Microsoft Surface

Recently, Dr. Neil Roodyn sat down with Eric Havir from the Microsoft Surface team to talk about some of the apps Dr. Roodyn’s company, nsquared, based in Sydney, Australia, was building for the Microsoft Surface computer. The apps are designed for educational purposes, some with the focus on young…

At the Tablet PC meetup at CES’s CntrStg, a Microsoft representative was demonstrating a Windows 7 touchscreen computer and its capabilities. After going through the usual – Aero Peek, shake to minimize, the new taskbar, and more – she showed us some really cool apps. Built by the Microsoft Surface…

Microsoft Surface developer Kevin Kennedy recently gave us a look at two new Microsoft Surface applications he has under development. Although neither app is 100% ready for real-world use just yet, both are great examples of Surface’s potential. The two new apps are called SplatBox and Bubble Wrap.…

The BMW blog (not the official company blog) has just posted a about BMW’s introduction of Microsoft Surface as a product configuration tool. An application running on the multi-touch table top computer installed at dealerships will let customers configure their car by touching the screen to…

It's hard to top Microsoft Surface, but the brains at Microsoft Research (with help from MS Hardware) certainly did with SecondLight. SecondLight is a variation on the Microsoft Surface computer, the twist is that it can actually project a second image through the first image, which can land on a…

Surface DJ is a killer app for Microsoft Surface which lets techo-loving DJs - or even wannabe DJs - work together to create songs using a Mixer-type application. As the DJs move objects into a specific area of the Microsoft Surface screen, different sounds are played. Or maybe I shouldn’t say…

If you’re in New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, or Seattle, then you may want to pop by a Sheraton Hotel. Why? Because those Sheratons have received Microsoft Surface tabletop computers for their lobbies. Hotel guests can use the Surface computers as a virtual concierge by means of an…

Ever wondered what it would be like to work on the Microsoft Surface team?Exciting? Innovative? Fun!? You bet,...! Actually,... I wonder if they have any roles open,.... More: www.surface.com

Kyle Warnick from the Microsoft Surface team was in Las Vegas yesterday for the launch of the Rio iBar Surface units.Kyle and team had their video camera with them and filmed this great demo of the new Surface apps in action for Channel 10.Apart from fun, multiplayer mini-games and…

Harrah’s Entertainment and Microsoft are unveiling a new interactive entertainment experience with the deployment of six Microsoft Surface units at the iBar in Las Vegas’ Rio Hotel and Casino.Guests in the iBar will be able to play games, order customized drinks for themselves (or that…