A 2008 CES demo of the original Microsoft Surface, a smart table with multi-touch interaction. It shows touch manipulation of photos and objects on a tabletop display.
Why Hacker News points people here: Cited as evidence that multi-touch interfaces predated the iPhone, and as an example of Microsoft innovation.
“See for example the Microsoft Surface (now renamed to PixelSense) from 2008”HN comment, 2012
“See for example the Microsoft Surface (now renamed to PixelSense) from 2008”
Shows Microsoft Surface touch manipulation predating iPhone
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Well here is a video of the Neonode prior art: link It's unlocked with a left to right swipe. Contrary to the iPhone there is no image moving with the finger. I don't think that difference is worth a patent. Moving things (i.e. images) around with the finger is a pretty obvious concept for a purely touch-based device. See for example the Microsoft Surface (now renamed to PixelSense) from 2008: this video
Cites italanhOct 2016
“original Surface” isn’t what you think. It was a “smart table”
Demo of the original Surface smart table
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For the kids out there: “original Surface” isn’t what you think. It was a “smart table” and its most compelling use case was to present a menu right underneath your place setting: this video
Cites itsmt88Jun 2017
“Original Microsoft Surface (tabletop computing)”
Original Surface listed as a Microsoft innovation
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Preventing SIDS via data analysis: link Original Microsoft Surface (tabletop computing): this video Real-time language translation on Skype: link TouchWall: link F#, TypeScript, P, and possibly other programming languages HoloDesk Kinect Industry-leading speech recognition: link HomeOS There are more, but I'm too lazy to Google it. They also had a dual-screen, folding tablet that I really wished had made it to the market, but I can't remember the name.
CriticaltvonApr 2009
“it does seem like a bit of a waste in the hands of Microsoft”
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Microsoft Surface Demo @ CES 2008: this video Every time I see a Surface demo I'm struck at the whole "display photos as a jumbled mess, just like real photos!" thing. It just seems so... idiotic. Anyway, there does seem to be some potential with Surface but it does seem like a bit of a waste in the hands of Microsoft.
