Have you guys seen this??!
Thursday, August 23, 2007 by desii3D | Discussion: Personal Computing
I WANT ONE!!! who needs a second car when you can get one of these for your house?
lol
Dave
lol
Dave
mschleisner
Reply #2 Thursday, August 23, 2007 9:42 PM
Reply #2 Thursday, August 23, 2007 9:42 PM
I'm loving it. So maybe I can afford one of these in about 10 to 12 years if I live that long. Something to look forward too.
Daiwa
Reply #3 Thursday, August 23, 2007 9:50 PM
Yep. Just watch the newscast - MS's "iPod" on steroids.
Reply #3 Thursday, August 23, 2007 9:50 PM
I don't think your link is working quite right. I saw something called "Microsoft Table" which featured a picture of someone doing a newscast. Is this what you had in mind?
Yep. Just watch the newscast - MS's "iPod" on steroids.
BigDogBigFeet
Reply #4 Thursday, August 23, 2007 10:05 PM
Reply #4 Thursday, August 23, 2007 10:05 PM
Thanks Daiwa. I'm on dialup so probably slow. But I'll give it a shot.
Very Cool
BigDogBigFeet
Reply #6 Thursday, August 23, 2007 11:11 PM
Reply #6 Thursday, August 23, 2007 11:11 PM
Ya. I stuck with it and saw about 75% of it (dialup). Its cool! 
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #7 Thursday, August 23, 2007 11:37 PM
Reply #7 Thursday, August 23, 2007 11:37 PM
Be nice if you will be able to mount it like a drafting table...and draw with a stylus. 
BoXXi
Reply #8 Friday, August 24, 2007 6:33 AM
Reply #8 Friday, August 24, 2007 6:33 AM
That's just what I was thinking I.R., Great minds think alike eh? 
It's a very cool thing, I would love one.
It's a very cool thing, I would love one.
mschleisner
Reply #9 Friday, August 24, 2007 9:19 AM
Reply #9 Friday, August 24, 2007 9:19 AM
If your dial up is that bad, you need a change. I can't go without cable so why would I go with dial up? I think my computer needs are worth 25 bucks a month. Ofcourse bending over the table wouldn't do my back much good. Now angle that thing up a bit and that would be great.
Nimbin
Reply #10 Friday, August 24, 2007 9:26 AM
Reply #10 Friday, August 24, 2007 9:26 AM
space....the final frontier, these are the voyages of the starship microsoft
well what ever it is, i want it and i want it now
very very cool. god bless technology
well what ever it is, i want it and i want it now
very very cool. god bless technology
Philly0381
Reply #12 Friday, August 24, 2007 10:58 AM
Reply #12 Friday, August 24, 2007 10:58 AM
Okay, everyone back away from thier screens! :LOL
Now get the screen cleaning wipes and clean off the drool.
Yeah, everyone wants that kind of display, but just how practical is it?
Now if it was a holographic display, much more practical.
Now get the screen cleaning wipes and clean off the drool.
Yeah, everyone wants that kind of display, but just how practical is it?
Now if it was a holographic display, much more practical.
ZubaZ
Reply #14 Friday, August 24, 2007 11:20 AM
Reply #14 Friday, August 24, 2007 11:20 AM
I would like a small one by my front door.
I would like one counter in the kitchen to have one.
I would like to have in in a pull out drawer on my desk.
One in the living room for controlling all lights and media in the house. Temperature too.
Slap a small one in the console of my car too. Why not?
The fact is . . most of the demos I've seen have not shown me ways that I would use this day-to-day. How often do I really need to move, stack, rotate, and resize images?
I don't think it would ever be my primary interface or C . . . but it'd be nice to have a few around.
I did have a thought though . . what might this do to the service industry in the US? Most wait-staff get paid below minimum wage (DON'T GET ME STARTED ON *THAT!!) plus tips. If restaurants installed these things to order with . . I'm not sure that the staff would get tipped as much. Same for Barkeeps. On the other hand . . service might improve.
One last thought . . . skinning would be easy:
I would like one counter in the kitchen to have one.
I would like to have in in a pull out drawer on my desk.
One in the living room for controlling all lights and media in the house. Temperature too.
Slap a small one in the console of my car too. Why not?
The fact is . . most of the demos I've seen have not shown me ways that I would use this day-to-day. How often do I really need to move, stack, rotate, and resize images?
I don't think it would ever be my primary interface or C . . . but it'd be nice to have a few around.
I did have a thought though . . what might this do to the service industry in the US? Most wait-staff get paid below minimum wage (DON'T GET ME STARTED ON *THAT!!) plus tips. If restaurants installed these things to order with . . I'm not sure that the staff would get tipped as much. Same for Barkeeps. On the other hand . . service might improve.
One last thought . . . skinning would be easy:
sViz
Reply #15 Friday, August 24, 2007 12:26 PM
Are these surfaces safe to put...stuff on? I noticed that in most of the shots, the drinks were off to the side. Still it is pretty awesome. I'd have to get back to you on what exactly I'd use it for.
Reply #15 Friday, August 24, 2007 12:26 PM
One last thought . . . skinning would be easy:
Are these surfaces safe to put...stuff on? I noticed that in most of the shots, the drinks were off to the side. Still it is pretty awesome. I'd have to get back to you on what exactly I'd use it for.
thomassen
Reply #16 Friday, August 24, 2007 12:45 PM
Reply #16 Friday, August 24, 2007 12:45 PM
This is not meant to replace keyboards. Don't expect to see it for your home computer.
Zydor
Reply #17 Friday, August 24, 2007 1:37 PM
Reply #17 Friday, August 24, 2007 1:37 PM
Voice will replace keyboards.
This "replaces" (conceptually) the mouse. The human hand is far more flexible and responsive than a mouse.
As always with concept models, there is some way to go, of course. In the same way concept cars are demonstrators for future models a few years ahead. However by the time the touch screen technology (which is all this is) takes another step forward, as it surely will, voice recognition will be a mature technology - then life is going to get very interesting
20 years ago people were going nuts in pubs and bars playing "tennis" with a moving dot and sliding underscore in table top sized screens - now graphics has moved on somewhat into 3D games.
It'll replace the home PC for sure, and it will not be that far away.
This "replaces" (conceptually) the mouse. The human hand is far more flexible and responsive than a mouse.
As always with concept models, there is some way to go, of course. In the same way concept cars are demonstrators for future models a few years ahead. However by the time the touch screen technology (which is all this is) takes another step forward, as it surely will, voice recognition will be a mature technology - then life is going to get very interesting
20 years ago people were going nuts in pubs and bars playing "tennis" with a moving dot and sliding underscore in table top sized screens - now graphics has moved on somewhat into 3D games.
It'll replace the home PC for sure, and it will not be that far away.
ZubaZ
Reply #18 Friday, August 24, 2007 1:46 PM
I disagree . . try using Voice in a busy office or with music playing. I'll stick to my keyboard.
I disagree here too. As a second "screen" where my mouse is now it has petential. But I don't think people want to reach out and touch their screen or reach across a flat tabletop to do things all the time.
But you know what . .
The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
Reply #18 Friday, August 24, 2007 1:46 PM
Voice will replace keyboards.
I disagree . . try using Voice in a busy office or with music playing. I'll stick to my keyboard.
It'll replace the home PC for sure, and it will not be that far away.
I disagree here too. As a second "screen" where my mouse is now it has petential. But I don't think people want to reach out and touch their screen or reach across a flat tabletop to do things all the time.
But you know what . .
The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
Zydor
Reply #19 Friday, August 24, 2007 2:09 PM
Reply #19 Friday, August 24, 2007 2:09 PM
Ahhh that old cheastnut - well even their shades got replaced with others, let alone the suitcase they had for a radio 
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Reply #1 Thursday, August 23, 2007 9:40 PM