Microsoft Surface Revealed

Just when people were beginning to wonder whether or not Microsoft had any creativity left, they introduce an amazing new touch surface, appropriately called Surface.

The launch of Microsoft Surface marks the beginning of a new technology category and a user-interface revolution. Surface, Microsoft’s first surface computer, provides effortless interaction with digital content through natural hand gestures, touch and physical objects. Surface computing breaks down traditional barriers between people and technology, changing the way people interact with all kinds of everyday information — from photos to maps to menus.

In order to fully understand what Surface is capable of, you need to watch the videos on the official site. Some of the demos were just difficult to wrap my head around. One of the more interesting examples was where two Zunes were sitting on the table, and each owner was dragging and dropping music to each others player.

Another took place in a restaurant setting, where two patrons split the bill by dragging and dropping the various items they ordered to the respective credit cards. There were other examples as well, but those two I found to be of most interest.

This is as science fiction has a new product can get, and it’s almost difficult to believe some of the examples they gave. It will probably be a while before we see all of the examples become a reality, but this is definitely one of the coolest products to come out of Redmond for a while. Of course no mention of price yet, so don’t jump for joy just yet.

Source: Microsoft Surface Press Pass