Jurgen Welz
jwelz at hotmail.com
Mon Sep 22 15:45:45 CDT 2008
Looks a lot like this stuff from Feb 2006: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jeff_han_demos_his_breakthrough_touchscreen.html CiaoJürgen WelzEdmonton, Albertajwelz at hotmail.com> From: shamil at smsconsulting.spb.ru> To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:49:34 +0400> Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Weekend, technology OT: Microsoft Surface Computing....> > Hi Gustav and Max,> > Yes, this technology was first announced in 2007 - the question here is what> is your feelings/expectations there how much it will take until it gets> broadly used in the office work (if ever) - I mean it's getting developed> there at MS:> > http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/apr08/04-01SurfaceRetailPR.msp> x > > http://www.microsoft.com/surface/index.html > > But still expensive...> > And they say it's available now in AT&T stores - used by merchants to talk> with the customers/present them goods etc. ASAIU - did anybody see/touch it> there live? - it looks so amazing. How it's done? Some-infrared> transmitters/detectors located very close to the screen surface? Why this> "smart coffer tables" are still so thick? Is there anywhere description how> it's done?> > Thank you. _________________________________________________________________