TouchWall and Plex are superficially similar to Microsoft Surface , a multi-touch table computer that was introduced in 2007 and which recently became commercially available in select AT&T stores. In a demo yesterday, though, Microsoft Office Labs GM Chris Pratley and Director of Envisioning Ian Sands said that the two products are completely different. Surface is a multi-touch and vision system that uses cameras to sense what is on the table, where it is and what it is doing.
Microsoft TouchWall can inexpensively turn any flat surface into
WWTelescope
A web-based version of WorldWide Telescope is also available. This version enables seamless, guided explorations of the universe from within a web browser on PC and Intel Mac OS X by using the power of Microsoft Silverlight 4.0. From web to desktop to full dome planetarium, WorldWide Telescope (WWT) enables you to explore the universe, bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world and combining it with 3D navigation.
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The New Surface 2.0 SDK is available today. Head over to the new MSDN Developer Center to get training and more. more
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Origami Tessellations
If you have any ideas, please don’t hesitate to drop me a line at ericgjerde@mac.com.
