At Mulligrubs last night a few members discussed the new MS touch screen computer. Go to this site and read the article to find out more about it. Pogue suggests that while it might be a good gimmick and functional in some situations in general it won't be practical for a majority of PC applications. And in typical MS style they are copying and adapting the ideas of others and using there massive market presence to sell it to us. Ultimately they are the world's greatest marketers and salesmen and are often selling software that isn't as good as the opposition yet they outsell them 100 to 1. You have to admire that skill! :)
Much Ado About Microsoft’s Surface Computer
What it was, as the world found out yesterday, was a new touch-screen computer. The 30-inch screen sits 21 inches off the ground, as though it is the top of a fancy coffee table. You manipulate objects on the screen with your fingers. Drag virtual photos to sort them, flick an on-screen globe to spin it and so on.
This new “surface computer,” as Microsoft calls it, has a multi-touch screen. You can use two fingers or even more — for example, you can drag two corners of a photograph outward to zoom in on it. Here’s an article in yesterday’s Times about it.
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