Cnet (Free subscription) | yesterday
VectorForm built a virtual DJ application for Surface, Microsoft's multitouch table, about a year ago, and just began demonstrating version 2.0 with new features such as scratching. Now if only there were more Surface tables out there.
Siliconera (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Polygon Magic, the studio behind Bleach: Shattered Blade and the Wii port of Ghost Squad, is dabbling in video game hardware. They created the G-Panel, short for Grid Panel, which resembles Microsoft Surface.
Gadgetell (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
FROM APPLETELL - Microsoft is really good at dreaming about the future; their track record on delivering it is not quite so shining. It begs the question: what impact, if any, will Microsoft’s Surface have on everyday computing? MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for Gadgetell . | Comment on this Article »
Ars Technica (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
Companies who want to take the Microsoft Surface development tools out for a spin now can easily do so as the company has opened up resources to Microsoft Partners. The Microsoft Surface QuickStart Program has an entry level titled "Microsoft Surface Community Members" which provides access to the SDK and simulator, as well as training and other resources, without any commitment required....
Ars Technica (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
For most, the traditional combination of mouse and keyboard is not just a mode of computer input, but a way of life. While it has been decades since both technologies were first welcomed to the mainstream, little about their core functionality has changed; side-by-side, the aesthetics may be different, but a 486 and modern-day Mac effectively use the same basic interface paradigm. It is perhaps for...
TechChuck (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
Ditching the mouse and keyboard means a whole lot more than just doing without two common peripherals. As those who've worked with Microsoft Surface have found out, you have to jettison decades of GUI baggage and start with a whole new mindset. For most, the traditional combination of mouse and keyboard is not just a mode of computer input, but a way of life . While it has been decades since both...
The Quantum Pontiff (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
Not sure what it's good for, but heck I'd love to play with one :) DaVinci (Microsoft Surface Physics Illustrator) from Razorfish - Emerging Experiences on Vimeo . Read the comments on this post...
Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
RAPP is live-blogging the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival in France. And though I am not in France, I'm keeping tabs on the festival for anything Microsoft-related.
Steve Clayton: Geek In Disguise (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
Stimulant: XRay from Stimulant on Vimeo . FastCompany.com has a list of 5 more killer apps for Microsoft Surface and XRay by Stimulant is the pick of the bunch for me.
Fast Company (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
In May, we brought you a list of 11 full-featured applications tailor-made for Microsoft's interactive table computing platform, Surface. With so many talented development teams hard at work on Surface, we missed a few--and the new crop is even better. Here are five more must-see apps for Surface. XRay by Stimulant XRay is a photo app for Surface that mashes up with Apple's iPhone. Put an iPhone on...
videogamesblogger.com: (Free subscription) | 06/19/2009
At E3 2009 an impressive demonstration of Ubisoft’s upcoming strategy game R.U.S.E. was given on a most unlikely, but certainly fitting, platform. The Microsoft Surface! Lo and behold! Surface is Microsoft’s, $20,000 tabletop computer. Impressive, eh. Although as someone else pointed out in the comments section of Kotaku, all the guy playing did was zoom in [...]
DVICE (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009
There's something familiar about this interactive desktop that Asus showed off at Computex 2009 in Taipei. Let's see… the surface of the desk appears to be a large interactive touchscreen, able to interface with anything you put on top of...
Steve Clayton: Geek In Disguise (Free subscription) | 06/13/2009
My man down under alerted me a cool new app on Microsoft Surface from Lonely Planet. As the Sydney Morning Herald reported The travel publishing company, which is opening up its first brick-and-mortar store in Sydney Airport next month, gave Microsoft license to develop a proof-of-concept application for Surface with a view to installing the state-of-the-art computers in its stores in future.
Bruce On Games (Free subscription) | 06/09/2009
I just thought that I would share this great video with you. Very Minority Report. And a good example of a gesture interface used in gaming.
Gadget Review (Free subscription) | 06/09/2009
Tucked away in the dark corners of E3, and apparently my mind since I’m posting this the following week, was a little strategy game called “R.U.S.E” from Ubisoft. What makes it of particular interest is that it is played on Microsoft’s Surface and as you can see in the below video, creates a unique level [...]
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