Microsoft Surface is like a giant iPhone
Microsoft Surface is a new concept table computer with a big multi-touch 30" screen, similar to the one in the iPhone, where you can resize photos with two fingers and that sort of things. Internally, however, it's much more complex. It uses cameras to sense objects, hand gestures and touch, and it's based on Vista, they say.
It also autodetects devices when you put them on top, showing its contents. The "file copy" thing is quite cool if you ask me, and the idea overall, well, I think it's brilliant.
Apparently they have been working in it since 2001, and they will start selling it now for a whopping $10000. You still can't buy it anyway, but you will be able to play with its dirty screen in some shops and several hotel chains.
Check out the official videos in their Surface site, and a Popular Mechanics video in Gizmodo.
It also autodetects devices when you put them on top, showing its contents. The "file copy" thing is quite cool if you ask me, and the idea overall, well, I think it's brilliant.
Apparently they have been working in it since 2001, and they will start selling it now for a whopping $10000. You still can't buy it anyway, but you will be able to play with its dirty screen in some shops and several hotel chains.
Check out the official videos in their Surface site, and a Popular Mechanics video in Gizmodo.
