Gates to show off multitouch wall device at CEO Summit
Posted by Daniel Fleshbourne on 14 May 2008 - 18:11 · 9 comments & 3623 views
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#1 Posted by +shakey_snake on 14 May 2008 - 18:15
- So, is this really different than the 15 year old SMART boards in some of my uni's classrooms?
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#1.1 Posted by excalpius on 15 May 2008 - 04:51
- Yes, night and day.
http://www.microsoft.com/surface/index.html
In the time it took for you to ask the question, you could have google searched and answered your own question with the link above.
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#3 Posted by +Antaris on 14 May 2008 - 18:58
- Cool, it's a step toward the digital wall that will be sitting in your kitchen in the near future

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#4 Posted by Billy Gun on 14 May 2008 - 19:00
- I'll wait and see.. Sounds nice.. But Microsoft, please stop adding cool new devices (Tablet PC, Media Center, OLPC, surface table)... I only have one job.
I'm kidding.. So Microsoft... come with new stuff. And a New Media Center soon ok.
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#5 Posted by +macf13nd on 14 May 2008 - 19:12
- looking forward to seeing what they can do with this one. interesting stuff.

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#6 Posted by Smashing Pumpkin on 14 May 2008 - 19:24
- One step closer to that sexy digital home in Iron Man, go Tony Stark!
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TouchWall is comprised of integrated hardware that includes laser and infrared lights that recognize the touch of fingertips on the screen. It is run by software, called Plex, that lets users manipulate the content. Gates will show off the prototype to around 115 CEOs who will gather on Microsoft's campus in Redmond, Washington, on Wednesday as part of the 12th annual CEO Summit there. It is an invitation-only event and, as in the past, only a few attendees have agreed to share their identities. This year, former General Electric Chairman and CEO Jack Welch, billionaire philanthropist and investor Warren Buffet and author Thomas Friedman plan to attend. Tom Brokaw, Charlie Rose and Michael Kinsley are lined up to moderate some of the scheduled sessions.