 Surface announced by Microsoft |
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| 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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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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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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