Microsoft 'Surface'

[PhoenixINX]

Okay, Microsoft haters... don't let the door hit you on the way out... ;)

THIS is slick, and great to see that a company that tends to get some much negative press really is pushing computing to the next level. Star Trek nerds hang on, because this can make those touch panels a reality. :eek:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18928656/

http://www.microsoft.com/surface/

[GT_Rat]

That is pretty cool. Too bad the only people that will be able to afford it for the next 10 years will be businesses and rich people.

[majikTib]

I read $5,000 to $10,000 for the next 3 years, til they can get it down to a "consumer" price range

[PhoenixINX]

I read $5,000 to $10,000 for the next 3 years, til they can get it down to a "consumer" price range

Same article I read from Popular Mechanics... compared them to plasmas.

Should hit consumer levels in years to come.

[majikTib]

after watching microsoft's video demos, it looks worth the price.
When I started college in 2001, most plasmas were $7,000-10,000. I remember my Busienss Admin. professor saying that the cost would come down to $2,500 within 5 years... reality was it went lower, but I could see these "surface" type tables becoming fairly common in a few years.

pretty fudgin' sweet

[formulanerd]

been discussing this on AVS, very nice work from microsoft, i'm all for something that pushes technology to the future, regardless of the company behind it.