Microsoft's Multitouch Coffee Table Display 466
longacre writes "Popular Mechanics takes the Microsoft Surface system for a hands-on video test drive. To be announced at today's D5 conference, the coffee-table-esqe device allows manipulation from multiple touch points, while infrared, WiFi and Bluetooth team up to allow wireless transfers between devices placed on top of it, such as cameras and cell phones. Expected to launch before the end of the year in the $5,000-$10,000 range, the devices might not make their way under many Christmas trees, but will find the insides of Starwood hotels, Harrah's casinos and T-Mobile shops."
Where do ideas come from? (Score:3, Funny)
Initially... (Score:1, Funny)
FTFA (Score:4, Funny)
Now, excuse me while I try to nudge my mouse with my mouth...
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Re:Credit where due department (Yeah To MIT) (Score:5, Funny)
Re: Microsoft's Multitouch Coffee Table Display (Score:3, Funny)
Actually, I'd be pissed if someone set their coffee cup on my $10,000 electronic multi-touch coffee table anyway. I think the warnings should say "Even if this driver is signed by Microsoft...USE A COASTER!!.
Not much of a coffee table if you can't set your coffee cup on it.
Re:Credit where due department (Score:5, Funny)
I *really* hope no one else has thought of that.
Dumb (Score:1, Funny)
Steve Jobs could squeeze out something juicier than this in a two minute trip to the bathroom.
Re:Finally! (Score:3, Funny)
I shall be just as clever:
1999 called, it wants it's joke back.
Re:Imagine the possibilities for tabletop gaming . (Score:3, Funny)
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That's no table! (Score:5, Funny)
Llama or sherpa not included.
Re:Porn has to be the killer application for this (Score:3, Funny)
For example, imagine if your 'computer wall' could display an electronic companion that followed you around the house (naked) and did various tasks that you asked of it. (sort of like a nude clipy) The possibilities are endless.