MICROSOFT SURFACE

Leo Raymond

Microsoft informational press

released on May 2007

Microsoft Surface Features

Multi-touch display: Able to simultaneously recognize countless uses touch and object interactions.

Materials: The flat surface tabletop acrylic, and its interior frame is powder-coated steel.

Drinks On The Screen

When a drink’s on the screen, tiny little bubbles pop out from under the cup that you can move with a flick of your fingers.

Surface Computer

System: Has wired Ethernet 10/100 and wireless 802.11 b/g and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity.

Computing System•2.13-GHz Intel® Core TM 2 Duo processor•Memory: 2 GB dual-channel DDR2•Storage: Minimum 250 GB SATA hard-disk drive

Cost

The costs of this table are between $5,000 and $10,000 depending on the user’s needs.

The Screen’s Height & Width

The Surface’s dimension is 22 inches or 55.9 centimeters in height and 27 inches or 68.6 centimeters in width.

Pro And Cons

Pros:

Integrates data and photos into other processing tools

Play with bubble when you put drinks on the screen.

Fun/ interactive

Cons:

Not available for individual consumer purchase

Needs dim lighting to avoid washing out the screen.

Expensive

This is a video on the touch integrations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cog8b8ojji0&feature=related

Questions