Gates Digs Surface Computing
手書き入力のテーブル型コンピュータ。ATMの代替など特定のアプリケーションはありそうだが，大ブレークする類ではなさそう。特長といえば。
This is more than just touch-screen computing. The screen, which has a set of cameras underneath it, can read 52 touches at a time, meaning small groups can work around it together. The computer can also recognize optical tags on an object, such as a digital camera with Wi-Fi. Then, by just placing the device on the tabletop, folks can automatically zip their pictures onto the computer, then edit them by hand on the screen.
Microsoftはハードウエアもソフトウェアも作る。
The first 30-inch tabletop units, priced between $5,000 and $10,000, will debut in November, primarily through hotels and retailers.
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