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Microsoft Surface multimedia coffee table

126K views · Apr 14, 2011 · 4:17 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2015–2025

A short video of a Microsoft Surface multimedia coffee table, with a pointer to making a homemade multi-touch screen. It shows the original touch-table concept.

Why Hacker News points people here: Mentioned as a reminder of the original Surface table, cool but too expensive.

What Hacker News said 3

Cites itfacorreiaSep 2015

“Like the Microsoft Surface multimedia coffee table”

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> If we decided to build a touch screen device several times the size of the iPad Pro, it wouldn’t just be a new device, or even a new device category. It would be a completely new kind of experience with no comparison in the history of computing. Like the Microsoft Surface multimedia coffee table: this video

Cites itDavidWanjiruDec 2016
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No, not this one. The one I'm talking about had people talking about the product and how you could use it. The part with the song I'm talking about was a food restaurant setting (as opposed to a bar setting) Edit: The one I have in mind was more like this one in terms of setting - this video

in “Microsoft’s Surface Hub is now apparently a billion-dollar business” · view on HN
Cites itmrigheleOct 2025

“Reminds of Microsoft Surface, the original coffee table”

Original Surface coffee table was cool but too expensive.

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Reminds of Microsoft Surface, the original coffee table [1]. It was quite cool at the time, but too expensive for what could have been useful application. Hopefully for them, this will have more luck. On a side not, the website is completely blank on Firefox. [1] this video

in “Board: New game console recognizes physical pieces, with an open SDK” · view on HN