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With big name partners like Harrah’s Entertainment, Sheraton Hotels, and T-Mobile backing Microsoft Surface, this is one piece of technology that is sure to transcend the way we are used to viewing digital technology, and sure to revolutionize the way we learn, share, create, buy, and much more within our homes, businesses, schools, and endless other mediums. Microsoft Surface is the future of digital interaction.

At Talkibie we’ve been preparing for a world where there is no software, no keyboard, no mouse, no wiring, but instead a collection of live tools for people to use, anywhere, and at anytime—this is the essence of Microsoft Surface. Take away your standard monitor, and replace it with a countertop, a table, maybe a wall or even the floor. Don’t use the mouse to move things on screen, use your finger tips. Forget wiring your MP3 player to the CPU, just place it on Surface, and then drag whatever content you want to where your MP3 actually appears. The intuitive user interface works without a traditional mouse or keyboard, allowing people to interact with content and information by using their hands and natural movements. Microsoft Surface also recognizes physical objects placed on it, so, you can organize your Palm Pilot without having to connect wire ports. This represents a fundamental change in the way we interact with digital content.

Unlike a standard touch screen, Microsoft Surface recognizes dozens upon dozens of points of contact, making collaborative work not only ideal, but quintessential for harnessing the productivity rate that the standard point-and-click mouse could never provide. The standard tabletop will forever be transformed into a vibrant, radiant, interactive surface.

The power of this technology will easily be seen evolving in corporate America. Surface will provide customer reps the ability to provide a real service – from Financial Advisors to Real Estate agents; customer service just became more personal.

The first version of Microsoft Surface will be 22 inches high, 21 inches deep, and 42 inches wide, on an acrylic tabletop with an interior frame that is powder-coated steel. Surface could become the standard for customer interaction in hotels, restaurants, retail, and public entertainment venues later this year. Be assured that Surface will find its way into the design of web applications, most importantly, those that interact with customers.

Learn more at http://www.microsoft.com/surface/

Friday, October 19th, 2007 Both comments and pings are currently closed.

By Haley January Eckels