Microsoft Surface In First Person

Very cool, but I can hear the guy breathing on the camera and it's annoying.
 
ICOM said:
Meh...
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You know how awesome it'll be to finally be able to get ride of the antiquated mouse and actually interact with technology? I'm personally sick and tired for using the same I/O technology used in computers for the past twenty-plus years.
 
EQTakeOffense said:
You know how awesome it'll be to finally be able to get ride of the antiquated mouse and actually interact with technology? I'm personally sick and tired for using the same I/O technology used in computers for the past twenty-plus years.
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I'm a complete klutz and I know I'd spill my beer all over it within 24 hours of ownership. All that reaching arm motion might get old after a while. But I'm lazy....:p
 
You know how awesome it'll be to finally be able to get ride of the antiquated mouse and actually interact with technology? I'm personally sick and tired for using the same I/O technology used
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I'm not. I'd shoot myself having to deal with the surface's interface on a daily basis.
 
It's OK. I got to play with it at Microsoft's HQ (building 19, recruitment) when I interviewed there.

Very cool tech - the UI is good, but it needs some performance tuning and doesn't always register input correctly.
 
I foresee casino's and restaurants using this technology.
 
Didn't the movie Tron have something like this? Simulated of course but similar. Who knows what tech will be like in 20 years... :)
 
Gott said:
I foresee casino's and restaurants using this technology.
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I saw this a few months ago, and my understanding was that the initial usage would be commercial - restaurants and the like. I can't imagine having that big-assed thing in my tiny apt. It'd take over my livingroom!

And yeah, I'd probably spill something on it the first day or drive myself completely bats sitting there having to reach around for everything. Most likely scenerio if I had one? my cat would take it over as his favorite place to sleep and I'd never get to use it:p
 
ROFL!!!! trying to picture my 20+ lb cat becoming part of the interface. Beyond Tron!
 
I loved the parody ad. I do think the tech is neat, but it seems far from reasonable at that price point. I also don't see this anywhere outside of commercial establishments for the time being. Aside from that, the thing looks really unresponsive. The user is tapping the thing a couple times to get it to actually register a hit, and the load times are absurd for something that costs 10k.
 
mjz_5 said:
my right arm would be huge with all the exercise !
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Don't you fap with your right arm already? :p

I think this technology is great. It's the first step into a new genere. Just like everything new it has its ups and downs, eventually it will mature into something more useful with a lot more capabilities.
 
EQTakeOffense said:
You know how awesome it'll be to finally be able to get ride of the antiquated mouse and actually interact with technology? I'm personally sick and tired for using the same I/O technology used in computers for the past twenty-plus years.
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The problem is there is nothing more efficient than the keyboard other than speaking. And if you are in tech support, talking to someone else, or not talking to the PC- is not a good idea....

So the problem becomes how to integrate the keyboard into something like this.
Being a true business user- you wouldn't want to type on a hard surface like that all day long. But you cannot integrate the keyboard into it as then it would get in the way of your gestures.

As such- just a novelty/niche market. I see this being great for airlines, kiosks and the like though.... Just not any sort of a computer revolution.

I'd agree finding the alternative for the mouse is the next big thing. I just don't think touchscreens are (at least currently) an efficient alternative.
 
it would be cool if it was smaller, for most rooms that are 12x16 or so, and you could use it to control your htpc. have the channel guide come up on the table and such... but i wouldnt pay 10k for a remote.
 
It would make an awesome htpc interface. I for one would love to have it . Especially with some mega hires monitor built in. It looks a lot easier on the arms then the usual upright position. Kinda like a touchphone.
 
i thought the title meant the guy was going to play first person GAMES via the surface, lol.

i have seen starcraft played on mulitouch screens though and it rox.
 
ICOM said:
I'm a complete klutz and I know I'd spill my beer all over it within 24 hours of ownership. All that reaching arm motion might get old after a while. But I'm lazy....:p
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Yeah, I don't think we should be considering this a desktop replacement. I can get my pointer around this entire 24" screen by only moving the mouse within 10 sq. cm. It was painful to see him stretch to reach that top control...

I think we're missing the point of this though. I don't even think kiosks are the big deal. Collaboration: 2-4 people around a table hashing out a design, playing chess, exploring an RPG dungeon, launching nukes at each other in an RTS.

Pictionary, sharades, FONDUE!!!
 
TechieSooner said:
The problem is there is nothing more efficient than the keyboard other than speaking. And if you are in tech support, talking to someone else, or not talking to the PC- is not a good idea...

So the problem becomes how to integrate the keyboard into something like this.
Being a true business user- you wouldn't want to type on a hard surface like that all day long. But you cannot integrate the keyboard into it as then it would get in the way of your gestures.
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The other folks working on multitouch devices already had a virtual keyboard, and typing with it isn't that bad. The keyboard getting in the way of "gestures" is no more a problem than any other part of the interface getting in the way.
 
Catalan said:
The other folks working on multitouch devices already had a virtual keyboard, and typing with it isn't that bad. The keyboard getting in the way of "gestures" is no more a problem than any other part of the interface getting in the way.
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Nowhere to rest your palms, crazy seating positions to arrange yourself... just really don't see any advantage here.

A) Leave on-screen keyboard at bottom. Wastes space when you don't use it... Might as well have an external keyboard.

B) Have it toggled, or automatic... Gets in the way of things, generally a PITA to screw with.


Until I can see someone EFFICIENTLY using a touch-screen keyboard, I'll remain skeptical. More of a novelty right now. Show me some 100WPM typing that can rival a standard keyboard, you might have a better argument.


The thing is that monitors today are out of the way. You position them in one spot, and forget about it.
Like someone else commented, a mouse and keyboard require very little movement to accomplish what they do. With a huge ass screen like that I'd imagine your arms get sore after awhile. I cannot imagine having to use that all day long.
 
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