there is a fundamental change occuring in the world of technology. a new type of computer that is arriving in an unusual form.. of a coffee table.. xD

zup guyz it’s me, ron! and I’m here to share some cool stuff i saw when i went to an event at Microsoft Philippines! this speaker really got my attention. He talked about the Microsoft Surface Technology! not only did he talked about it, but – knowing that Microsoft surface is expensive – he created a home-made Microsoft surface – like device right at the office! do you know how he made it? so, you really want to know what is inside it? well, let’s first know what a Microsoft surface is.

This Microsoft surface computing technology is basically a table-top touch-sensitive computer that lets you move things around without a keyboard or mouse 🙂

how does it work? well, all you have to do, is to press down and have it recognize your hand. not only can you have a single point of contact but you can use all of your fingers! you can have dozens and dozens of pointed contact!

for viewing photos, it blends the best of the physical and the digital world, you can reach out a photo and move it across the table as you would in the real world and if you have a second or third frend with you , you can all interact with the photos at once – reshaping them, sizing them, moving them across the table. not only can you do this with photo content, but you have the ability to interact with digital content, in the form of video! you can actually shape and resize that, and you can do it with your friends at once. another cool thing about this is that it can recognize objects from the REAL WORLD. we call that “Object Recognition“

for example, you are inside a cellphone store, and you would like to know the full specification of the phone you would like to buy. all you have to do is to get that phone, place it at the top of the Microsoft surface, and before you know it, all the specs are right beside (or should i say around) your device. not only that, you can actually compare two different cell phones or more! all you have to do is to place those phones at the table and turn it into its comparing mode then, let the surface do the comparing for you!

this is such a cool device! i would like to have it at my home so i can play with it more! but unfortunately, it is not YET available here in the Philippines, as far as i know (but if you’ve already seen one, come talk to me!, i may be wrong. haha) anyways, Microsoft surface is a phenomenon when it comes to surface computing. and simply to make it certain, i took a video of a homemade Microsoft Surface-like device! look!!

So basically there is a camera inside the surface that detects your fingers or any other objects that is on the surface. according to the speaker, you can just use a normal webcam and remove something which i couldn’t remember – sorry bout that xD.. which will also void the warranty of your webcam.. but well, you can just buy a cheap webcam and manipulate it inside, remove whatever that is needed for you to create your very own Microsoft surface! here is an image to make certain that you can see what’s inside the surface

It’s so cool! given only those tools, you can actually create a Microsoft Surface – like device at home! well, one of the Microsoft Bosses told us MSPs there to create something like that at the Microsoft Innovation Center(MIC), and i was like “That was nice! if that happens, I’m gonna pack my things up and live in MIC together with that Microsoft Surface, PLUS Xbox 360 PLUS Kinect PLUS the Windows Phone 7, that would be so awesome!!!” haha!! anyweiz going back to the topic, Microsoft surface really is something to make a big leap into the world of technology.