Microsoft SurfaceMicrosoft Surface

Emerging TechnologyEmerging Technology

By: Jeremy Moody, Bryson Tharp, Carrie ChudyBy: Jeremy Moody, Bryson Tharp, Carrie Chudy

What is Microsoft Surface?What is Microsoft Surface?

Microsoft Surface is a fully interactional Microsoft Surface is a fully interactional computing platform that enables a user, or computing platform that enables a user, or multiple users, to access digital content multiple users, to access digital content through natural gestures, touch, and through natural gestures, touch, and physical objectsphysical objects

Surface technology will change the way Surface technology will change the way consumers explore, learn, share, consumers explore, learn, share, purchase, and much morepurchase, and much more

Components of SurfaceComponents of Surface

Direct InteractionDirect Interaction

Multi-TouchMulti-Touch

Multi-UserMulti-User

Object RecognitionObject Recognition

Direct InteractionDirect Interaction

Microsoft Surface allows users to “grab” Microsoft Surface allows users to “grab” digital information with their handsdigital information with their hands

Does not require the use of a mouse or Does not require the use of a mouse or keyboardkeyboard

Multi-TouchMulti-Touch

Microsoft Surface recognizes several Microsoft Surface recognizes several points of contact simultaneouslypoints of contact simultaneously

Allows up to dozens of contact points at a Allows up to dozens of contact points at a timetime

Typical touch screens only allow one point Typical touch screens only allow one point of contact at a timeof contact at a time

Multi-UserMulti-User

Microsoft Surface utilizes a table-like form Microsoft Surface utilizes a table-like form which allows multiple users to access the which allows multiple users to access the Surface togetherSurface together

Multiple contact points further enhance the Multiple contact points further enhance the multi-user abilitymulti-user ability

Object RecognitionObject Recognition

Microsoft Surface has the ability to Microsoft Surface has the ability to connect with certain objects allowing the connect with certain objects allowing the transfer of numerous types of digital transfer of numerous types of digital contentcontent

Surface recognizes objects such as smart Surface recognizes objects such as smart phones, MP3 devices, even drinking phones, MP3 devices, even drinking glasses glasses

How does it work?How does it work?

Microsoft surface allows users to directly Microsoft surface allows users to directly interact through temperatures and interact through temperatures and cameras activated by direct touchcameras activated by direct touch

Recognizable objects allow Surface to run Recognizable objects allow Surface to run applications relating to that objectapplications relating to that object

Uses infrared wavelengthsUses infrared wavelengths

Who uses it?Who uses it?

AT&TAT&T

Harrah’s EntertainmentHarrah’s Entertainment

Sheraton Hotels and ResortsSheraton Hotels and Resorts

Surface will be in restaurants, retail Surface will be in restaurants, retail outlets, and public entertainment venues outlets, and public entertainment venues in the futurein the future

PricePrice

Microsoft Surface is only commercially Microsoft Surface is only commercially available at the current timeavailable at the current time

Price varies with different contracts madePrice varies with different contracts made

By the year 2010 Microsoft surface is By the year 2010 Microsoft surface is expected to be feasible for consumers, expected to be feasible for consumers, costing much less than the commercial costing much less than the commercial productproduct

Surface In ActionSurface In Action

Click the link below to see Microsoft Click the link below to see Microsoft Surface in action!Surface in action!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP5y7yp06n0

ReferencesReferences

http://www.microsoft.com/surface/http://www.microsoft.com/surface/about_faqs/faqs.aspxabout_faqs/faqs.aspx

en.wikipedia.orgen.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/MicrosoftMicrosoft__SurfaceSurface