Microsoft Surface

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…

Tech News Jason Chen May 8

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. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-surface-in-your-house-in-2011-373042 The Cubit is…

Tech News Elaine Chow May 4

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…

Tech News Benny Goldman Apr 17

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…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Apr 9

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.…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Apr 2

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…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz Jan 22