1. Microsoft Surface – An Overview Presented By:- Saurav Amatya

2. Table of contents Surface Computing What is Microsoft surface? Identifying objects on its surface Key features Video Project Initiation Technical Specification Inner Details Variety of Avenues Video Pros and Cons More Innovations on the way References

3. An specialized computer GUI A natural user interface Microsoft to introduce it at first place. Surface Computing

4. Microsoft Surface( code name “Milan”) is a surface computing platform. An innovation that will change the way people shop, dine, entertain and live. A table like structure It consists of 360- degree user interface. What is Microsoft Surface?

5. How it looks?

6. Identifying objects on its surface Uses “domino tags” to identify objects

7. Direct Interaction Multi-touch Multi-User Object Recognition Key Features

9. Stevie Bathiche of Microsoft Hardware and Andy Wilson of Microsoft Research (2001), the key members First prototype T1 developed within a month (based on IKEA table) Capability could go behind games and photo editing. Project Initiation

10. Intel Core 2 Duo(2.13GHz ) 2GB DDR2 RAM 250GB SATA Hard Drive 250 MB Graphics card The software platform runs on a custom version of Windows Vista Technical Specification

11. 1. Screen or Diffuser 2. Infrared 3. CPU 4. Projector (DLP light engine) Inner Details

12. Variety of Avenues Harrah’s Entertainment Use of virtual concierge to review menu, book tickets

13. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Initial Launch at Sheraton Hotels and resort Variety of Avenues

14. AT&T Stores USA Variety of Avenues

16. Better flow in traffic Customer can easily design using it It can act as a teacher assistant Pros of Microsoft Surface

17. Very expensive It needs the bar codes to be put on objects for the system to recognize them Large sizeless portability Cons of Microsoft Surface

18. Announced in March 2009 A second projector inside the table computer can project images onto a layer above the surface of the screen Still in development stage Microsoft Second Light

19. More innovations on the way MIT students are working on similar kind of products

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