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What is Microsoft Surface?
Microsoft Surface™, the first commercially available surface computer from Microsoft Corp., turns an ordinary tabletop into a vibrant, int...
What is Microsoft Surface? Microsoft Surface™, the first commercially available surface computer from Microsoft Corp., turns an ordinary tabletop into a vibrant, interactive surface. The product provides effortless interaction with digital content through natural gestures, touch and physical objects. Surface is a 30-inch display in a table-like form factor that's easy for individuals or small groups to interact with in a way that feels familiar, just like in the real world. In essence, it's a surface that comes to life for exploring, learning, sharing, creating, buying and much more. Soon to be available in restaurants, hotels, retail establishments and public entertainment venues, this experience will transform the way people shop, dine, entertain and live.
How does Surface work? At a high level, Surface uses cameras to sense objects, hand gestures and touch. This user input is then processed and the result is displayed on the surface using rear projection.
What is surface computing? Surface computing is a new way of working with computers that moves beyond the traditional mouse-and-keyboard experience. It is a natural user interface that allows people to interact with digital content the same way they have interacted with everyday items such as photos, paintbrushes and music their entire life: with their hands, with gestures and by putting real-world objects on the surface. Surface computing opens up a whole new category of products for users to interact with.
What are the key attributes of surface computing? Surface computing has four key attributes: Direct interaction. Users can actually "grab" digital information with their hands and interact with content by touch and gesture, without the use of a mouse or keyboard. Multi-touch contact. Surface computing recognizes many points of contact simultaneously, not just from one finger, as with a typical touch screen, but up to dozens and dozens of items at once. Multi-user experience. The horizontal form factor makes it easy for several people to gather around surface computers together, providing a collaborative, face-to-face computing experience. Object recognition. Users can place physical objects on the surface to trigger different types of digital responses, including the transfer of digital content.
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Most of the time, blue screen of death and multiple errors while word processing, running games.Yea you may have a million different features but are you reliable to run long enough to let me use all of them? Yea macs are pricy but think about the quote.
Yea i do agree that mac does not really fulfill most of the features of Windows but one thing that i treasure most for computers would be the reliability of the products. I actually believe that a "software company should make its own hardware" because if the hardware is not compatible, it would fail in the long term run. Thats all i want... a trustworthy computer to last. I had Windows all my life and most of then are from DELL.
hey mac is awesome if you wanna pay 2 grand for a single or even dual core laptop. and when you pay 2 grand for a pc.. you get an i7 quad.. and you get 8 to 12 gigs of memory and a great video card.. but shit mac is immune to most virus's thats worth paying 2 grand for.. and getting a shitty processor.. im not being sarcastic and all
Only the weak who cant argue properly direct to foul language. Well mac could definitely do that easily but its not practical. Microsoft just wasted research money.
@bertocaster I believe even the most enlightened can cuss from time to time. I am more than capable of debating colloquially, or with the up most respect for formalities and protocols. I was simply stating that a mac can not endeavor to do all of the things that this machine can in regards to touch. Furthermore i would go as far to say doesn't $2000 seem excessive for a machine that you could pay $800 for?
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