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Asus 'Seamless Experience' Concept Knows More About Your Coffee Than You Do
This slick Seamless Experience video from the Asus Computex booth is a neat glimpse at a future where even coffee cups have a story to tell. It looks, unsurprisingly, like Microsoft Surface. Let the marketing concept arms race commence. More »
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By Jack LoftusComment by switchblade saints: will lines of blow register? "wow that stuff is cut very clean" and how does it know its coffee in that cup.... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Microsoft Presents Us With Their Vision of the Future
XUI, or experience-user-interface, is Microsoft's anticipated evolution of the NUI, or natural user interface (a la Surface). What's that really mean? It means something amazing—essentially computers/life rethought. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Lukasz Fabis: I'm unimpressed. Flashy concepts are a dime a dozen. Show me the actual research. 9 Responses | Other threads
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Microsoft Surface Is an Incredible User Experience That Sucks a Whole Bunch to Setup
Surface is a triumph of Microsoft usability and design. It's a multitouch table computer. Minority Report! And so on. Setting it up, however? Ominous foreshadowing: It comes with a keyboard and mouse. More »
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Comment by hu_hu_cool: Why Microsoft do you always have to screw your customers? You did it with vista, you did it with the... 13 Responses | Other threads
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Maximum PC Builds a Surface-like Multitouch PC for $350
Maximum PC didn't like the idea of paying $12,000 for a Microsoft Surface. So what did they do? They made their own multitouch table PC for a fraction of the price. More »
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Comment by Invisiblemoose: "Maximum PC Builds a Surface-like Multitouch PC for $350" "Maximum PC didn't like the idea of paying $12,000 for a Microsoft... 9 Responses | Other threads
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Super Bowl Security Uses Microsoft Surface For Coordination, Holding Up Nacho Bowls
The people in charge of Super Bowl CIVIII, or whatever they're up to now, are going to be using Microsoft's Surface to coordinate and view the goings on in Tampa this Sunday. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by audioeric: So, what is the surface being used for that a regular large screen can't be used for? I still... 9 Responses | Other threads
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BMW First Car Company to Implement Microsoft Surface
By allowing its snooty customers to manipulate the snooty Microsoft Surface interface with their snooty fingers, BMW has officially become the first car maker to offer the touchscreen tech to a worldwide car-buying audience. Impressed? Me neither, but that's just because I'm a low-paid writer who's insanely jealous of anyone driving a car that's hotter than my 2006 Mercury Milan. So, basically everyone.
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By Jack LoftusComment by vista64guy: You guys don't consider Apple snooty? Are we measuring both companies by the same stick of snootiness? That being said,... 32 Responses | Other threads
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Microsoft SecondLight Caught on Video: It's Like Surface, With Magic
Microsoft announced the SecondLight table a few days ago, offering plenty of explanations as to how this modified, quasi-X-ray Surface table works and how one might use it, but little in the way of visual aides. The dual-projection system, by which the table identifies where it is being touched and projects a second, alternative image didn't sound like the kind of thing that would look, well, seamless. As it turns out, it does. Say what you will about the SecondLight's incredibly complicated design, but you can't deny that, in motion, the hidden overlay concept is pretty impressive. [PCPro via Slashdot]
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By John HerrmanComment by OMG! DEITY!: Wow, quite impressive, especially from Microsoft! 3 Responses | Other threads
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Surprise: Microsoft Surface Costs More Than Expected
When Microsoft announced its Surface multitouch computer, we knew it'd be a toy for well-funded, respectable news outlets long before Joe the Plumbers, since it was going to cost $10,000. Turns out, it actually costs more like $13,500. That's with a 10 percent discount! Microsoft is still expecting good ol' economies of scale to kick in to help fulfill its dream of fancy coffee tables in every home, but uh, you might want to hang on to that iPhone or something if you want the multitouch future anytime soon. [Cnet via ZD Net]
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Comment by unkpku has a really long fucking screenname because i saw some other people do it: A "GLAD"iator? 4 Responses | Other threads
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Interactive Mirrors: The Inevitable Future of Vanity
Lit Studios and Interference inc, the same guys who made that ridiculous laser pointer wall a few weeks ago, are back with a touch-enabled interactive mirror. Using a combination of projection techniques, they were able to superimpose a clear, vivid, moving image on top of a regular reflection, creating the bathroom mirror HUD that humanity (read: the sci-fi community) has been yearning for since about 1950. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by spyguy99: Didn't they have one of these on CSI:Miami last week? 1 Responses | Other threads
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SMART Table for Kids is Like a Cheaper, Funner-er Microsoft Surface
As much fun as it is to tinker with Microsoft's multitouch Surface table, most of its applications have been decidedly gimmicky. By offering a lower price (sooner than MS), more compact design, and more complete suite of software, SmartTech wants to bring multitouch tables to the people who would probably most appreciate them — kids. From the video (and press release), it looks as if the SMART Table has a nearly identical — if not better — set of capabilities to the Surface: multitouch, gesture support, a 27in screen and a super-simple SDK. Details are slim at the moment, but the price is a comparatively low $7000, so expect to see the SMART Table popping up in more affluent school districts as early as Spring 2009. [SMART via Crunchgear]
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By John HerrmanComment by theogcasey: My high school had the SMART Boards in every classroom and they definitely came in handy in classes like Physics... more » | Other threads
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Microsoft Survey Hints At "Oahu," Surface Multitouch Table At Consumer Prices
Microsoft is at least considering releasing a consumer-priced version of its Surface computer, if a marketing research survey is to believed. The survey is centered around a device called “Oahu,” which, from its description, sounds a lot like the table we've all come to know and love: a multitouch flat screen that sits like a table top and allows for multiple users to interact with it at once. More »
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By Elaine ChowComment by ahm3d3sa: Seriously, I don't know if I want to touch the same screen with other people... not sanitary. That's why the... 11 Responses | Other threads
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LED Coffee Table Plays Four-Way Pong (Can Surface Do That?)
Well, yes, it probably could, but as yet it's only there for picking the interior color for your new BMW and the like. So for now, this DIY coffee table with a matrix of 4,092 LEDs is what I want in my living room. Using 65 microcontrollers and four Atari 2600 joysticks, the circuit wizards at Sparkfun have loaded their LED table with four-way cooperative Pong, which actually looks like a lot of fun in action. More »
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By John MahoneyComment by pinball21: Would anybody here purchase a coffee table with an all mechanical (No Plug) Pinball Machine? Just Like This One - 3 Responses | Other threads
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MC Hammer Takes Time from His Busy Schedule to Play with Microsoft Surface
MC Hammer was out of commission for a while there but he appears to be back in big way. First we saw him in a full-on parody for Monday Night Football, and now he has been spotted enjoying the Microsoft Surface at the TechCrunch 50 conference. If I were the one wearing Hammer Pants in the '80s, I would try to avoid public scenarios that invite obvious jokes—but he seems to have come to terms with his past. [JacobMullins TwitPic via Microsoft Surface Blog]
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By Sean FallonComment by redwingsmonk: Let's hope he doesn't get hired to sing in a commercial for this Surface with " you can't touch... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Microsoft Surface Predicts the Election with McCain and Obama Bobbleheads
MSNBC had an impromptu demonstration of its new Microsoft Surface table this morning, and gave political analyst Chuck Todd a chance to play with his dollies. At first, the goateed Todd moved states around, zooming, coloring and highlighting with his finger. Though he didn't really have a full handle on all the features himself, the demo was pretty much Surface as usual, until he brought out his bobbleheads. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by zanella: "Red vs. Blue" would be a very good political campaign indeed. Somebody call the folks from Rooster Teeth! 3 Responses | Other threads
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TouchKit Brings Surface-Like Multitouch to the Nerdy Masses
Touchkit, an open source (software and hardware) multitouch kit designed by NOR_/D, has been announced at a $1580 price point, or roughly 1/8th the cost of Microsoft's Surface table. That's not to say that the TouchKit is equivalent or even necessarily a competitor to Microsoft's offering, but it is theoretically capable of many of the same flashy tricks. The system must be hooked up to a separate computer, and also requires an external projector. As you can see in the video, there's not exactly a whole lot it can do out of the box, but the open source platform can be tweaked by anyone with a little knowledge of C++. Check out the gallery of the hardware and potential installations are their site. [Gizmag]
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By John HerrmanComment by Crash Override 777: Wow is it me or has rap just get more lamer? 5 Responses | Other threads
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Disney's Innoventions Dream Home is a Big Ad For Microsoft and HP...But I Still Want It
Recently, Disney announced the grand opening of their new Innoventions Dream Home located in Tomorrowland in Anaheim, Calif. The construction was a collaborative effort between Disneyland, Microsoft, HP, Life|ware and home-builder Taylor Morrison—so naturally the home functions more as a big advertising campaign for current products than an actual "home of the future." Still, I wouldn't mind booting out the fictional Elias family from their 5000-square-foot home to get my hands on some of this tech. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by tegronin: i think this disply WAS at epcot about 8 years ago...they have had a house of the future at epcot... more » | Other threads
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Microsoft Surface Debuts For Drunken Vacationers At the Rio in Vegas
Microsoft's following up its initial retail rollout of their Surface Table at AT&T with a slightly sleazier version in Vegas. The Rio is going to get six Surface tables, which allows patrons to order drinks and play mini-games with their buddies. The most interesting is a "Flirt" application, which lets you try your luck electronically with people at other Surface tables without actually going over there and talking to them. How well does vomit come off of these things again? [Surface Blog]
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By Jason ChenComment by pashdown: "Erase this crap and put video poker on these things!" in 3.. 2.. 1.. more » | Other threads
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College Student Makes Multi-touch Table Out Of Cardboard Box
Microsoft's Surface multi-touch table sure is cool, but who has $10,000 to spend on a gadget like that? I personally have maybe fifty bucks to my name right now, so I guess I'll have to fulfill my multi-touch itch with a cardboard box and a webcam like this guy. More »
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By Elaine ChowComment by king_of_fools: Boy is that guy busy or what; he made the same thing back in april on Endgaget [www.engadget.com] more » | Other threads
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Windows 7 Features Revealed
Here's what Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer revealed about Windows 7 at All Things Digital a few minutes ago. The biggest "feature" is the touch and multi-touch integration, which takes many of its roots from Microsoft's Surface Table, and will be available as an interface options for other apps. Here's some more stuff they pulled out, which we captured in photos here. More »
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weird combo of the day
Microsoft Surface Model Now American Gladiator
Remember that Microsoft Surface model? The one that was a competitor on American Gladiators last season and actually managed to win the whole thing? She's actually a Gladiator now (her name is Jet), and really beefed up for the part. We would make a multi-touch joke here, but she'd break our fingers off and shove them into our eyeballs, so we won't. Hit the jump for her new photo. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by Set to evil: Nothing siginfies the end of a society like Gladiators in combat for entertainment. more » | Other threads
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Microsoft Surface + Xbox 360 = What?
Stefano from onthetabletop attended CHI 2008, where several members of the Microsoft Surface team was there tossing around ideas. One of the more interesting ideas, besides slimming down the table so it could fit inside spaces smaller than bars and AT&T stores, was shoving an Xbox 360 inside. Why would you do this? To allow the 360 to become an additional control input mechanism, possibly making RTS games SO MUCH EASIER TO PLAY. Will it happen? Who knows. These guys could have just been just daydreaming possible features to impress female attendees. [On the Tabletop]
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By Jason ChenComment by HeeroYuy01W: It's a 2D version of Tom Clancy's End War. If you watch the demo vid. that's basically what it is.... more » | Other threads
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Build Your Own Multitouch Table With the Cubit
Engineers at Eyebeam, a New York arts and technology center, are drastically reducing the cost of ownership for multitouch tables by taking them open-source. Schematics for the Cubit, a multitouch tabletop display, are available online for people who want to make a scaled-down Microsoft Surface for one tenth the Surface's price. More »
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By Elaine ChowComment by crimsonred: Multitouch building and opensource multitouch software has been around for more than a year on [www.nuigroup.com] It's great that cubit is... more » | Other threads
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Multi-grope: Interacting with Microsoft Surface at the AT&T Store
Microsoft's near-mythical Surface table just appeared at five AT&T Stores across the country (with seven more locations soon to get one), and we were happy to have a go with it this morning. As you'll see in the video, this one is programmed for mobile phone sales pitches, and doesn't have all of the fun apps we've heard about, but even here, Surface's massive, beautiful potential is obvious. More » -
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New No-Touch Surface Gives You Jedi Powers
This evolution of Jeff Han's multitouch surface doesn't require touching, allowing you to manipulate objects Jedi-style thanks to infrared camera tracking overhead. This makes possible the use of conventional software, like a web browser, while keeping the advantages of direct touch manipulation. We talked about the technology and its advantages over previous multitouch displays with Florian Echtler, the researcher behind the project at the Technical University in Munich, Germany:
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By Jesus DiazComment by nonreligious pope: i just realised something..... i have heard more of the word of jesus than any of my religious friends... WIN! more » | Other threads
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AT&T Surface Retail Demo: Buying a Cellphone Finally Doesn't Suck
AT&T just ran us through a demo of what shopping with Microsoft's Surface at their stores is gonna be like. It's wayyy better than dealing with an embittered, ill-informed retail drone. You can dynamically check out coverage, smoothly zooming in and out for a fantastically detailed view of where you might get 3G, for instance. You can throw a phone on there and mess around with its features, or even better, slap two on the table and compare them head-to-head, feature-to-feature. Of course, it'll also sell you more shit, like the whole range of device accessories, or ringtones and media. -
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Wiimote Hack Converts TV into Touchless Microsoft Surface
This user interface project allows you to control objects on a display using gestures, working like Microsoft's Surface but without touching the screen at all. Inspired by Johnny Chung Lee's work, the system requires you to wear Minority Report-style gloves equipped with infrared emitters on your fingertips. A Wiimote on top of the display keeps track of these IR LEDs, while the software can read the motion down to two-finger pinching gestures for image zooming. Hopefuly, using it won't convert you into a sofa-jumping, grinning-crazy, Scientology-member maniac. [Oh Gizmo]
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By Jesus DiazComment by subskin: What are they doing to that poor baby in the background? Does this thing run on children's tears? Monsters... more » | Other threads
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Microsoft Surface Table Delayed - Picky Customers to Blame
Unfortunately for electronic table fetishists everywhere, you won't be able to walk into a restaurant, a casino or a retail outlet and play with a Microsoft Surface table until spring of next year. Why isn't it surfacing until then? Partners. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by jonb4more: i cant wait, hope around for this technology. more » | Other threads
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