Comments on: CG’s CES Highlights: Hands on with the Surface http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:03:42 -0800 hourly 1 By: Bigass Table | Струва си! http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-2430643 Bigass Table | Струва си! Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:07:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/#comment-2430643 [...] Струва си! [via] [...] [...] Струва си! [via] [...]

]]> By: Russell Harrison http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1920674 Russell Harrison Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:15:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/#comment-1920674 To all of the people impressed with Microsoft's "innovation". This is just another case of them stealing or buying others ideas. Its amazing what a little bit of Surface is just a rip off of Multi Pointer X (MPX) which has been around for only surface can't tell the difference between two people the way MPX can. When its released to the major distributions with xorg 7.4 customers will be able to do the same things with multiple types of hardware and for free. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olWjnfBoY8E To all of the people impressed with Microsoft’s “innovation”. This is just another case of them stealing or buying others ideas. Its amazing what a little bit of Surface is just a rip off of Multi Pointer X (MPX) which has been around for only surface can’t tell the difference between two people the way MPX can. When its released to the major distributions with xorg 7.4 customers will be able to do the same things with multiple types of hardware and for free.
http://www.yout...h?v=olWjnfBoY8E

]]> By: Beth Budwig http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1914888 Beth Budwig Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:23:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/#comment-1914888 Wow! That's so cool. Perhaps it's just my fear of being advertised to, but I found the water ripples & photo app way more compelling than the wine bar app. The technology is great, but in the hands of marketers, this could be a most invasive tabletop. Wow! That’s so cool. Perhaps it’s just my fear of being advertised to, but I found the water ripples & photo app way more compelling than the wine bar app. The technology is great, but in the hands of marketers, this could be a most invasive tabletop.

]]> By: The RoomWare Project Weblog » Microsoft Surface http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1913395 The RoomWare Project Weblog » Microsoft Surface Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:24:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/#comment-1913395 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: Alize http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1910471 Alize Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:54:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/#comment-1910471 my attention span is that of a goldfish, why does the video start from the begining all the time and have no scrub controls? Can someone post this on youtube. my attention span is that of a goldfish, why does the video start from the begining all the time and have no scrub controls? Can someone post this on youtube.

]]> By: Matt Hickey http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1907531 Matt Hickey Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:26:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/#comment-1907531 @ Justin: it's a B2B technology now because that's who can afford it and has a need for it, yes. But I'm sure it'll move into the consumer space in a few years. @ Tostada-man: You're an idiot. @ Justin: it’s a B2B technology now because that’s who can afford it and has a need for it, yes. But I’m sure it’ll move into the consumer space in a few years.

@ Tostada-man: You’re an idiot.

]]> By: justinjdennis http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1907406 justinjdennis Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:45:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/#comment-1907406 wawa we wa wawa we wa

]]> By: Angela Wilson Gyetvan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1907351 Angela Wilson Gyetvan Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:29:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/#comment-1907351 Wonder what kind of Cab he's got in that big old Riedel wineglass? Wonder what kind of Cab he’s got in that big old Riedel wineglass?

]]> By: Justin http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1907175 Justin Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:29:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/#comment-1907175 Looks absolutely amazing, but I think MS is positioning it wrong. People will want this in their homes more than businesses will want to put them in their businesses, in my opinion. Perhaps they're positioning it at enterprise for pricing reasons? They know consumers won't be able to afford it at the price point they know they'll have to enter at... Looks absolutely amazing, but I think MS is positioning it wrong. People will want this in their homes more than businesses will want to put them in their businesses, in my opinion.

Perhaps they’re positioning it at enterprise for pricing reasons? They know consumers won’t be able to afford it at the price point they know they’ll have to enter at…

]]> By: Marzipan From Toledo http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1906892 Marzipan From Toledo Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:14:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/#comment-1906892 @13: Tostada-Man Go look at the chronology of the surface vs the iTouch and report back. @13: Tostada-Man

Go look at the chronology of the surface vs the iTouch and report back.

]]> By: Jared http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1906812 Jared Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:48:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/#comment-1906812 I think this is one of the first innovations from MS that I have been excited about in years. Nice to see them coming up with something half-way original. I think this is one of the first innovations from MS that I have been excited about in years.
Nice to see them coming up with something half-way original.

]]> By: Tostada-man http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1906723 Tostada-man Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:25:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/#comment-1906723 Who is that lady sitting behind Matt? She lloks gloomy and dark.... OMG!!! Is one of MSFT PR people!!!! Like the KGB, she would've kill Matt if he didn't like the oversize iTouch...I mean, the Suuuuuuurfaaaaaace...... Who is that lady sitting behind Matt? She lloks gloomy and dark….

OMG!!! Is one of MSFT PR people!!!!

Like the KGB, she would’ve kill Matt if he didn’t like the oversize iTouch…I mean, the Suuuuuuurfaaaaaace……

]]> By: Mr. Blister http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1906705 Mr. Blister Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:18:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/#comment-1906705 I a roll-out touch-pad on my coffee table, shifting the video to my big ass TV through my XBox. Or Wii. Or Apple TV. I'm not spending $2K on a coffee table. I a roll-out touch-pad on my coffee table, shifting the video to my big ass TV through my XBox. Or Wii. Or Apple TV.

I’m not spending $2K on a coffee table.

]]> By: Ethan Zara http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1906307 Ethan Zara Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:03:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/#comment-1906307 You got to admire Bill Gates. The guy is about shaping the way people interact with technology. The Surface is the perfect example. Product-wise, it's still impractical, too expensive, and Apple could do it better, more stylish (I'm an Apple user myself). But you have to admire the concept. That's technological trailblazing. Microsoft is more than its products. I think we will remeber Bill Gates for shaping technology relationships, and not for the not-so-perfect products. We will remember Jobs for the perfect products, but I doubt he will go down in history in the same way. Ethan http://backpackingonlittlemoney.wordpress.com/ You got to admire Bill Gates. The guy is about shaping the way people interact with technology. The Surface is the perfect example. Product-wise, it’s still impractical, too expensive, and Apple could do it better, more stylish (I’m an Apple user myself). But you have to admire the concept. That’s technological trailblazing. Microsoft is more than its products. I think we will remeber Bill Gates for shaping technology relationships, and not for the not-so-perfect products. We will remember Jobs for the perfect products, but I doubt he will go down in history in the same way.

Ethan
http://backpack....wordpress.com/

]]> By: Jared Bradford http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1906189 Jared Bradford Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:21:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/#comment-1906189 Is there no way to lower the volume on that embedded video??? Is there no way to lower the volume on that embedded video???

]]> By: Darren http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1906003 Darren Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:35:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/#comment-1906003 I think if they were to pair this up with a huge harddrive and make it the center of the home media hub and drop the price to around the $2000 price they would have a hit. Imagine bringing up your film collection and then dragging the film you wanted to watch over your media player icon and having the film start playing on your TV. I think if they were to pair this up with a huge harddrive and make it the center of the home media hub and drop the price to around the $2000 price they would have a hit.

Imagine bringing up your film collection and then dragging the film you wanted to watch over your media player icon and having the film start playing on your TV.

]]> By: MS Made something original? http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1905713 MS Made something original? Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:53:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/#comment-1905713 How much? How much?

]]> By: Planet Malaysia http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1905491 Planet Malaysia Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:57:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/#comment-1905491 Nothing special. Not interested at all. Nothing special. Not interested at all.

]]> By: TheFvckSong.com - Stress-Relief 2.0 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1905129 TheFvckSong.com - Stress-Relief 2.0 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:04:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/#comment-1905129 Knowing that it has Vista running underneath really worries me. The "software layer" is quite cool thou, if only it runs on top of Linux rather than Vi$ta ;) http://www.TheF**kSong.com - Stress-Relief 2.0 Knowing that it has Vista running underneath really worries me. The “software layer” is quite cool thou, if only it runs on top of Linux rather than Vi$ta ;)

http://www.TheF**kSong.com – Stress-Relief 2.0

]]> By: King http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1905118 King Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:01:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/#comment-1905118 MS is MS for a reason. MS is MS for a reason.

]]> By: MadMax3000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1905079 MadMax3000 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:41:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/#comment-1905079 Wow ! Amazingly Awesome! http://www.givemebeats.com Wow ! Amazingly Awesome!

http://www.givemebeats.com

]]> By: Dan Huang http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1905077 Dan Huang Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:39:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/#comment-1905077 Wow. I didn't think that Surface was going to be made out of a zero capacitance surface. I would love a chance to play around with one of these! And who says Microsoft isn't innovative? Wow. I didn’t think that Surface was going to be made out of a zero capacitance surface. I would love a chance to play around with one of these!

And who says Microsoft isn’t innovative?

]]> By: Alex http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1905069 Alex Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:35:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/#comment-1905069 This should serve as an example to all the Apple fanboys who keep dishing negativity on Microsoft. Clearly this *type* technology didn't originate at MS, but it's really amazing how they've applied it. Oh btw, another note to the fanboys, prototypes of this had been developed *prior* to the iPhone. So multi-touch isn't new. Oh, and on another note, I am probably still going to buy a Mac sometimes this year. P.S. This wasn't meant as a rant or a flame - but I will rest my case with any naysayers =) This should serve as an example to all the Apple fanboys who keep dishing negativity on Microsoft. Clearly this *type* technology didn’t originate at MS, but it’s really amazing how they’ve applied it. Oh btw, another note to the fanboys, prototypes of this had been developed *prior* to the iPhone. So multi-touch isn’t new.

Oh, and on another note, I am probably still going to buy a Mac sometimes this year.

P.S. This wasn’t meant as a rant or a flame – but I will rest my case with any naysayers =)

]]> By: Ryan Merket http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-1905030 Ryan Merket Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:16:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/cgs-ces-highlights-hands-on-with-the-surface/#comment-1905030 Microsoft, bring this down to a consumer level pricing structure and you could have 2 products (Xbox 360) in my home... very impressive! Microsoft, bring this down to a consumer level pricing structure and you could have 2 products (Xbox 360) in my home… very impressive!

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