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Microsoft had recently announced it plans for the release of Microsoft Surface , It was developed as a combination of software and hardware technology that makes possible to an user, or multiple users, to handle digital content by the use of natural movements, hand gestures, or even interact with physical objects. It was announced on May 29, 2007 at all things digital conference, It will be available exclusively to microsofts commercial partners in November 2007. Initial customers will be in the hospitality businesses, such as public entertainment venues, retail outlets, hotels, and restaurants.

Many have pointed that this is not the one of its kind of technology, similar devices were there since ages.

Microsoft Surface is basically a Windows Vista PC put inside a coffee table base, mounted with a 30-inch multi touch screen in a clear acrylic frame. Five cameras deployed beneath the 30inch screen are used to track the movements, gestures, objects above the screen . Users can interact with the machine by touching or dragging their fingertips and objects such as paintbrushes across the screen, or by setting real-world items tagged with special barcode labels on top of it.Currently Surface will be able to respond to 52 touches at multiple points at any given instance. Not only does Microsoft surface recognizes finger movements, it can also identify real world physical objects like paintbrush, etc.

Specifications of microsoft: Screen of MS Surface is a 30-inch (76 cm) display in a table-like form factor, 22 inches (56 cm) high, 21 inches (106 cm) deep, and 84 inches (214 cm) wide. The Surface tabletop is acrylic, and its interior frame is powder-coated steel. The software platform runs on Windows Vista and has wired Ethernet 10/100, wireless 802.11 b/g, and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity.

Initial Prices will be around $5,000 to $10,000 per unit. However Microsoft explains the prices may drop enough to make consumer versions feasible in 3 to 5 years.
The initial machines will arrive in November at T-Mobile stores and network of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. and at Harrah’s Entertainment Inc group.

Arguments about this technology can be done here

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