{"id":1287,"date":"2007-05-30T01:00:14","date_gmt":"2007-05-30T05:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/?p=1287"},"modified":"2007-06-07T23:44:27","modified_gmt":"2007-06-08T03:44:27","slug":"ms-pushing-surface-computing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/?p=1287","title":{"rendered":"MS Pushing Surface Computing {*Update*}"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just watched a neat video over on C|Net (Link)<\/a> that seems to be the latest from Microsoft’s “surface computing” people. This isn’t<\/em> the same stuff I mentioned in March (reLink<\/a>).<\/p>\n

This variation is less about mixing realities in crazy ways and more about a clean, workable interface with obvious practical applications (e.g. an interactive menu system and more for restaurants).
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\nAmong other things, at first glance the demo seems to combine elements of the BumpTop (Link)<\/a> interface {maybe not; can’t tell for sure}, the “Multi-Touch” user interface system (demonstrated by Jefferson Han at TED – Link<\/a>), and a variation of RFID tech called “domino tagging” which links the screen surface to 3D objects.<\/p>\n

Sweet.<\/p>\n

{Update:<\/strong> Open the Future has a post worth reading (Link)<\/a>. Included in the entry is a link to Microsoft’s dedicated “surface computing” website (Link)<\/a> which includes more videos, and a link to a Popular Mechanix review. If I find more links worth mentioning, I’ll just tack them on here.<\/p>\n

PC World – “Microsoft Debuts ‘Minority Report’-Like Surface Computer” (Link)<\/a><\/p>\n

Seattle Post-Intelligencer – “Microsoft Surface brings computing to the table” (Link)<\/a><\/p>\n

ZDNet – “Microsoft unveils ‘Milan’ surface computer” (Link)<\/a><\/p>\n

Gizmodo – “Microsoft Surface Confirmed: Touch-Sensitive, $10k, Minority Report Table ” (Link)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Just watched a neat video over on C|Net (Link) that seems to be the latest from Microsoft’s “surface computing” people. This isn’t the same stuff I mentioned in March (reLink). This variation is less about mixing realities in crazy ways … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-administrative"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1287\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}