Computing goes from vertical to horizontal

[ABWAN]

Microsoft Surface is a forthcoming product from Microsoft which is developed as a software and hardware combination technology that allows a user, or multiple users, to manipulate digital content by the use of natural motions, hand gestures, or physical objects. It was announced on May 30, 2007 and is expected to be released by commercial partners in November 2007. Initial customers will be in the hospitality businesses, such as restaurants, hotels, retail, and public entertainment venues.

You can find the demo here:-

http://www.microsoft.com/surface/

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4217348.html

 

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i feel sorry about microsoft, bc something like that has already been introduced in ordinary computers who have Unix/Linux systems.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx9FgLr9oTk[/media]

 

[vpb]

it has music, so u might want to turn the volume down.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYgV2GlsufI[/media]

 

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[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD7QraljRfM&mode=related&search=[/media]

 

['Abd al-Baari]

wow..that first vid is cool
how much does that cost..?

 

[vpb]

well, the monitor is touch screen, which u have to buy on a computer store, but as for the software that makes those effects, it is called Beryl Project and it is free.

http://www.beryl-project.org/

but still u can use beryl in ordinary monitor like the 2nd and 3rd video.

 

['Abd al-Baari]

wow..thats cool
Thanks for the link

sorry..but can i downlaod that...and if yeh how? i tried looking on the website but i couldn't find it
Jazakallah Khair in advance

 

[vpb]

wow..thats cool
Thanks for the link

sorry..but can i downlaod that...and if yeh how? i tried looking on the website but i couldn't find it
Jazakallah Khair in advance

this works only on linux/unix system. what distribution do u use?

http://www.beryl-project.org/releases.php
here are the tarballs.

 

['Abd al-Baari]

oops silly me :-[
i don't have linux yet..maybe soon Inshallah

 

[ABWAN]

i feel sorry about microsoft, bc something like that has already been introduced in ordinary computers who have Unix/Linux systems.

[/QUOTE] Well Microsoft has had to...lly 5 people can play around on the 'surface'