Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is expected to show off new technology on Wednesday that is designed for the board room and is a spin-off of Microsoft's Surface computer. TouchWall, a prototype device developed by Microsoft Research and Office Labs, is a vertical representation of Surface, the multitouch tabletop computer from Microsoft. TouchWall could be used by business people to give presentations. They can touch the panel that would hang on the wall to drag, scroll and enlarge documents, photos or videos on the screen.

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.

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(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #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?
Quote this comment #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.
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by Daokoras on 14 May 2008 - 18:37
..First the Table now a wall?
Quote this comment #2.1 Posted by vipwoody on 14 May 2008 - 19:44
Then... a toilet seat
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #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
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #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.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #5 Posted by +macf13nd on 14 May 2008 - 19:12
looking forward to seeing what they can do with this one. interesting stuff.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #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!
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #7 Posted by toadeater on 15 May 2008 - 06:08
only a few attendees have agreed to share their identities.


Now why is that?
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