How cool is this?

http://www.microsoft.com/surface/

 

all iv got is a black screen

 

ignore me was loading

 

how cool is that no really

 

 

looks good that

 

Wow

but only watched the first vid inline tho, am i right in saying its like what you see in films lol like with the table & a big screen in the middle with ppl poking at it? reminds me of paycheck with Ben Affleck at the start of it, what ive recent watched aswell

 

That is, without doubt, the most impressive and exciting new technology ive seen for a long time and i absolutely cant wait to see it vecome mainstream. It is DEFINATELY going to change the way we do almost EVERYTHING in our lives!!

 

The stuff microsoft do behind the scenes is truly amazing, BT also in their martlesham labs

Would you really put a hot coffee on a very expensive flat screen though ???

 

That is awesome i watched all 3 vids and was truely impressed by it. i just cant help but wonder what sort of cost its going to be!

 

I've seen a figure of at least $10,000 bandied about....

 

Exactly, ought to be good for that money...

Bet SP1 is already in the pipeline

 

It's a glorified tablet PC


a good one at that though

 

awesome, beats table top space invaders

 

WOW that is cool!!

 

so cool

 

looks like a peice of shit to me.

Its style over function and I doubt it will take off... think about the laptop/tablet pc's that we were all supposed to be using for everything by now and the electronic news paper... all these hailed developments failed to create the market they were designed to.

It's a PR toy with no real impact or use in the near future I would have thought. Typical MS bloatware

 

Just cos you can't get a Linux one

 

 

It looks really cool but you can't beat surfacing like this!!

 

are you taking the piss stu?

we will no see that till we are taking are pensions





I will not see that in my life time but my kids will be using it

 

It`s on sale from winter 2007...

 

Probably some truth to that,

but other than being a toy I can't see it being much good to anyone long term.

 

i BET it wont work like they have shown. All touch screen Tablet's ive ever used, are totally useless, and you end up having to drag the item about 3 times before it moves to the right place!

 

Good point.

I was talking to JJ after i suggested my ideal laptop would be a cross between a touchpad/mouse and then physically being able to tocuh the screen aka a smart phone of portable sat nav.

This is my ideal system, only on speed!!

Bring it on, let the early adopters iron out all the bugs and then i will come rollin in.

 

Well to add some meat to the bones, watch this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLhMVNdplJc

and then this, the iBar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaKeh...elated&search=

 

Looks awesome and as for it not being affordable, I remember people saying that about PC's 10 years ago. And now look at all the plebs that have them....

I love the way in the first vid they try to make out like using your PC will be a social thing!

We all know it'll just be people like me sitting on the sofa when the missus is out, knocking one out to youporn

 

According to teh site its pretty much ready now and will be on sale THIS YEAR mate.

 

There was a video microsoft released a year or so ago that showed the working prototype of this used in a presentation by Bill Gates.

I'm sure it was posted on here around about the time the specs of the PS3 were released?

 

As for Microsoft videos, you cant get much better than this one

http://video.google.co.uk/url?docid=...6CmhSg_Ge02wpQ

He blamed it on the echo and background noise, which makes no sense. So all these people they think will be using voice recognition are going to be sat in deathly silent offices are they? don't think so

 

HERE is another really good vid

 

Is it only me that thinks its a just an improved touchscreen?

 

That's exactly what it is.....

Multi touch, external object (camera etc) interaction and the controlling software however make it a world apart. Give it 10 years or so "surface" could everywhere and a large part of everyone's everyday life....fair play to Microsoft - while apple were pissing around with a click wheel they were pissing around with something much bigger....!

 

 

This is one thread that deserves a BTTT

 

Ok.. So you put a cup of coffee onto the table! And it knows what it is...


Say your banging your missus on the sofa, you change position and she goes on her knees , but - It flies straight pass her and misses her face

...Will it know what that is???

 

will it come up mmmm feeling thirsty around it?