microsoft surface

G3N3R4L · #1 (**permalink**) May 30, 07

this shit looks crazy!!

splitting the bill on the fly, transferring files a la minority report... definately dope shit on the way

Microsoft Surface

watch the videos

omega_image · #2 (**permalink**) May 30, 07

i like how they didnt show any load/file transfer times.

G3N3R4L · #3 (**permalink**) May 30, 07

i think the videos are more like a "this is what it should look like" scenario

i doubt the technology is that smooth already... but its a great concept!

mapleleaf4ever · #4 (**permalink**) May 30, 07

Looks like a real neat idea.

Soon our Furniture will be able to outsmart half of the People using it.

**kiMMie** · #5 (**permalink**) May 30, 07

Another way for Bill Gates to throw some change into his pockets.

Another source :idea:

riddla · #6 (**permalink**) May 31, 07

YouTube - Beryl

its called beryl, and its been out for 2 years now. originally developed by novell. fully open source, and the development speed is incredible. thousands of people working on this daily...

for those that know...

if you pull the SVN sources, within about 24 hours you can expect 'visible' changes. iv been running it for about 6 months now, and it simply kicks ass the speed at which this shit is developed is incredible, id say one of the busiest open source projects out there rite now.

the interface has a very organic feel to it. and alot of people question weather its actually useful, i would definatly say yes. once you learn all the shortcuts, and get a decent 5-7 button mouse, you can zoom around and have consoles open all over, code all over and seamlessly switch between tasks. iv definatly seen an increase in productivity.

kinda like osx's cocoa, but better.

tomek.

EDIT: This vid is more appropriate to the topic...

YouTube - 3D Desktop! TouchScreen and XGL on Linux!

And yeah, this is all available today, with your average $1000 PC... And you get that warm fuzzy feeling knowing bill gates one get another penny of your money to boot!

thebobman · #7 (**permalink**) Jun 01, 07

wasn't there a video of an Apple interface just like this like 6 months ago? I think Apple might have even patented the interface... I smells Look & Feel Lawsuit Mk II a-brewin'

liquidblue · #8 (**permalink**) Jun 01, 07

I cant decide if I like it. Its definatly very cool looking. touch screens frustrate me because they are so flat and do not have a three dimensional feel to them. A mouse I can grab, but tapping a screen just doesnt do it for me.

If they eventually take this to the next level and develop a fully 3d interface that would be very cool. (user wearing those gloves that can detect hand movement). As long as the hand recognition technology was very very percise the operation of a 3d interface would be very powerfull.

Ms.Tarantula · #9 (**permalink**) Jun 01, 07

I think its a really cool thing to use like they showed.. as a menu in restaurants and for other business purposes. I think that in the home, its not so functional since it's set in a table.

G3N3R4L · #10 (**permalink**) Jun 01, 07

/\ i totally agree. i think the commercial applications far outweigh the residential at this point

thebobman · #11 (**permalink**) Jun 01, 07

they already have 3D controllers which range from very simple (a jog dial that can move vertically and horizontally) to highly complex (a pistol grip with all sorts of limbs for directional detection). Its still a few years off from being put into the hands of the common consumer (honestly, how many of you would actually USE one?). You can get a reasonably cheap jog-dial variant for around $160US

anewlife · #12 (**permalink**) Jun 02, 07

no thx, beryl is all i need.

swytch · #13 (**permalink**) Jun 02, 07

looks like they spielberg'd the video production. This shit will be out as soon as apple has already successfully marketed it.

riddla · #14 (**permalink**) Jun 02, 07

Quote:

Originally Posted by anewlife

no thx, beryl is all i need.

amen.