MICROSOFT SURFACE: TOUCH TECHNOLOGY EVERYPLACE OR A FOCUS MISPLACED?

摘要

One of the more baffling research projects to receive production approval from Microsoft's executive staff in recent years is Surface, a 30-in. touch-table technology that the company publicly unveiled in May 2007 (Figure A). Its initial customer was AT&T, which began installing Surface equipment in retail stores 11 months later. Some casinos, hotels, restaurants, and retail outlets also use Surface, and several news and television programs have showcased it.