Microsoft Surface (upcoming multi-touch, hand gesture hardware//software product!)

**Grandmaster** · May 30th, 2007

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

Very slick piece of hardware and software!

**madmatt** · May 30th, 2007

I think I will buy one for my office (a new toy).

**Geffy** · May 30th, 2007

With all these demos of this sort of thing I can't really see it being that useful with the exception of drawing, maybe cad, and showing off pictures.

Tweakfiend · May 30th, 2007

Originally Posted by Geffy

With all these demos of this sort of thing I can't really see it being that useful with the exception of drawing, maybe cad, and showing off pictures.

I would say the expansion of ideas from the original principle seem immense, from complex business planning,and home personal interactivity, beyond simple finger drawing .... but do the advantages offset the cost.

**madmatt** · May 31st, 2007

http://www.engadget.com/photos/micro...face-hands-on/

**muzikool** · May 31st, 2007

This thing has some very cool potential, but the price will be an issue if it stays around the $10,000 that I read about the other day. I really like the application for it in a restaurant -- using it to place your order and then splitting the check.

**fitz** · June 22nd, 2007

Parody Video.. some choice quotes that start and end the video:

"One Day, Your computer will be a big ass table"
"It's not a iPhone, it's a bigg ass table... take that apple."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZrr7AZ9nCY

**Aprox** · June 22nd, 2007

That video is great, that quote you said really made me laugh!

**ray_gillespie** · June 23rd, 2007

Wow that is awesome! Reps!

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Grandmaster Electronica Addict Joined: February 2002 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 10,574 Reputation: 2960 Power: 260	Microsoft Surface (upcoming multi-touch, hand gesture hardware//software product!) http://www.microsoft.com/surface/ Very slick piece of hardware and software!

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Tweakfiend OSNN Senior Addict Joined: January 2004 Location: UK Posts: 340 Reputation: 202 Power: 108	Re: Microsoft Surface (upcoming multi-touch, hand gesture hardware//software product! Originally Posted by Geffy With all these demos of this sort of thing I can't really see it being that useful with the exception of drawing, maybe cad, and showing off pictures. I would say the expansion of ideas from the original principle seem immense, from complex business planning,and home personal interactivity, beyond simple finger drawing .... but do the advantages offset the cost.

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fitz *XPista7eopardix Joined: April 2004 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 4,028 Reputation: 2947 Power: 168**	Re: Microsoft Surface (upcoming multi-touch, hand gesture hardware//software product! Parody Video.. some choice quotes that start and end the video: "One Day, Your computer will be a big ass table" "It's not a iPhone, it's a bigg ass table... take that apple." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZrr7AZ9nCY Hee-hee! Evil makes my buttocks tingle.

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