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<News> - Holy cow, check out Microsoft Surface!
patrickl:
Randy, try the links I gave (especially the Perceptive Pixel one). They also point to the Jeff Han version of this display and it is vertical. It doesn't have the object detection obviously, but other than that it looks almost identical.
Zero_Hour:
The most telling indicator of the early uses of the device are in the surface home page under partners. They've got Harrah's Casinos, and IGN, who manufacture Networked Casino Games. One place where I could see the surface not being a huge cost liability is in a casino bar setting, where instead of a row of video poker machines set into the bar, you have surface-based gaming applications, that would allow a larger and more dynamic selection of games than is usually offered in that particular location. Additionally, they could deploy the tables to replace the traditional cocktail tables, which never have games installed at them, thus increasing potential gaming revenues in the bar areas of the casinos. One place where they truly love to install Gee Whiz tech is Vegas, and the surface technology is probably going to get some of its earliest and widest public exposure there as a result of these partnerships.
RandyT:
--- Quote from: patrickl on May 31, 2007, 10:04:55 am ---Randy, try the links I gave (especially the Perceptive Pixel one). They also point to the Jeff Han version of this display and it is vertical. It doesn't have the object detection obviously, but other than that it looks almost identical.
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I missed the Perceptive Pixel link. That's a great demo. However, most folks don't have a wall with 10' of dead space behind it for using this type of technology. My comments were directed at the MS version and the notion that this will somehow "revolutionize" the way we use computers in the broader sense. Keep in mind that even on the commercial front, people who actually work on computers are almost always awash in a sea cubicles. The technology is expensive and has a physical footprint that can be limiting for a number of applications.
Also, watch the individual in the demo and ignore the screen. Using the technology is (or at least can be) a very physical undertaking. Running across a room to accomplish something that takes moving a mouse 2" on a tabletop won't garner favor from average users. Even on a coffee table, reaching for something is burdensome in today's "remote controlled" world. In that sense, it's a step backwards.
RandyT
RayB:
YES this is Jeff Han's tech, licensed to Microsoft.
Just search Popular Mechanics website for another cool demo.
patrickl:
--- Quote from: RandyT on May 31, 2007, 10:52:10 am ---
--- Quote from: patrickl on May 31, 2007, 10:04:55 am ---Randy, try the links I gave (especially the Perceptive Pixel one). They also point to the Jeff Han version of this display and it is vertical. It doesn't have the object detection obviously, but other than that it looks almost identical.
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I missed the Perceptive Pixel link. That's a great demo. However, most folks don't have a wall with 10' of dead space behind it for using this type of technology. My comments were directed at the MS version and the notion that this will somehow "revolutionize" the way we use computers in the broader sense. Keep in mind that even on the commercial front, people who actually work on computers are almost always awash in a sea cubicles. The technology is expensive and has a physical footprint that can be limiting for a number of applications.
Also, watch the individual in the demo and ignore the screen. Using the technology is (or at least can be) a very physical undertaking. Running across a room to accomplish something that takes moving a mouse 2" on a tabletop won't garner favor from average users. Even on a coffee table, reaching for something is burdensome in today's "remote controlled" world. In that sense, it's a step backwards.
RandyT
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Well I think it's two distinct applications of the technology. I really think it would be a good alternative for one of those touchscreen information terminals often seen in tourist areas. It would really work well in a hotel lobby or lounge bar or something similar.
I was wondering about usability as well. You mostly see them just messing about aimlessly in those demo's. If I actually want to do something usefull I find myself using the keyboard a lot. I wouldn't like to use an on screen keyboard for that.
The big wall would work well in brain storming session. Especially if you use a technique like mind mapping.
I think it's pretty "nifty" that you can use two hands. Besides it's in fact another cool gadget 8)
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