22-06-2012, 02:50 PM
THE FUTURE OF MICROSOFT SURFACE
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Implementation and style
Microsoft Surface is already being used by AT&T, Harrah’s Entertainment as well as by Disney and select Sheraton Hotels.
Also found at the iBar at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Surface is a 30-inch display in a table-like form factor, 22 inches (56 cm) high, 21 inches deep, and 42 inches wide. The Surface tabletop is acrylic, and its interior frame is powder-coated steel.
At Microsoft's MSDN Conference, Bill Gates told developers of "Maximum" setup the Microsoft Surface was going to have:
Intel Core Quad Xeon
4GB RAM
1TB 7200RPM Hard Drive
It has a custom motherboard form factor about the size of two ATX motherboards.
Features
Direct Interaction: Users can actually "grab" digital information with their hands - interacting with content by touch and gesture, without the use of a mouse or keyboard.
Multi–Touch: Surface computing recognizes many points of contact simultaneously, not just from one finger like with a typical touch–screen, but up to dozens of items at once.
Multi–User: The horizontal form factor makes it easy for several people to gather around Microsoft Surface together, providing a collaborative, face–to–face computing experience.
Object Recognition: Users can place physical objects on the display to trigger different types of digital responses; in the future, this will include the ability to transfer digital content.
How it works
Microsoft Surface uses a rear projection system which displays an image onto the underside of a thin diffuser.
Objects such as fingers are visible through the diffuser by series of infrared–sensitive cameras, positioned underneath the display.
An image processing system processes the camera images to detect fingers, custom tags and other objects such as paint brushes when touching the display.
The objects recognized with this system are reported to applications running in the computer so that they can react to object shapes, 2D tags, movement and touch.
Conclusion
Microsoft Surface turns an ordinary tabletop into a vibrant, interactive surface.
The product provides effortless access to digital content through natural gestures, touch and physical objects.
Microsoft Surface is the future of computers
Eventually every household may have one in place of their everyday coffee table
Revolutionizes the way we think about computers.
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Implementation and style
Microsoft Surface is already being used by AT&T, Harrah’s Entertainment as well as by Disney and select Sheraton Hotels.
Also found at the iBar at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Surface is a 30-inch display in a table-like form factor, 22 inches (56 cm) high, 21 inches deep, and 42 inches wide. The Surface tabletop is acrylic, and its interior frame is powder-coated steel.
At Microsoft's MSDN Conference, Bill Gates told developers of "Maximum" setup the Microsoft Surface was going to have:
Intel Core Quad Xeon
4GB RAM
1TB 7200RPM Hard Drive
It has a custom motherboard form factor about the size of two ATX motherboards.
Features
Direct Interaction: Users can actually "grab" digital information with their hands - interacting with content by touch and gesture, without the use of a mouse or keyboard.
Multi–Touch: Surface computing recognizes many points of contact simultaneously, not just from one finger like with a typical touch–screen, but up to dozens of items at once.
Multi–User: The horizontal form factor makes it easy for several people to gather around Microsoft Surface together, providing a collaborative, face–to–face computing experience.
Object Recognition: Users can place physical objects on the display to trigger different types of digital responses; in the future, this will include the ability to transfer digital content.
How it works
Microsoft Surface uses a rear projection system which displays an image onto the underside of a thin diffuser.
Objects such as fingers are visible through the diffuser by series of infrared–sensitive cameras, positioned underneath the display.
An image processing system processes the camera images to detect fingers, custom tags and other objects such as paint brushes when touching the display.
The objects recognized with this system are reported to applications running in the computer so that they can react to object shapes, 2D tags, movement and touch.
Conclusion
Microsoft Surface turns an ordinary tabletop into a vibrant, interactive surface.
The product provides effortless access to digital content through natural gestures, touch and physical objects.
Microsoft Surface is the future of computers
Eventually every household may have one in place of their everyday coffee table
Revolutionizes the way we think about computers.