Microsoft Surface is a product that came out a few years ago by Microsoft. If you haven’t heard about it already then basically what it is is a table that’s surface acts as a computer screen. So just imagine for a moment having a table with a 30-inch tabletop display that you can touch and move things around on your computer … wouldn’t that pretty cool? Here is a little more information about the Microsoft Surface.
The original concept for the Microsoft Surface came in 2001 by Stevie Bathiche of Microsoft Hardware and Andy Wilson of Microsoft Research. They came up with the concept and started working on it. Then in 2003 a New Consumer Products Group, lead by David Kurlander presented the idea to Bill Gates and within months a prototype was born. In 2004 more then 85 early prototypes were developed with a team that was now larger then it was in the past. In 2007 with the help of Pete Thompson they came up with a prototype that they sold to individuals and small groups. In the future they plan to use these surface computers for schools, businesses, homes and any number of form factors such as walls and refrigerators.
Some of the features with Microsoft Surface:
- automatically downloading images from digital camera’s
- automatically downloading music from digital audio devices
- using your phone to make plans for the evening and then guide you to your destination
- cashier that can split the bill 5 ways by dragging the items onto your credit card
Interested to see it in action? Check out the video below:
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