Microsoft Surface, Would you buy it? Options

[Kiln]

Well guys the people at Microsoft have been hard at work making something new and exciting...at least they think so. The new Microsoft surface is a table computer that you operate without a mouse or keyboard, simply by using your hands or various other objects to touch the screen. Personally I think it looks interesting but not nearly as practical as people at Microsoft believe it to be. The parody I've posted basically goes along with how I veiw the Microsoft Surface.

Here's the site with info and the trailer- http://www.microsoft.com/surface/index.html

And here's the parody- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZrr7AZ9nCY

So what do you think?

This post has been edited by Kiln: Jul 29 2008, 07:15 AM

[xX Kinzer Xx]

So, basically it does all the same stuff a regular computer does, just in a different way. That seems pretty pointless. And it seems like it would be impractical for a lot of stuff. How would you type out a long report? I mean looking at pictures and videos, and being able to move them around with your fingers, is a little. Would it be cool to have one? Sure. Would I ever buy one? Probably not. And I doubt bars and restaurants will pay thousands of dollars for a table that people put their food and drinks on.

[Kiln]

And I doubt bars and restaurants will pay thousands of dollars for a table that people put their food and drinks on.

Actually one hotel/casino in Las Vegas seems to think differently, they use the table to let people order drinks they want and to chat with people across the bar as well as "taking a virtual walk down the las vegas strip" as the Surface's home page puts it.

I could picture it being used in bars, resturaunts, and cafe' type environments but I personally doubt it'll see much use from the general public...not any time soon at least.