Microsoft unveils tabletop 'Milan' computer

Microsoft Corp. has chosen what it sees as the next generation in PC designs -- a computer the size and shape of a coffee table with a flat, touch-screen display -- as the third major product it has designed and is branding for the consumer electronics market.


The company today revealed its 5-year-old "Milan" project, a computer that uses wireless autosync and touch-screen technology to allow users and devices to interact with files and applications using a tabletop screen. The company designed and is branding the computer, as it did with consumer electronics products such as the Xbox game console and the Zune MP3 player.


To accompany Milan, Microsoft renamed a team within its Entertainment and Devices Division called New Consumer Products as "Surface Computing." General Manager Pete Thompson leads the group, which has worked quietly in new projects to give computers and other devices more human interfaces.

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[KillTheFace55]

Are you a dumb ass? It's windows, but with an extremely complex multi-touch system.

It's nothing like ipod touch's or iphones.

Only thing majorly similar, you can touch it.

[97thousand]

What is apple guna do the:

Apple iTable

LMAO

[sriramoman]

BSOD on my tea table!

[Pimotruko]

Where can I buy one? answer that

[bball98038]

Apple better make their own version of a tabletop computer.

[G1NZOU]

@dabeshu I used to think the iPhone was a Toy, I only bought one last week and love it although I'll never buy an iMac.

I still liek other phones but the iPhone just does a wide range of things really well, plus most other touchscreen phones I've tried have crap touch response.

[dabeshu]

@G1NZOU

Huh. Thank you for informing me.

[G1NZOU]

@Seech1050 I have an iPhone so I know what you're talking about but you're just speaking BS about windows.

Macs don't BSoD, they just freeze and don't tell you what went wrong.

My Windows system works fine because I built it myself, I didn't buy crap from Dell or some other company that fills the inside with cheap crap and doesn't integrate Windows very well.

[G1NZOU]

@tecnoali I can use 5 fingers on my iPhone in the "fluid" app.

This can have something like 70 fingers on it without lagging.

Lot's of people around it sharing photos and videos.

[G1NZOU]

@dabeshu The iPhone is a Phone, clues in the name.

It's also lot's of other things, toy included.

It's good to have different devices, iPhone or Pre for mobile use, laptop for working on the move, 32" home PC for heavy use and stuff like Surface for hotel lobbies, restaurants and bars, shops and a coffee table replacement (TV guide without blocking the screen).

I have an iPhone but I'm a PC, my home PC with Bravia, my Vaio and my iPhone complement each other.

[haxor98]

Considering this is very advanced technology built on something that is now two years out of date., a more modern table will most likley have more cores than this one from 2 years ago, not to mention faster ram and a better SDD drive

[david6040]

they should probably use these in schools... that way instead of using and wasting paper and ink you could just type notes and do... educational stuff lol. schools should start learning how to integrate technology with education. ... school took my phone away :(