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more about #surface more comments → t3knomanser: That is not a microsoft surface table. That's an optical screen, not a touch screen. See the weird symbols in those prisms? Those are sigils that a ca... more » dc-united: Or you could just unfold a paper and read a story that interests you. (And I don't have to listen to that spacey, new-age music while I read.) This ... more » tazm0n: Don't cross the beams.. don't cross the beams...Oh great... he crossed the beams, we're DOOMED... #infractor more » AmishJohn: I know of at least one Giz staffer who's waiting for the multitouch ottoman to go with that table... #gizmodoremainders more » xenti: Spork-ulina. #gizmodoremainders more » blunt: Not wanting to shove something made out of algae into your mouth kinda rules out sushi, doesn't it? #gizmodoremainders more » ratkazoo: I understand this is hopeless... But WinFS? Please? #gizmodoremainders more » philibuster: Hey, at least the plastic isn't made of people. #gizmodoremainders more » Fractal the Meek: So, just to clarify: Cutlery made of centuries-old, decayed carcasses = okay. Cutlery made of algae = not okay? This implies dinos > algae, which... more » awjans: Mmmm, algea... But I wonder how much petroleum they use converting the algea into plastic #gizmodoremainders more » yungjerry703: number 2 would be great in the DC metro area. slugging is a lifestyle out here. i on the other hand just take a cab to and from work. #gizmodoremainders more » Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo: But unfortunately for Johnny Twelvehands, 50 touch points just isn't enough. more » ilovexspin: Windows stuff you didn't post needs no answer to Why. #gizmodoremainders more » lostarchitect: I read that as, "armed with butt blades". I am a sad person. #ddsurface more » soggy_cheerio: Meh. Doesn't make the gameplay any more compelling. This, [arstechnica.com] interested me far more. #ddsurface more » -
#surface
How Superman Might Read the NY Times
The Infractor is probably the least efficient manner in which you could read the morning paper, but it involves Fortress of Solitude-esque prisms and interactive rays of light. Quite simply, the paper has never looked better. Video demo: More » -
#remainders
Stuff We Didn't Post Today (and Why)
Job Postings Reveal That Microsoft's Not Stopping At Windows 7...Carpool LED Signs Pretend That We All Get Along...Biodegradable Plastics To Be Made Out Of Green Gunk...I Don't Have Enough Fingers And Toes For Ideum's New Multitouch Table More » -
#surface
Dungeons & Dragons on the Microsoft Surface
For thousands of years, none of us quite understood the point of the Surface. Then, a few Carnegie Mellon students armed with but blades and wits developed this D&D game, and they lightning bolted the naysayers away. [Microsoft via Kotaku] -
#exclusive
Leaked Courier Video Shows How We'll Actually Use It
Microsoft's Courier booklet was surprising, mostly because it was so far outside of what everybody now expects from a tablet. This internal video shows how Microsoft thinks we'll use Courier. More » -
#exclusive
Courier: First Details of Microsoft's Secret Tablet
It feels like the whole world is holding its breath for the Apple tablet. But maybe we've all been dreaming about the wrong device. This is Courier, Microsoft's astonishing take on the tablet. More » -
#multitouch
CRISTAL: Control Your Living Room By Dragging, Dropping, Swiping a Surface Table
CRISTAL is a research project that moves the universal remote to a Microsoft Surface-type table with incredibly intuitive gestures. Want to watch a movie? Drag the cover to your TV. It even lets you trace a path for your Roomba. More » -
#tablets
Vintage Bill Gates Predicts Tablets to Be the 'Most Popular Form of PC Sold in America'
Our own Adam Frucci doesn't like the idea of tablet computing. And most of the world agreed with him back in 2001 when Bill Gates and Microsoft were pushing the form factor. More » -
#twitter
SurfaceTwitter Is Like TweetDeck on Multitouch Steroids
Holy crap: a multitouch Twitter app for Surface. The capabilities are a little basic now—only 25 recent tweets are shown in ScatterView, where you can manipulate them—but thinking about the possibilities explode my brain. [Microsoft via Gartenberg] -
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#space
First TV Image of Mars Ever Was Made With Crayons
What you are looking at here is the very first image ever taken of the surface of Mars. It was acquired by NASA's Mariner 4 using a television camera, and rendered using crayons. Look closer: More » -
#clips
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 » -
#surface
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 » -
#multitouch
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 » -
#playinggod
Microsoft's Interactive Omnidirectional Projector Puts You in the God Seat
An omnidirectional projector with a camera inside watches your hand movements and reacts fast, like a planetarium-wide Surface table. Does it give you a Zaphod-sized ego? Hell yes it does. Check out this vid: More » -
#patents
Sony Patents Surface-Like Touchscreen Printer
A new patent app from Sony reveals a pretty interesting inkjet printer that takes design cues from the Microsoft Surface. More » -
#fail
As Seen at CES: Microsoft Surface Fail [UPDATED]
Intrepid reader Yves Milord snapped a pic of what might be the first error message seen on a Microsoft Surface. UPDATED More » -
#carbonfiber
Carbon Fiber Surface Table Is Thin, Really Thin
I don't know that anyone goes around complaining that their table is just too darned thick, but this carbon fiber "Surface" Table has been fashioned to a scant 2mm. -
#moviereview
Quantum of Solace Is the Perfect Bond Movie
The latest Bond is the perfect Bond Movie. Yes. It is. In fact, Quantum of Solace is not only the perfect Bond movie, it's the best Bond movie ever, period. Even surpassing Casino Royale—and I mean both the Craig's one and the original Peter Sellers, David Niven, and Woody Allen's delirium—which to me surpassed Connery's best (I know, sacrilege). It has everything a Bond film must have and more: Cars, cocktails, airplanes, boats, cocktails, smart hot girls, evil baddies, slimy baddie sidekicks, cocktails, and gadgets. Contrary to previous versions, the new Bond actually has some cool gadgets in it. I don't mean cheesy stupid mini-rockets firing from the exhaust pipe of an Aston Martin or laser watches that can cut through steel and french lingerie. I mean cool, believable technology that integrates in the movie transparently. More »
