 Surface announced by Microsoft |
| Surface announced by Microsoft |
 May 30 2007, 09:00 AM
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May 30 2007, 09:34 AM
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i went to the website and i still don't know what it is, too much fancy flash and not enough actual content to actually tell me wtf it is
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May 30 2007, 09:54 AM
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 Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
in general, when I'm curious about what a web site/product is, I click the link that says "About". wasn't really all that difficult.
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May 30 2007, 09:56 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
that video where they're paying the bill is effin cool
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May 30 2007, 10:09 AM
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i did click "about", it just gave me a bunch of marketing terms that didn't help me understand what the product is or what it does
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May 30 2007, 10:14 AM
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 Oh baby bring me down  Group: Agents Posts: 4,115 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Way out yonder Member No.: 68 |
looks cool, but don't see it widespread, yet.
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May 30 2007, 10:14 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
weird... when I click about it says:
QUOTE Microsoft Surface represents a fundamental change in the way we interact with digital content. With Surface, we can actually grab data with our hands, and move information between objects with natural gestures and touch. Surface features a 30-inch tabletop display whose unique abilities allow for several people to work independently or simultaneously. All without using a mouse or keyboard. the three videos show a lot of possibilities too. |
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May 30 2007, 10:17 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 290 Joined: 23-February 06 Member No.: 59 |
So it's a reproduction of the multi-touch displays we've seen for a long time but now microsoft is trying to sell it?
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May 30 2007, 10:20 AM
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apple had something similar about 5 years ago, never caught on
and a couple of nyu students had a working model of this a whole year ago, http://cs.nyu.edu/~jhan/ftirtouch/index.html |
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May 30 2007, 10:28 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
MS's first prototype was in 2003, according to the site.
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May 30 2007, 10:32 AM
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still not early enough to beat apple, looks like they ripped off of apple yet again
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May 30 2007, 10:33 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
so where's apple's?
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May 30 2007, 10:37 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 5,275 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 2 |
no one bought it so they quit selling it
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May 30 2007, 10:46 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
i was just curious if there's a link or pic or something. it'd be interesting to see what their version of it looks like.
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May 30 2007, 10:49 AM
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i don't know where you can find a pic of their table, but it's basically a larger version of the technology in their touch-screen iPhone
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May 30 2007, 10:54 AM
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May 30 2007, 11:25 AM
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 New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
Great....here we go again with the PC vs Mac crap. Shoot me now
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May 30 2007, 11:58 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
/points at lance
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May 30 2007, 12:21 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,403 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
Not to take this off topic and make it Windows vs. Mac but I think this announcement was deliberate today as it comes right before Apple's big June conference (where the release date of the iPhone is supposed to be announced).
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May 30 2007, 12:25 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
how would this compete with iphone though?
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May 30 2007, 12:29 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,403 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
QUOTE (impala454 @ May 30 2007, 01:25 PM)  how would this compete with iphone though? I don't think it's there to compete, just draw attention away from. This thing has a $10,000+ price tag and from what is being released, is just for commercial applications right now. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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May 30 2007, 12:32 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
i guess what i'm getting at is, how is this another "omg microsoft copied apple" thing? yeah i saw harrah's is one of the companies buying them, I wonder what they're gonna do with em.
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May 30 2007, 12:39 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,403 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
QUOTE (impala454 @ May 30 2007, 01:32 PM) i guess what i'm getting at is, how is this another "omg microsoft copied apple" thing? yeah i saw harrah's is one of the companies buying them, I wonder what they're gonna do with em. I never said it was... In all honesty, I have no idea of the product that Lance is talking about from Apple. The only touchscreen commercial product that I know if is the iPhone. The only test system I know of, is the one that was linked to earlier. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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May 30 2007, 03:29 PM
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 GORILLA FLUFFER Group: Agents Posts: 7,711 Joined: 23-February 06 From: lubbock Member No.: 50 |
QUOTE (Jessica @ May 30 2007, 12:25 PM) Shoot me now k.... 
--------------------  QUOTE (Jessica @ May 7 2007, 01:15 PM) but yeehaw dammit. YEEHAW QUOTE (Dogmeat @ Jun 26 2008, 07:51 PM) ok once upon a time I jacked myself off retarded. Licking anuses, one kindergarten class at a time!! |
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May 30 2007, 05:24 PM
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QUOTE (FORSAKENR320 @ May 30 2007, 04:29 PM) k.... LMAO That crossed my mind when I first read it. -------------------- Spam? Isn't that something poor people eat?
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May 30 2007, 06:31 PM
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GORILLA FLUFFER Group: Agents Posts: 7,711 Joined: 23-February 06 From: lubbock Member No.: 50 |
QUOTE (James @ May 30 2007, 06:24 PM) LMAO That crossed my mind when I first read it. yea. it really is nothing against jessica.... she's an awesome girl and a good friend in person... but she has an E-rep..... ha -------------------- QUOTE (Jessica @ May 7 2007, 01:15 PM) but yeehaw dammit. YEEHAW QUOTE (Dogmeat @ Jun 26 2008, 07:51 PM) ok once upon a time I jacked myself off retarded. Licking anuses, one kindergarten class at a time!! |
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May 30 2007, 06:49 PM
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 Retired Funk-bringer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,656 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas Member No.: 14 |
QUOTE (1up @ May 30 2007, 10:34 AM) i went to the website and i still don't know what it is, too much fancy flash and not enough actual content to actually tell me wtf it is yeah. That site pissed me off. I kept clicking "skip" on the gay ass slow as hell flash animation and it kept reloading the same damn animation. The site was slow as shit and didn't tell me almost anything at all about the fucking product. come on, microsoft; i thought you of all people would know that flash-based sites are pretty much a taboo now. -------------------- WAIT. I'm not finished.
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May 31 2007, 11:06 AM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
QUOTE (FORSAKENR320 @ May 30 2007, 07:31 PM) yea. it really is nothing against jessica.... she's an awesome girl and a good friend in person... but she has an E-rep..... ha shut your mouf, bitch
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May 31 2007, 05:29 PM
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GORILLA FLUFFER Group: Agents Posts: 7,711 Joined: 23-February 06 From: lubbock Member No.: 50 |
QUOTE (Jessica @ May 31 2007, 12:06 PM) shut your mouf, bitch oh no you di'n't... ::snap:: ::snap:: ::snap:: -------------------- QUOTE (Jessica @ May 7 2007, 01:15 PM) but yeehaw dammit. YEEHAW QUOTE (Dogmeat @ Jun 26 2008, 07:51 PM) ok once upon a time I jacked myself off retarded. Licking anuses, one kindergarten class at a time!! |
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Jun 1 2007, 01:38 AM
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Retired Funk-bringer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,656 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas Member No.: 14 |
-------------------- WAIT. I'm not finished.
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Jun 21 2007, 04:23 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,403 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
-------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jun 21 2007, 11:58 PM
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Retired Funk-bringer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,656 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas Member No.: 14 |
Man i can't wait to see an RTS on this shit. Imagine moving your units by grabbing them and moving them.
Or even tabletop gaming... you throw your figures on the table, you get active stat readouts, can pull up your char sheet, see animated battles, have dynamic maps, etc. Brandon, take note. it seems like the coolest possible uses for this all lie in gaming. -------------------- WAIT. I'm not finished.
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