Microsoft's Surface

MSNBC (and a ton of other places) reported the announcement of Microsoft's new "Surface" computing platform.

From the MSNBC article: "To do things on Surface’s tabletop screen, you reach down, touch it and push it. To make the image you see on the screen bigger, spread your fingers. To make it smaller, squeeze your fingers together. To move something into the trash, push it into the trash with your hand. And it allows what Microsoft calls “Multi-Touch” and “Multi-User” interaction — namely, more than one person can interact with it at a time."

And "One of the most revolutionary aspects of Surface, though, is its natural interaction with everyday objects and technologies. When you place your Wi-Fi-enabled digital camera on the table, for example, Surface "sees" the camera and does something extraordinary: It pulls your digital pictures and videos out onto the table for you to look at, move, edit or send."

The possibilities are very cool - and it will be available late this year (which means mid-2008 in Microsoft time) at places like T-Mobile, Starwood Hotels, etc...

More info at www.microsoft.com/surface