That's what I thought. I wonder if he was a developer.
It costs $10,000
It's not for consumer use... It's for restaurants, casinos, etc.Or were you being sarcastic?
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That's what I thought. I wonder if he was a developer.
It costs $10,000
It's not for consumer use... It's for restaurants, casinos, etc.Or were you being sarcastic?
i do like how the music and photo's are transferred by just placing them on the table...
but knowing microsoft it will have 10000 virus's by tomorrow and will be unusable
but knowing microsoft it will have 10000 virus's by tomorrow and will be unusable
How?
However; its kinda like the thing they use in the movie The Island with all those fancy touch screen desks. Kinda cool people are coming close to the future.
Mahalo
Oh, we're so playing along with Jason Calacanis' guessing game. The Sequoia-backed internet entrepreneur, who is working on a Wikipedia-style search engine, has put out so many clues about his future plans that it's hard to tell information from disinformation. This morning we received, from an anonymous tipster, a screenshot of a prototype that looked rough, but vaguely plausible. But, even if Kokua was once a working name, it has been superseded. One person involved in the site, with whom we've spoken, says the planned name, last month, at least, was Mahalo. The word, one that Calacanis likes, means "thank you" in Hawaiian, the language from which Wikipedia was derived. The name also appeared in a list of angel investments posted on Mark Pincus' blog, before being removed. This could be yet more fog... yadda, yadda, yadda.
Oh, we're so playing along with Jason Calacanis' guessing game. The Sequoia-backed internet entrepreneur, who is working on a Wikipedia-style search engine, has put out so many clues about his future plans that it's hard to tell information from disinformation. This morning we received, from an anonymous tipster, a screenshot of a prototype that looked rough, but vaguely plausible. But, even if Kokua was once a working name, it has been superseded. One person involved in the site, with whom we've spoken, says the planned name, last month, at least, was Mahalo. The word, one that Calacanis likes, means "thank you" in Hawaiian, the language from which Wikipedia was derived. The name also appeared in a list of angel investments posted on Mark Pincus' blog, before being removed. This could be yet more fog... yadda, yadda, yadda.
Leave it to Gizmodo to hype something that isn't worth hyping.
Yes folks, THEY are the ones that said the iPhone would be released in December of 2006.
And I quote ...
"I guarantee it. It isn't what I expected at all. And I've already said too much. Brian Lam"
Yes folks, THEY are the ones that said the iPhone would be released in December of 2006.
And I quote ...
"I guarantee it. It isn't what I expected at all. And I've already said too much. Brian Lam"
boy do i feel bad for jeff han et all..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp-y3ZNaCqs
first apple snags some ideas from them with the iphone.. then microsoft literally duplicates it.
(though i dont know if this was purchased from him in any way so if i was wrong, my mistake, but i havent heard anything about that)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp-y3ZNaCqs
first apple snags some ideas from them with the iphone.. then microsoft literally duplicates it.
(though i dont know if this was purchased from him in any way so if i was wrong, my mistake, but i havent heard anything about that)
I hate to hear anyone hating on this, its definitly more than just a big touch screen. this is what everyone pictures when they think of the future, where computers are just glass sheets with people dragging **** aaround with their fingers. the mp3 player thing is so much more intuitive than plugging in a cord, as with the credit card reading. microsoft actually has something here, and I think in 10 years they will be a household fixture, so long as they don't screw it up.
Well MS is doing multitouch - so will Apple. The playing field is equal just like it was with mouse and keyboards. Big Deal.
Its the apps and user experience that will separate the platforms just as they always have. Can't see how putting these things in offices and public spaces is going to be a killer app.
Its the apps and user experience that will separate the platforms just as they always have. Can't see how putting these things in offices and public spaces is going to be a killer app.
It does but I don't think Jeff had anything to do with the MS concept, I could be wrong. I used Jeff's touch thingy at SIGGRAPH, really nice, others had similar devices equally as nice, but I am not sure how practical it is right now. I think that Apple's implantation of touch activity on the iPhone is more practical then a 30" table top. I am happy to see this technology emerging, just kinda wish that Jeff or someone else had gotten it off the ground.
I'll have you know that microsoft has been developing this since 2001! Or so the website claims...
Wow. That's longer than I've been quitting smoking. Both failures...
wow... you guys are lame... someone actually brings a viable multitouch surface to market and you think its lame? It wasn't lame when jeff han did it. it wasn't lame when apple did it... give me a break. there is no doubt that multitouch surfaces are the future...
looks like apple has to play catch up... obviously an ambush for tomorrows rumble of the ceos
looks like apple has to play catch up... obviously an ambush for tomorrows rumble of the ceos
I think it's a pretty cool gadget.
And to anybody that says it'll make a bad coffee table: This is not intended for home users.
I can totally see how many professionals can benefit from this.
Hey, this is quite revolutionary. This is as revolutionary, if not more, than iPhone in my opinion.
And to anybody that says it'll make a bad coffee table: This is not intended for home users.
I can totally see how many professionals can benefit from this.
Hey, this is quite revolutionary. This is as revolutionary, if not more, than iPhone in my opinion.
Excuse me but what the hell good is moving a bunch of LCD cubes on a table gonna get ya.
You know a table like this would be good to display itunes on. : )
You know a table like this would be good to display itunes on. : )
Meh, not too impressed by it. At $10,000 I can't see how that is more efficient than a Laptop setup somewhere.
And you just know it won't just download photos from your camera instantly like it shows, send email without even putting in an email address (the postcard), and recognize your cellphone in less than a second. Oh I liked how it recognized the girls Zune too, funny stuff.
And you just know it won't just download photos from your camera instantly like it shows, send email without even putting in an email address (the postcard), and recognize your cellphone in less than a second. Oh I liked how it recognized the girls Zune too, funny stuff.
As others have said, this MS Surface thing is meant for restaurants, bars, casinos, etc. Probably a number of years away from being included in furniture you might buy for your home, but who knows.
Technically, it seems like MS would want to integrate this into Windows as well; HP already has their TouchSmart computer with a basic touch screen, and it does seem like multitouch makes sense in PC's as well.
Apple has been rumoured to be integrating multitouch across the entire product line, so it would make sense for MS to do this as well.
I am not going to knock MS on this though; at least from the videos, it does look cool for the intended markets; I think it would be cool to browse through menu items and order them right from the table, for example (although how many restaurants would be able to afford it is another question).
Technically, it seems like MS would want to integrate this into Windows as well; HP already has their TouchSmart computer with a basic touch screen, and it does seem like multitouch makes sense in PC's as well.
Apple has been rumoured to be integrating multitouch across the entire product line, so it would make sense for MS to do this as well.
I am not going to knock MS on this though; at least from the videos, it does look cool for the intended markets; I think it would be cool to browse through menu items and order them right from the table, for example (although how many restaurants would be able to afford it is another question).
I CANT WAIT FOR MS. PACMAN to be released on this thing!!!
*** EDIT ***OH MAN.. SheriffParker.. you beat me to it!!!!
*** EDIT ***OH MAN.. SheriffParker.. you beat me to it!!!!