Microsoft is rolling out their latest product. It's called the Microsoft Surface. This new “invention” is a table top computer packaged with a touch screen that can detect multiple inputs or touches all at once.
It’s said this product is more “well thought out” compared to their other products. (Microsoft releases products with little thought other then stomping out other computer companies and high profit?!?!?! SAY IT ISN’T SO!)
In the news article the practical commercial use listed was for a casino who wanted to use it for digital gambling, but I fail to see other commercial uses for this besides in coffee shops so you can blog read or image surf while at star bucks with your friends before school or work.
Maybe it could be used in schools today as a learning aid. Though from my experiences computers in a college class room do not offer much aid if the course is not technology based, K – 12 grades could find more use with the interactivity of the table PC and it’s group usability. But most public schools have trouble getting funding for regular PCs still, so it will be a long time before something like this is set up.
As for personal use for this little gem, that won’t be a while because the set price is set to be around $5,000 to $10,000, and Microsoft is manufacturing this one themselves so no cheap knock offs that do it better for a very long time. Although, for those die hard Star Trek fans, I suppose that money would be worth it complete their vision of a Star Trek apartment that is fully functional.
Related Links:
Microsoft Puts Surface on the Table
Microsoft Surface Offical Site
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