Microsoft Surface

Microsoft Surface doesn't work with the mouse and/or keyboard, it employs a camera-based vision system that makes it possible for users to grab digital content with their hands and move information between object with simple gestures and touches.

Via a 30-inch tabletop display, multiple users can get together to interact with digital information and with each other. And the device has the ability to connect with other devices, including networks, printers, card readers,...

The camera system of Microsoft Surface recognizes fingers, hands, paintbrushes, tagged objects and a myriad of real-world items. It allows users to grab digital information and interact with the content through touch and gestures. A great difference with other touch-screens, Surface recognizes many points of contact simultaneously so multiple people can interact at the same time.

The tagged object recognition is very innovative. The tag is what lets Surface uniquely identify objects, helping the system to tell the difference between two identical looking bottles for example.

In this short YouTube movie you can view the possibilities Microsoft Surface offers.
Written by Ann-Katrien Cox