[geeks] Microsoft Surface...

[Phil Stracchino]

Lionel Peterson wrote:
>> From: Mark <md.benson at gmail.com>
>> Date: 2007/05/30 Wed PM 06:03:00 CDT
>> To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>> Subject: [geeks] Microsoft Surface...
> 
>> Has anyone else seen this:
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/surface/
>>
>> I was pretty blown away by it but I'm aware it could be partially  
>> hype. Still as a concept it's pretty damned impressive, especially as  
>> it came out of Microsoft!
> 
> On a "Home" show a few years ago I saw what I would call the reverse of this system - it was shown for use in a kitchen, it was an overhead projector pointed down on the counter, and a camera was pointed at the counter as well - you moved icons on the "countertop" with your hands (acting as pointers), and a projection keyboard was available for typing. The idea/selling point was that it could be used in any kitchen, had "zero" footp print, and was immune from splashes/spills...[0]

Microsoft's Kitchen of the Future includes that.


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