my drinking table!

techjunkie · Post by **techjunkie** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:19 pm

Thalius wrote:Possibly.. tho i am really looking forward to a Bluescreen on my drinking table!

Kaeru Gaman · Post by **Kaeru Gaman** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 4:29 pm

saw it on TV a few days ago... and had to grin...

ok, there are some new things with the handling and the interface e.g. to a digicam you put on the table to load the pics...

but touchscreen is an old joke.
more than 10 years ago there were already tourist information tables with touchscreen here in germany.

techjunkie · Post by **techjunkie** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 5:21 pm

Kaeru Gaman wrote:but touchscreen is an old joke.

I bought a 7" touchscreen for €200 just a couple of months ago...

It was too small tough, so I'm going for a 10" or 12" inch one...

Used it with a Jukebox Player on New Years Eve and it was a huge success! Everybody was happy, no one was complaining about music...

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:20 pm

Looks good though, whoever gets it to market first will make a killing.

techjunkie · Post by **techjunkie** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:32 pm

Derek wrote:Looks good though, whoever gets it to market first will make a killing.

I think so too... As it was with the Amiga. A brilliant technology released to early. The goal of success is to release a technology when the "masses" are ready! (and with the right name... Skype, Google, Joost, YouTube, Yahoo... it seems as silly, easy spelling (and easy to remember) names does it!

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blueznl · Post by **blueznl** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 12:33 am

About to register Duzzit then!

Thalius · Post by **Thalius** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 10:16 am

"Fondle" seems appropriate for a name !! omg i must register !

btw. as for what the old touchscreen technology goes... am not sure if it was SW or HW related but the old touchscreenmodel only allowed for a single point of touch at once.

Thalius

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 1:14 pm

Back OT, I like the way it recognised a drink and said 'Getting thirsty?' around the bottom of the glass, really clever, I wonder what else it would recognise.

Starts to wonder.... Ahh, got it. What would it say if you sat on it?

Fangbeast · Post by **Fangbeast** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 2:48 pm

Derek wrote:Back OT, I like the way it recognised a drink and said 'Getting thirsty?' around the bottom of the glass, really clever, I wonder what else it would recognise.

Starts to wonder.... Ahh, got it. What would it say if you sat on it?

If you were an attractive looking woman with a nice ass, it might have a lot to say, including some strange and un-natural bonding between woman and machine.

If an old and ugly bloke like me sat on it, instant BSOD!!!

Thalius · Post by **Thalius** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 2:56 pm

Like the Handy-comparison with features it could ON_Sit() show pricemarks, models and colours of your underwear !

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:16 pm

Fangbeast wrote: If an old and ugly bloke like me sat on it, instant BSOD!!!

You can just picture it.