It seems so long ago, the days of me printing out directions for destinations. Not to mention taking twice as long because they were not correct. Then came Google Maps and recently Street View. Now Microsoft is working on something that is more impressive than that. Here’s a presentation of this new “augmented-reality.”
It’s really cool, but really scary at the same time. It’s like your privacy is something of the past.
I totally sound like a fanboy now. As much as I wanted to defend webOS and how cool my Palm Pre is, I won’t be doing that much longer. From the peeks of the new Windows 7 Series, I’m definitely going to get a new phone at the end of this year. It’s been stated that the new Windows phones won’t be out until “the 2010 holiday season.” I wish that meant Cinqo de Mayo or Independence day.
I don’t really know much about the Microsoft Surface. Honestly, I didn’t pay much attention but now I’m anxious to see it in action. What is Surface? This is taken from the MS site:
“Microsoft Surface is a revolutionary multi-touch computer that responds to natural hand gestures and real-world objects, helping people interact with digital content in a simple and intuitive way. With a large, horizontal user interface, Surface offers a unique gathering place where multiple users can collaboratively and simultaneously interact with data and each other.”
Here’s what it could be used for:
“For Users: Microsoft Surface represents a fundamental change in the way we interact with digital content. Leave the mouse and keyboard behind. Surface lets you grab digital content with your hands and move information with simple gestures and touches. Surface also sees and interacts with objects placed on the screen, allowing you to move information between devices like mobile phones or cameras. The result is a fun, social and exciting computing experience like you’ve never had before.
For Businesses: Microsoft Surface provides tremendous potential for businesses to improve communication, and be more efficient in how they deliver information and services to their customers. The intuitive and approachable interface is easy to learn and the familiar software platform makes it easy to manage, too. The multi-touch and multi-user capabilities create an incredibly collaborative experience, where sharing and exploring information is easier than ever.”
I wonder how long it’ll take before I see one of these.
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Now I know what will probably replace my Palm Pre. The poor thing was recently dropped twice in one day. Now I don’t even want to look at it. I’ve been anxiously awaiting this news since I got my Zune HD. I originally got my 30GB for free. I probably wouldn’t have initially bought it but after using it, I found that I liked everything about the Zune except it’s form factor. It is quite the brick. Thanks to Bing Cashback, I upgraded to a 32GB Zune HD at the end of last year. It is way smaller and much more attractive. When people see it, they look quite confused since it doesn’t have a big white circle pad in the middle or white headphones. It’s probably not an iPhone killer but it’ll probably be dubbed that since every new phone gets that tag. Hopefully, it takes off better than the Nexus one seems to have.
