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Got $13.5k to Spare? Buy a Surface!
At their Professional Developers Conference next week, Microsoft will be making special developer versions of the Surface available for sale at $13,500 each, which includes 5 SDK licenses.
Engadget Goes Kids-on With the SMART Table
Engadget and a group of kids were able to put their hands on a SMART table, and put up a bunch of cool videos!. The Haines Elementary School in Chicago had one in their classroom this morning and the video was rolling to show off some of the multitouch capabiliti...
Microsoft’s SurfaceWare Could Be A Bar Maid’s Best Friend
This, like so much we're seeing interesting from Microsoft of late, is still a research project for Microsoft Surface, but it looks like it has the potential to increase tips for that waitress or waiter in your local pub.
Use 10 Fingers with Stantum’s True Multi-Touch
I guess it is just a multi-touch morning here at GBM. A company called Stantum's product is called "True Multi-Touch" and it allows all you to work with all 10 fingers on the screen.
SMART Table: Multi-Touch for Kids
When we first started seeing inklings of Microsoft's Surface and other mutli-touch interfaces I thought that one space we'd see this take off eventually would be in primary education.
Pumpkin Carving With a Surface
Microsoft's Surface team just posted a video demoing a new multi-touch app from Vectorform that allows you to virtually carve a pumpkin.
Multi-Touch and the Election: Who Is Winning?
From a technology persepctive, this election might be known as the birth of multi-touch. CNN has been using a multi-touch wall, while MSNBC.com has utilized a multi-touch Microsoft Surface table with an overhead to display what is being moved around.
Get Surface SDK at Microsoft PDC Conference
I've been following everything Microsoft Surface since its' grand unveiling. There is so much potential for the technology that reaches beyond the current "big table" approach.
Microsoft: Would You Buy a Surface for $1499?
Long Zheng uncovered a Microsoft survey asking for input into a consumer-based Surface type of computer called "“Oahu†that sits on a table-top, is embedded into furniture, even in a counter top. Here is some intro text on Oahu, but head over and che...
It’s Not Too Early To Be Thinking About the 2009 CES Tablet PC Meetup
Oh, my how time flies. Lora Heiny is reminding us that it isn't too late to be thinking about the 2009 CES Tablet PC Meetup. Each of the last several years we've seen new interest in each new wave of mobile devices including UMPCs and MIDs.
Microsoft Surface Goes Campaigning
It looks like Microsoft Surface is going to be joining the campaign trail this fall. MSNBC is showing off a customized Surface Table running software from Vectorform.
Ars Technica Posts New Video Of Microsoft Sphere
Microsoft's Sphere project has been shown on video before. This new video posted on Ars Technica demonstrating the Sphere shows a more detailed look at the software with a brief description about how the software is integrated into the Sphere.
Microsoft Surface Checks In At The Sheraton
Microsoft Surface is continuing to make headway into the commercial retail experience, this time checking in at Sheraton Hotels and Resorts in Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle.
Microsoft’s Sphere Demoed – Totally Amazing
SeattlePI's Todd Bishop has some awesome video footage of Microsoft's Sphere being demoed at the Microsoft Faculty Summit. From SeattlePI's story to appear on Tuesday: After months of rumors, Microsoft researchers are taking the wraps off a prototype that u...
Spherical Surface to Debut
With news that Microsoft is trying prove that the world is indeed round, it shouldn't come as a surprise that they are trying to up the ante in their argument by showcasing the Spherical Surface during Microsoft's Research Faculty Summit. I'm very interested to learn...
Surface Goes To Disney
Microsoft and Disney have partnered together to bring a new attraction to Disney-goers: The Innoventions Dream Home. Checkout this video which shows the home in action, including four Surface computers acting as an interactive dining room table.
“Surface” Style with the Interactive Table
A comment came into us on one of Rob's Surface video posts that contained a link to another company, Foresee. They are doing some work similar to the Microsoft Surface Team.
Meet the Surface Team
I've made several trips to Microsoft in the past years, but I think this most recent one to visit with the Surface team ranks up there as one of the best.
GBM Shortcut: MS Surface’s Pete Thompson on Form Factors
Pete Thompson, Microsoft Surface Computing's General Manager, talks about form factors for Surface, touch wall, and about why this new surface space is a whole different paradigm in computing. .
GBM Shortcut: Live Labs Seadragon on Surface
I'm in Redmond for some meetings with Microsoft's Surface team, and we had an informal meet and greet last night. During that time, we got to get our hands on the Surface and see some pretty cool stuff, one item in particular had not previously been seen outside the Sur...
Microsoft Surface Does Vegas
Well, we've known all along that Microsoft Surface was headed for casinos as that was one of the early rollout targets. Looks like it has hit the strip, or at least a little off the strip.
Surface Videos with Andy Wilson
We got to see some of this in Redmond earlier this year, and now Robert Scoble has some video of some of the Surface technology being explained by Andy Wilson.
Microsoft Surface in AT&T Stores
Given that there are very few AT&T Stores (only 5) equipped with the Microsoft Surface table after yesterday's launch, this video should give you a little virtual look at what you could do if there was one in your local AT&T store. > Tags: Micr...
