May 30, 200719 yr http://www.microsoft.com/surface/ Wow. click on the "possibilities" page to see a video of what it can be used for. This is amazing and it is the newest thing from Microsoft
May 30, 200719 yr Looks like a PC & PDF in a table.. does the hot woman come with it? btw wrong forum. A friend to all is a friend to none.
May 30, 200719 yr Author Looks like a PC & PDF in a table.. does the hot woman come with it? btw wrong forum.I don't think this belongs in the tech forum
May 30, 200719 yr If it's about hot women, no. If it's about new technology on computers, yes. It must be fun, all those people are constntly smiling. Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore!
May 30, 200719 yr Author Sure - when you put down a few g's for the smallest possible "surface" :uhh:Yea, thats what I was thinking :oops: does anyone have a cost anywhere? because wouldnt it basically be a computer with a really really nice monitor?
May 30, 200719 yr Sounds fun, though I won't be holding my breath waiting for its release - that's for sure!
May 30, 200719 yr Sure - when you put down a few g's for the smallest possible "surface" :uhh:Yea, thats what I was thinking :oops: does anyone have a cost anywhere? because wouldnt it basically be a computer with a really really nice monitor?5-10k USD according to press releases.
May 30, 200719 yr Does it come with Vista to fully ruin the experience? :o The popularity of any given religion today depends on the victories of the wars they fought in the past. - Me!
May 30, 200719 yr :| I have a touch screen on my DS, and my banks all have touchscreen interfaces for the ATM. How does this differ? Sig by IkuraiYour Guide to Posting! Behave or I will send my Moose mounted Beaver launchers at you!
May 30, 200719 yr :| I have a touch screen on my DS, and my banks all have touchscreen interfaces for the ATM. How does this differ? You get a cool "Windows" sticker! The popularity of any given religion today depends on the victories of the wars they fought in the past. - Me!
May 30, 200719 yr The difference is the wireless interactivity. Putting a device in proximity to the surface, having the two connect to eachother and exchange their information. It's quite simple when abstracted, and actually the first m$ product I've seen in a while that's rather innovative. And don't worry about cost. Everything that we now get very cheap was expensive when it first came out. The refuge that you built to flee that places that you've come to fear the most ... is the place that you have come to fear the most.Operator - http://www.heartunit.orgCouncil - http://z8.invisionfree.com/skillazModerator - http://forum.meebo.com
May 30, 200719 yr It sounds cool how it recognizes objects and scans credit cards just by placing your card on it. Right now rather than for homes it sounds better for businesses though. Using that thing for over ten minutes would hurt your back a lot.
May 30, 200719 yr Course it's a while off, but I suppose that kind of wireless technology is definitely the future. "Da mihi castitatem et continentam, sed noli modo"
May 30, 200719 yr Isn't that osmosis? Where it can transfer info something sitting on it? Or am i thinking of something else? hows the weather up there. where the rich people live. currently, in the poor area its -1.
May 30, 200719 yr Isn't that osmosis? Where it can transfer info something sitting on it? Or am i thinking of something else? osmosis the the flow of water from a high concentrated area to a low concentrated area. its what trees and plants use to pump water. but that is just nuts how useful this could be for everyday use. this is probably going to replace conventional computers in around 10+ years.
May 31, 200719 yr It looks like it could be extremely useful for certain applications but I can't see using it for everyday computing.
May 31, 200719 yr It sounds cool how it recognizes objects and scans credit cards just by placing your card on it. Right now rather than for homes it sounds better for businesses though. Using that thing for over ten minutes would hurt your back a lot. Brilliant. Imagine having a checkout counter where you set your items on the counter, it scans them, set your card down, it charges it, and out you go. That'd be rather hardcore. The refuge that you built to flee that places that you've come to fear the most ... is the place that you have come to fear the most.Operator - http://www.heartunit.orgCouncil - http://z8.invisionfree.com/skillazModerator - http://forum.meebo.com
May 31, 200719 yr Wait a second... The phone (A Nokia E61) that I'm browsing from doesn't have flash. But from what I've heard it is like a screen that can scan credit cards. Right? Can someone giove more details? But, sorry to ruin the suprise and all that, but this technology (If it is what I think it is) has been around for a while. Nokia is working on integrating it into it's phones. That means you go to a coke machine, press the button, touch your Nokia against a marked spot, the coke is charged to your bank. You go into a store, get the stuff, touch your phone to a marked spot at the checkout, pack up and leave. You get on a bus, touch your phone to wherever, and get on. All is charged to your bank account. This also has some security. This technology is called 'Touch Technology'. Nokia FTW.
May 31, 200719 yr And when your phone gets nicked? I do not love thee, Dr. Fell,The reason why I cannot tell;But this I know, and know full well,I do not love thee, Dr. Fell.
June 2, 200719 yr kewl. thats awesome ms gave us another gift... hopefully not like vista with a million and one problems... mc
June 2, 200719 yr But, sorry to ruin the suprise and all that, but this technology (If it is what I think it is) has been around for a while. Nokia is working on integrating it into it's phones. That means you go to a coke machine, press the button, touch your Nokia against a marked spot, the coke is charged to your bank. This stuff has been in public use on credit cards and phones in Japan for years. It's by no means still being developed in the sense you're talking about. The US and Europe are just slow as all hell when it comes to adopting and using it.
June 3, 200719 yr But, sorry to ruin the suprise and all that, but this technology (If it is what I think it is) has been around for a while. Nokia is working on integrating it into it's phones. That means you go to a coke machine, press the button, touch your Nokia against a marked spot, the coke is charged to your bank. This stuff has been in public use on credit cards and phones in Japan for years. It's by no means still being developed in the sense you're talking about. The US and Europe are just slow as all hell when it comes to adopting and using it. Actually, Nokia tends to wait for the price to be reasonable before integrating it. GPS only just came out on phones this year. I've heard that that kind of feature (GPS) eats battery like crazy. Dunno if that's the case... And if my phone gets nicked? Then I'm sad, because then my dad kills me, because it's his phone, but even worse, no more TIF. :cry:
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