It's rare that I say "oh boy, Microsoft got it SO right!", but this is one of those times. Check out Microsoft Surface. I think this is going to steal a lot of Apple thunder at the WWDC, where I've been somewhat expecting to see all the Apple displays to be touch-enabled.
Notice on the site that there's a lot of social and background information on show - the origins, the developers behind it - this release feels like Microsoft are trying to be much more personal.
It'll be interesting to see how the patent issue will pan out for this - since Apple are doing similar stuff with the iPhone, and it all stems from Jeff Han's work. See also multitouch; minority report.
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Posted by savs at May 30, 2007 1:48 PMThe idea is of course cool, but the real question is when will M$ actually *deliver* this thing...their track record is not too good when it comes to fulfilling their promises!
Posted by: Bertrand Delacretaz at May 30, 2007 6:59 PM