It's Here... Microsoft Surface

[redtop91]

http://www.microsoft.com/surface

I really like the concept behind it and if it functions as smoothly as the demo videos portray then it could be pretty practical. Although I don't get the interface that the screen would use to communicate with the Zune, digicam, cell phones, etc. It would probably be some sort of proprietary chip that would communicate but I don't see which transfer method they'd use...Bluetooth? Wifi? Cellular? I really doubt the manufacturers that are independent from Microsoft would be very inclined to include whatever the device needs to communicate without some sort of incentive...

Discuss...

[240Knightrider]

Microsoft didnt create it. Just used it...as usual. lol

Still neat though. Could you imagine the points you would get having a party and that behing your coffee table?

[240Knightrider]

Holy Crap it came a long way since the first day I saw it.

I want one..

[redtop91]

Could you imagine the points you would get having a party and that behing your coffee table?

Seriously though! Someone puts their drink down and it displays what they have in it around on? Definitely neat. Practical? That's debatable.

[240Knightrider]

Yeah, maybe in 40 years when everything catches up to that level. I think its awesome, probably the top end clubs and restaurants in NY and LA will work first.

[redtop91]

That's what I was imagining. It'd probably be a good advertisement point for the higher end clubs. It's definitely cool as hell. I'd pay a higher door price just to tinker with it LOL.

[240Knightrider]

I would too. I wish they would do conferences on my end of the states so I can take a look at it.

[GEO]

Still needs work. I would hate to put a drink on it or something that would ruin it.

[teddy]

No kidding. That would be one expensive piece of equipment to replace. I can see it's practical purposes for things like restaurants, or clubs. But I remember that promo ad they ran about families using it in their living room for photos. No normal person is going to want a computer the size of a coffee table in their house.

[skylndrftr]

Seriously though! Someone puts their drink down and it displays what they have in it around on? Definitely neat. Practical? That's debatable.

a whole new level of beer pong