Research on up coming and future interactive surfaces

well here we are on a new blog and to get the ball rolling i have decided to do some research on touchable interactive surfaces.

One of the main reasons i have decided to approach physical user interfaces such as ables and touch screens is mainly because it was one of the first subjects talked about in season 1 and is also an area which i am interested in, so without any more dribbling heres what i found.

Microsoft

The big M's approach to the subject is their new superdooper computer named "Surface" which in essence looks like a huge ipod screen sized table that enables the user to move around their music, pic's and any other documents as if they where on an actual physical surface.

it also registers any media item that is laid on it screen and access its content wirelessly and seamlessly, it also shows financial uses as well allowing you to place you card on top and pay bills in the restaurants.

while this is all well and good in your ideal world if this payment method was to be introduced worldwide it would mean Microsoft would of have to corner the market and with apple cornering the fruit market as it where thats not going to happen anytime soon.

even so it still a cool concept

heres some links so u can judge for yourself

http://www.pixelsumo.com/post/microsoft-surface
http://www.microsoft.com/surface/index.html