Toni Kistner opinion, June 14, 2007 - 6:06 am
Microsoft Surface Puts Computer Mice on Notice
Microsoft's 30-inch tabletop Surface device is controlled through physical contact and hand gestures.
Watching the commercial, what struck me most about Apple’s i-Phone is the way you control everything with your fingertips –- no buttons or dials. But Microsoft appears to be taking this human touch interface concept to a higher level –- and getting a lot less attention –- with its tabletop computing play space, Surface. Surface doesn’t use a keyboard or mouse, but instead the 30-inch display “turns an ordinary tabletop into a vibrant, dynamic surface that provides effortless interaction with…
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Kistner is a technology writer living in Cambridge, Mass. Her main focus is networking and wireless.
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