Gates Demonstrates Touch Wall

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates demonstrates Touch Wall, a new hardware technology from Microsoft that creates a touch-based "white board" interface that lets users interact more naturally with data and applications on their computer. Microsoft CEO Summit 2008, Redmond, Wash. May 14, 2008.

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[mayxmst]

actually, this was very innovative in 2008. it has multi-touch...

[Apeman1991]

this is from 2008 people, at the time its amazing

[piratesmvp]

@roberth214 I agree, but the point of tablet pcs wasn't finger or multitouch. It was for utilizing a Wacom or Ntrig screen that could be used for inking.

[roberth214]

@piratesmvp Yes but @rubyhax0r is saying is that their previous software design and operating systems haven't been touch friendly. Touchscreens in general really took off, and I owned the original iphone back in 2007 and it was amazing in terms of it's screen. I've also had a tablet PC (multi touch) since 09, and even then, win OS's couldn't fully utilize it. Win7 has gotten a lot better, and I've used Win8 and it is MUCH better. Remember I'm ONLY talking touch, not about OS's in general.

[Zachhecrote14]

@sanosuke004 yeah me to, it's really an amazing asset to classrooms.

[Ograws]

So can you get the Blue Wall of Death?

[piratesmvp]

@rubyhax0r Microsoft doesn't make touch devices besides the Zune HD which has a pretty decent touchscreen.

[vorjay]

you people are such douche bags. This is more of a Smart whiteboard replacement than a fucking ipad or iphone competitor.

[StephanSteijger]

@mayxmst iPhone came out in 2007 and had multi-touch too and it was way more fluid than this..

[jaska323]

@projections lol...think again

[rubyhax0r]

@snip3d05 Microsoft touch devices never work that well, maybe Windows Phone 7 devices are different but before that the touch interface never really worked like you'd expect or as naturally as say on iOS/iPhone.