What I learned from class:
Digital book reader, an innovation that allows people to carry a library of books in a device as small as a paperback and it is exactly what I need now!
A Surface computer is able to recognize physical objects from a paintbrush to a cell phone and allows hands-on, direct control of content such as photos, music and maps. Surface turns an ordinary tabletop into a dynamic surface that provides interaction with all forms of digital content through natural gestures, touch and physical objects.
Relevant Article:
Microsoft Surface: Behind-the-Scenes First Look (with Video)
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4217348.html
The Surface computing technology is fascinating! “Using a giant table-like display, users are able to draw, interact with media, and use another new technology called domino tagging, in which a real-life object on the computer's surface is identified and becomes an on-screen object that can be interacted with.” (Quoted from http://www.news.com/ Microsoft unveils touch screen computing)
It is no doubt a revolutionary advancement and opens up several exciting possibilities. Stock trading, video editing, music production and etc would benefit greatly from such an interface. Even though there are some voices saying that this surface computer sounds more like a concept car (cool too look at, but has limited practicality), it won’t be very surprising if strong demand for these products helps bring a surface computing coffee table or wallpaper to your home much faster than is currently thought.
Anyway, these Microsoft Surface computers will cost $10,000 to start, and are being sold to enterprises such as T-Mobile and Starwood to liven up their retail stores and hotels. Still, I wonder if this technology is getting ahead of itself, or are we truly on our way to a more immersive, Minority Report-like era of computing?
Digital book reader, an innovation that allows people to carry a library of books in a device as small as a paperback and it is exactly what I need now!
A Surface computer is able to recognize physical objects from a paintbrush to a cell phone and allows hands-on, direct control of content such as photos, music and maps. Surface turns an ordinary tabletop into a dynamic surface that provides interaction with all forms of digital content through natural gestures, touch and physical objects.
Relevant Article:
Microsoft Surface: Behind-the-Scenes First Look (with Video)
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4217348.html
The Surface computing technology is fascinating! “Using a giant table-like display, users are able to draw, interact with media, and use another new technology called domino tagging, in which a real-life object on the computer's surface is identified and becomes an on-screen object that can be interacted with.” (Quoted from http://www.news.com/ Microsoft unveils touch screen computing)
It is no doubt a revolutionary advancement and opens up several exciting possibilities. Stock trading, video editing, music production and etc would benefit greatly from such an interface. Even though there are some voices saying that this surface computer sounds more like a concept car (cool too look at, but has limited practicality), it won’t be very surprising if strong demand for these products helps bring a surface computing coffee table or wallpaper to your home much faster than is currently thought.
Anyway, these Microsoft Surface computers will cost $10,000 to start, and are being sold to enterprises such as T-Mobile and Starwood to liven up their retail stores and hotels. Still, I wonder if this technology is getting ahead of itself, or are we truly on our way to a more immersive, Minority Report-like era of computing?
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