Microsoft Unveils "Surface" Computing
I'm not sure about this...I'd really like to see one done by Apple... Joel
Microsoft Unveils "Surface" Computing:
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May 30, 2007
Microsoft Unveils "Surface" Computing
By Stuart J. Johnston
Microsoft (Quote) chairman and soon-to-retire chief visionary Bill Gates has been touting alternative forms of computer-human interaction for years, such as tablet computing and voice recognition.
On Wednesday, the company unveiled a new computing device it says it will deliver on that promise by the end of the year with a device that presents information using an intuitive touch screen interface based on a display embedded in a table top.
The announcement, made by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, came at The Wall Street Journal's "D: All Things Digital" conference being held this week in Carlsbad, California.
Dubbed Microsoft Surface, the computer and its interface is the result of six years of collaboration between the company's hardware and Microsoft Research (MSR) divisions. But far from being a research project never meant to see the light of day, the company announced four launch customers for the product.
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