redbullmarky Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 ok, so we've seen them in the movies and it's not exactly a new concept, but still. this is just pretty cool: http://www.microsoft.com/surface/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6703249.stm Initially aimed at businesses, it's "expected to cost around $5000 - $10000 (£2,525-£5,050)" initially "with plans to create cheaper versions for the home within 3-5 years." Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/53532-i-want-one/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 It looks really awesome. I'd like one too, but the price is beyond what I can afford. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/53532-i-want-one/#findComment-264553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zq29 Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Sweet. I'll take two! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/53532-i-want-one/#findComment-264574 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTechie Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 But is it compatible with Vista? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/53532-i-want-one/#findComment-264595 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 But is it compatible with Vista? You could place your laptop (with Vista) on top of it and see what it says Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/53532-i-want-one/#findComment-264627 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShogunWarrior Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I'd like to see this as much as the next person but when you think about it we have 10s of drivers for everything from cameras to monitors. What are the chances that you'll actually be able to drag and drop photos from one cam to another without hours of driver installation? (It looks beautiful though, I know my xmas present ) Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/53532-i-want-one/#findComment-264642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsidian Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 That is absolutely amazing. I've heard rumors, but I had no idea it was that close to production already. I can think of a ton of legitimate business uses, but I'm sure my kids would die to have that finger painting feature, too Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/53532-i-want-one/#findComment-264669 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcombs_31 Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Yea, looks pretty cool, but how exactly is it interacting with the hardware? How long before all devices are compatible? Looks right out of the future, what was the movie with Tom Cruise? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/53532-i-want-one/#findComment-264824 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTechie Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Looks right out of the future, what was the movie with Tom Cruise? i think your thinking of War of the Worlds Minority Report Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/53532-i-want-one/#findComment-264840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcombs_31 Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Yep, minority report. I guess it will use bluetooth, but I thought with bluetooth you always had to bind the devices. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/53532-i-want-one/#findComment-264873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I'm going to guess they're either using different technology or they've figured out an "autobind" mode. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/53532-i-want-one/#findComment-264922 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShogunWarrior Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Oh, hope they didn't hear you or Microsoft Autobind™ it will be! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/53532-i-want-one/#findComment-264924 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj-kenpo Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 they demoed this today, you can now order them I believe http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/sticker-shock/video-of-bill-gates-showing-off-his-expensive-table-264453.php?autoplay=true Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/53532-i-want-one/#findComment-265037 Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbullmarky Posted May 30, 2007 Author Share Posted May 30, 2007 dj, nice link - tho i read the comments on that article, and I do think it's mad how some people have it deeply set that no matter what MS do, it's in the firing line to be belittled. Most dont even have any valid reason for hating MS and/or Bill Gates, apart from it's a bandwagon and "the norm" thing to do. I'm not a huge fan of MS, but you gotta give them credit. 2 weeks ago, I got a new comp with Vista and mostly am finding it pretty good - not a rip-off of OS X as many say. I also saw many articles about how much MS are losing in terms of their online market share - but love em or hate em, they always pull something out the bag which the majority are wowed by. This table being one of them. I aint gonna spend several thousand pounds on a fancy tic tac toe machine, but the idea of flicking the bubbles of my drink across the table has got me sold haha Seriously tho - as they've pretty much stated that Vista is prob their last proper windows release, they could do MUCH worse than focus on this piece of kit. If I was a bar owner and I could keep my drunk patrons calm as well as provide them a way of ordering food and drink at the same time as letting them hold a business meeting at the same time as offering them a jukebox and game of table football, I'd be lapping it up. In this case, well done MS. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/53532-i-want-one/#findComment-265155 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj-kenpo Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 agreed, though I'm not so sure how well this table will fair. apple is doing the same sort of multi touch on their iphone, but by using cheaper touch screen tech. because ms is using a projector + 5 cameras, the hardware seems very limited. I hope ms switches to using cheaper and more reliable (touch vs camera) tech. that would drop the price alot. not today.. but tomorrow. lcds keep getting cheaper and cheaper, so I expect that in 5 years you'll find graphic designers with these things using their entire desk as a 'tablet' for photoshop. I think it's wicked. the pc world is REALLY going through a renaissance right now with harddrives becoming obsolete and 256Gigabyte flash drives (faster, lower power, more reliable) better cpus, smaller, better wifi, and cheap led backlit lcds and Oleds. the next 5 years are going to be alot of fun! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/53532-i-want-one/#findComment-265215 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShogunWarrior Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I'd say alot of people have seen Jeff Han's demo online of the multi-touch screen he and his team developed. He's been developing the tech for a long time, along with numerous other motion-tracking and visual display technologies. Have a look for the presentation online (ted.com I think) because it's well worth seeing and the amazing thing i thought was that it was like a pane of glass. Even when it was displaying something you could see through the other parts completely transparently. It had many of the same apps like the photo one but it used total internal refraction. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/53532-i-want-one/#findComment-265230 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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