Comments on: BMW Using Microsoft Surface http://jaygoldman.com/2008/11/30/bmw-using-microsoft-surface/ Technologist, Designer, Speaker, Author, Generally Swell Guy Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:33:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Rita http://jaygoldman.com/2008/11/30/bmw-using-microsoft-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-243 Rita Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:19:45 +0000 http://jaygoldman.com/?p=228#comment-243 I came across the Microsoft surface being used in many places recently like retail outlet, photo shops etc. I saw one article that details the features and spec. It also had a couple of video links. Anyone interested could watch it below:- <a href="http://www.kanbal.com/index.php?/Internet-Technology/the-surface.html" target="_blank">http://www.kanbal.com/index.php?/Internet-Technol...</a> I came across the Microsoft surface being used in many places recently like retail outlet, photo shops etc. I saw one article that details the features and spec. It also had a couple of video links. Anyone interested could watch it below:-

http://www.kanbal.com/index.php?/Internet-Technol...

]]> By: Sean Howard http://jaygoldman.com/2008/11/30/bmw-using-microsoft-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Sean Howard Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:55:31 +0000 http://jaygoldman.com/?p=228#comment-163 Hey Jay, Great find! I must say that I've been struggling with Surface in a variety of applications to date. I get it totally as an artistic medium, but this is the first time I really glimpsed the power of it. What I found fascinating was there use of the little chits that you drop down onto the surface. I agree that I can take or leave all the flying and pinching. The usability challenges are still quite apparent as they try to combine multi-touch with simple link clicking, for example. But the idea that anyone can interact physically with the surface without having to know the gestures, commands, etc is fucking brilliant. Anyone can pick up a chit and put it on the car. I can imagine this in the context of interior design, the hair salons that let you preview your face with different haircuts, etc... It FINALLY moves us away from touchscreen hell. Okay. I'm done babbling now. ;) Hey Jay,

Great find! I must say that I've been struggling with Surface in a variety of applications to date. I get it totally as an artistic medium, but this is the first time I really glimpsed the power of it. What I found fascinating was there use of the little chits that you drop down onto the surface.

I agree that I can take or leave all the flying and pinching. The usability challenges are still quite apparent as they try to combine multi-touch with simple link clicking, for example. But the idea that anyone can interact physically with the surface without having to know the gestures, commands, etc is fucking brilliant.

Anyone can pick up a chit and put it on the car.

I can imagine this in the context of interior design, the hair salons that let you preview your face with different haircuts, etc… It FINALLY moves us away from touchscreen hell.

Okay. I'm done babbling now. ;)

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