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A computer with voice, pen, touch
Published on Sun, Jun 03, 2007 at 13:13, Updated at Sun, Jun 17, 2007 in Sci-Tech section
Tags: Microsoft, Bill Gates , New Delhi
INNOVATIVE TOUCH: The mouse and keyboard are replaced by a more natural interaction using the voice, a pen and touch.
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New Delhi: Forget the mouse and keyboard, let technology make your life easier. That is the vision of Microsoft that recently came up with a new coffee-table-shaped "surface computer" where the mouse and keyboard are replaced by a more natural interaction using the voice, a pen and touch.
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates says the new design is a major step towards the future of computing.
"When I put my fingers on, there's a camera that recognises where I'm touching. In fact, I can touch at different places at any side of the table. So it's a Windows personal computer, but with this new surface capability,” says Chairman, Microsoft, Bill Gates.
The 30-inch display screen is mounted under a plastic tabletop and can be used to manipulate objects on the screen with your fingers. Microsoft is best known for its Office and Windows software all over the world and the Surface could potentially spread use of those systems.
"If you're Microsoft, you're looking to add your computing capability to a wide variety of applications. And to the extent that you can have screens at different places, for different uses, certainly over the long term that would help drive demand for Microsoft operating systems and other software,” says Oppenheimer Vice President, Lawrence Harris.
The computer will initially cost $5,000 to $10,000 and for now it will be manufactured for corporate customers only.
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