Let me begin by letting you all know that Microsoft fails more than it succeeds.
However, I can’t deny that Microsoft Surface looks amazing. Multi touch screens are what technology for computers have come to, and seem like they will be amazing once they are available in the home. A video of a multi touch screen is at the bottom of this article.
For those of you that don’t know, Microsoft Surface is currently a 30″ glass table which has a screen for a top that can sense touch, temperature and all sorts of things, but has is still in devolopment which started in 2001. It can sense what kinds of objects are placed on it, such as a Zune Player. In theory this could do basically anything, from children playing board games, to interactive murals in which a wall could be one giant screen. Personally, I think I would use it for drawing digital images. Imagine playing iSketch with this! Surely it would beat drawing with a mouse or tablet!
Microsoft Surface is planned to hit the markets in Spring 2008. I’m pumped. As for price, I have no idea, but would guess over $5,000.
Multi Touch Screen Video
Filed under: Awesome, Everything Else, Software, Technology, iSketch
Yes, I have heard of this, It seems great! though it could be great, it also could be a huge failure. The interface reminds me of Vista because that’s what it was built off of. I’ve read and heard countless complaints about Vista. No one likes it. Or at least not many. That’s why Microsoft kept Windows XP out on the market. I for one have mixed feeling on this. It looks great but so does Vista. Will it work great? Vista didn’t.
Personally,
I thought vistas flaws weren’t entirely their fault. Although it was their fault, they can’t force other companies into making things that are vista compatible. Plus, I don’t think this is even comparable to vista, this is it’s own entity, not just an operating system.
Don’t get me wrong, I would never use Vista! I’ll be sure to check out your computer blog…
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very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
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