>From the information given on the site and related articles, it appears surface is geared towards running a touch enabled 'wall mounted information display' devices rather than traditional desktops or laptops.
The pricing on the order form (http://download.microsoft.com/download/B/5/0/B504E1A9-A112-4A4B-B2C4-07F18E0C6210/MSSurfOrdv1.2.zip) appears to fit in with the pricing of a (large) table sized display device Surface appears to be designed to run on a dedicated Windows OS (Vista based) for devices that are more geared towards being 'interactive notice boards' (well suited for use in information kiosks) than workstations. Its unlikely touch gestures would be working when Windows 7 ships. For home use, surface technology more suited to the coffee table (read news, play board games) than in a conventional computer screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36947 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
