Microsoft presents coffee table that will change the world

The software giant presented to developers a revolutionary touchscreen computer in the form of a coffee table. The most special part of this computer is that the touchscreen interface can recognize multiple touch points at the same time and also from multiple users. Microsoft says that the idea with this is to eliminate the keyboard and mouse as the primary elements of controlling and using the home computer. Its codename was Milan but now it is called Microsoft Surface. Surface has no cables or USB ports. It works with external devices as cameras, cellphones, pocket PC and other devices such as Zune by placing the device on top of the screen. The system now recognizes the device and connects wirelessly to it and quickly displays the files that device has in the main screen. Now if you want to edit those files you can do so and send the file back to the device or transfer it to another device. A very nice trick is to send music files and playlists from one zune to another. Just place two zune devices on the table and drag and drop files from one device to another. The main components of Surface are: 1)Screen, 2)Infrared (which works as the machine vision), 3)CPU, and 4) Projector. Microsoft says that the table computer will be available this summer in hotels and public entertainment places for the general public to see the machine in action and plans for it to be ready for sale by the end of 2007. Check out a hands on review and video from Popular Mechanics