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What is Microsoft surface? History What is surface computing? Features of surface computing Structure and working Specifications ros and cons Future inno!ations Conc"usion

What is Microsoft surface?

#e!o"utionary mu"titouch computer with different "ook $ fee"% &t is a surface with a computing p"atform that responds to natura" hand gestures and rea" wor"d o'(ects% Turns an ordinary ta'"etop into a !i'rant) interacti!e surface% ro!ides effort"ess interaction with digita" content through natura" gestures) touch and physica" o'(ects% Surface is a *+,inch disp"ay in a ta'"e,"ike form factor that-s easy for indi!idua"s to interact (ust "ike in the rea" wor"d%

What is microsoft surface? .contd/

Microsoft Surface represents a fundamenta" change in the way we interact with digita" content% This uses a mu"ti touch screen as user interface% System composed of a hori0onta" touchscreen under a coffee ta'"e,"ike surface) with cameras mounted 'e"ow to detect user interaction acti!ities% Surface can simu"taneous"y recogni0e do0ens and do0ens of mo!ements such as touch) gestures and actua" uni1ue o'(ects that ha!e identification tags simi"ar to 'ar codes% Surface computing,the techno"ogy 'ehind% Surface that comes to "ife for e2p"oring) "earning) sharing) creating) 'uying and much more%

H&STO#3
4++56 Microsoft researchers Ste!e 7athiche and 8ndy Wi"son de!e"oped idea of interacti!e ta'"e that cou"d understand the manipu"ation of physica" pieces% 4++*6 5st prototype mode" named T5which is 'ased on an &9E8 ta'"e was 'orn% Team saw the !a"ue of the surface computer 'eyond simp"y gaming and 'egan to fa!or those app"ications that took ad!antage of the uni1ue a'i"ity of Surface to recogni0e physica" o'(ects p"aced on the ta'"e%

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4++: 68ttention turned to its form factor, Tu' proto type was designed% 4++;6Fina" structure fina"ised)interacti!e ta'"etop de!ice was 'ui"t that seam"ess"y 'rings 'oth the physica" and !irtua" wor"ds into one%

What is surface computing?

Ma(or ad!ancement that mo!es 'eyond the traditiona" user interface to a more natura" way of interacting with information% &t is a natura" user interface that a""ows peop"e to interact with digita" content the same way they ha!e interacted with e!eryday items such as photos) paint'rushes and music their entire "ife6 with their hands) with gestures and 'y putting rea",wor"d o'(ects on the surface% Surface computing opens up a who"e new category of products for users to interact with%

FE8T<#ES OF S<#F8CE COM <T&N=

>irect interaction 6 <sers can actua""y ?gra'@ digita" information with their hands and interact with content 'y touch and gesture) without the use of a mouse or key'oard% Mu"ti,touch contact 6 Surface computing recogni0es many points of contact simu"taneous"y) not (ust from one finger) as with a typica" touch screen) 'ut up to do0ens and do0ens of items at once%

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Mu"ti,user e2perience 6 The hori0onta" form factor makes it easy for se!era" peop"e to gather around surface computers together) pro!iding a co""a'orati!e) face,to,face computing e2perience% O'(ect recognition 6 <sers can p"ace physica" o'(ects on the surface to trigger different types of digita" responses) inc"uding the transfer of digita" content%

ST#<CT<#E

(1) Screen: 8 diffuser turns the SurfaceAs acry"ic ta'"etop into a "arge hori0onta" Bmu"titouchB screen) capa'"e of processing mu"tip"e inputs from mu"tip"e users% The Surface can a"so recogni0e o'(ects 'y their shapes or 'y reading coded BdominoB tags% (2) Infrared: SurfaceAs Bmachine !isionB operates in the near,infrared spectrum) using an C:+,nanometer, wa!e"ength DE> "ight source aimed at the screen% When o'(ects touch the ta'"etop) the "ight ref"ects 'ack and is picked up 'y mu"tip"e infrared cameras with a net reso"ution of 54C+ 2 EF+%

(3) CPU: Surface uses many of the same components found in e!eryday desktop computers G a Core 4 >uo processor) 4=7 of #8M and a 4:FM7 graphics card% Wire"ess communication with de!ices on the surface is hand"ed using WiFi and 7"uetooth antennas .future !ersions may incorporate #F&> or Near Fie"d Communications/% The under"ying operating system is a modified !ersion of Microsoft Hista% (4) Projector: MicrosoftAs Surface uses the same >D "ight engine found in many rear pro(ection H>THs% The footprint of the !isi'"e "ight screen) at 5+4I 2 ;FC pi2e"s) is actua""y sma""er than the in!isi'"e o!er"apping infrared pro(ection to a""ow for 'etter recognition at the edges of the screen%

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Microsoft Surface uses cameras to sense o'(ects) hand gestures and touch% This user input is then processed and disp"ayed using rear pro(ection% Microsoft Surface uses this rear pro(ection system which disp"ays an image onto the underside of thin diffuser% &mage processing system processes the camera images to detect fingers) custom tags and other o'(ects such as paint 'rushes when touching the disp"ay% The o'(ects recogni0ed with this system are reported to app"ications running in the computer so that they can react to o'(ect shapes) 4> tags) mo!ement and touch%

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>&S D83 Type6 *+,inch J=8 >D K pro(ector% =raphics card with 4:F M7 of memory% Ma2imum reso"ution6 5+4I 2 ;FC Ma2imum pressure on the disp"ay6 :+ poundsLs1uare inchL*%: kg per cm% &N <T Camera,'ased !ision system with DE> infrared direct i""umination% 7"uetoothK key'oard and mouse .a!ai"a'"e to administrators/%

S EC&F&C8T&ONS
COM <T&N= S3S3TEM 4%5*,=H0 &nte"K Core TM 4 >uo processor Memory6 4 =7 dua", channe" >>#4 8<>&O Output type6 Stereo f"at pane" 'ui"t,in speakers Output comp"iant standards6 Stereo &nput6 None &LO CONNECT&ONS 4 headphone (acks F <S7 4%+ ports Ethernet port .=iga'it Ethernet card M5+L5++L5+++N/ E2terna" monitor port 7ays for routing ca'"es OnLStand'y power 'utton

#OS
Darge surface area to !iew different windows and app"ications% >ata Manipu"ation , Se"ecting) mo!ing) rotating and resi0ing .manipu"ating o'(ects on the screen is simi"ar to manipu"ating them in the manua" wor"d/% Ouick and easy to use% More Than One <ser PSe!era" peop"e can orient themse"!es on different sides of the surface to interact with an app"ication simu"taneous"y .Ma2 :4 points of touch/% O'(ect #ecognition , &ncreased functiona"ity aiding user in speed and ease of use Time sa!ing 'y e"iminating many processes%

CONS
Not porta'"e and !ery e2pensi!e% ri!acy , Open for many to !iew% Screen Hisi'i"ity , ="are) finger printsLdirt and human interaction o'scuring interface% oor 8ccuracy , Fat fingers are not as accurate as a mouse or sty"us% Fatigue , #eaching across the ta'"e often can cause the arms to ache% O'(ects needs to 'e tagged .domino tags or #F&>s/%

F<T<#E &NNOH8T&ONS
Surface wi"" continue to 'e so"d to and used 'y restaurants) retai") "eisure and pu'"ic entertainment !enues% Computer scientists hope to incorporate this kind of techno"ogy in peop"es- dai"y "i!esQ Future goa"s are to surround peop"e with inte""igent surfaces ."ook up recipes on your kitchen counter or ta'"e) contro" TH with coffee ta'"e) etc% E!entua""y e!ery househo"d may ha!e one in p"ace of their e!eryday coffee ta'"e%

CONCD<S&ON
Microsoft Surface is the future of computers% Fundamenta""y changes the way we interact with techno"ogy% Surface takes e2isting techno"ogy and presents it in a new way% &t isnAt simp"y a touch screen) 'ut more of a touch,gra',mo!e,s"ide,resi0e,and,p"ace,o'(ects,on, top,of,screen) and this opens up new possi'i"ities that werenAt there 'efore%