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05-30-2007, 05:50 AM
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| SFM Obsessed  Realname: Lawrence V Hults II Join Date: May 2006 Location: Plains of Aksarben Age: 28
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    |  New Comupting, or slight of hand? PC World - In Pictures: Microsoft's Multi-Touch 'Surface' Table So, sicne these are the only pictures I could find of "Milan" here ya go... Basically, the question is, is microsoft genuinely trying to change the functionality and interaction of a computer (ala a device for immersing yourself in another reality like Douglas Adams) ((Obscure literary quote, read the third book in the Hitchhikers series if you don't get it)) Or are they trying to pass off a fancy picture show on a mock-up for genuine inovation in the same manner they've pretended to innovate by stealing ideas from Macintosh, Linux, Adobe, and the web? |
| The attention span of a computer is only as long as it electrical cord. Murphy's laws of technology Work smarder and not harder and be careful of yor speling. Murphy's laws of technology I love Deadlines, i love the whooshing sound they make as they go by! Douglas Adams :thumb: | |
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05-30-2007, 06:29 AM
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| You hassle, you die.   Realname: F. Schnackenpfefferhausen Join Date: May 2006 Age: 21
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05-30-2007, 08:30 AM
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| SFM Nugget Join Date: May 2006 Age: 24
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| ok, im not trying to bash MS, i mean i use windows all the time and have nothing against office and stuff, but isnt that the exact same thing that mac has a video of a while ago? iirc it was a screen that you could select, move, and manipulate stuff without any visible interface. to re-size a pic you would touch its corners and pull them where you wanted them and such.. either way it matters little who came up with the technology, what counts is who gets it into my home/office in the best way. |
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05-30-2007, 08:45 AM
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| Lt Col Comrade Boris Spry   Realname: James Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia
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BLASPHEMER!!!! | |
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05-30-2007, 09:11 AM
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| Divine Penguin   Realname: Craig Robinson Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rochester, UK Age: 39
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As far as I can see (MS mention aside, or Mac etc.), this is all about a potential future interface...let's all keep it that way.  | |
| No question is a stupid question if you don't know the answer - If you need help (and you can find us), ask the (Sens)A-Team. Personal website (updated, Mar 2007) :: Industrial-meshes.com :: Professional website (Updated, Feb 2007) | ||
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05-30-2007, 09:15 AM
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| SFM Guru  Realname: Peter Join Date: May 2006 Location: Tasmania. Australia
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| Multi-Touch Interaction Research I don't know about it being the latest and greatest from MS. But the technology is available. |
| Don't judge a man by his medals, but by his scars. | |
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05-30-2007, 03:38 PM
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| Administrator   Realname: Brian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 30
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| Multitouch wasn't the only significant part of that video....  |
| * When they broke open molecules, they found they were only stuffed with atoms, But when they broke open atoms, they found them stuffed with explosions. | |
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05-30-2007, 03:49 PM
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| SFM Guru Realname: real? What's that? Join Date: May 2006 Location: Australia Age: 36
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| Meanwhile, back at the lab, the resident evil bastard already had a variety of fun applications for this technology. Woot! M |
| Apathetic bloody forum. I've no sympathy at all.... | |
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05-30-2007, 05:13 PM
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| SFM Obsessed Realname: Lawrence V Hults II Join Date: May 2006 Location: Plains of Aksarben Age: 28
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| Hmmmm, no if this were a bash MS thread, I would have just said "gee, look at what MS stole now" instead of asking an actual question. but yeah, it does look like th same layout mac had for a while (not to mention using many of the same design features already available on the upcoming iPhone from apple) at the same time though, it would be nice to think someone was thinking outside the 2-d window-style interface box that all three OS's currently use. |
| The attention span of a computer is only as long as it electrical cord. Murphy's laws of technology Work smarder and not harder and be careful of yor speling. Murphy's laws of technology I love Deadlines, i love the whooshing sound they make as they go by! Douglas Adams :thumb: | |
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