SUBMITTED BY:

ER. SOHAN SINGH GROVER

A

SEMINAR

ON

MICROSOFT SURFACE

MICROSOFT SURFACE

TABLETOP TECHNOLOGY

overview• Microsoft Surface is a computer embedded in a medium-sized table, with a large, flat display on top. • Microsoft Surface is a Multi-touch product from Microsoft .• Surface is a horizontal display on a table-like form factor .

The cool factor is the way you interact with digital content by using your hands , So no more keyboard no

mouse its all hands on

• Allow multiple users, to manipulate digital content by the use of natural motions, hand gestures, or physical objects.

HISTORY• The technology behind Surface is called Multi-touch. It has at least a 25-year history .

•Work was constantly done at:-•University of Toronto [ on Multi touch table ] • Bell labs [ on Multi touch screen ]

history……………

• Idea for Surface was initially conceptualized in 2001 by Steven Bathiche of Microsoft Hardware and Andy Wilson of Microsoft Research.

• In October 2001, a team was formed with Bathiche and Wilson as key members, to bring the idea to the next stage of development.

• In 2003, the team presented the idea to the Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates

• Over the next year, Microsoft built more than 85 early prototypes for Surface

•The final hardware design was completed in 2005.

DESCRIPTION• Surface is a 30-inch (76 cm) display in a table-like form factor, 22 inches (56 cm) high and 42 inches (107 cm) wide.

• Surface applications are written using Microsoft technology.

•The Surface tabletop is acrylic, and its interior frame is powder-coated steel.

• Surface does not use heat or pressure sensors to indicate when someone has touched the screen. Instead, five separate cameras are used to record motion on the table's surface.

• The screen resolution is 1024x768.

• The touch detection system had an effective resolution of 1280x960.

• Unlike the screen resolution, which for the time being is constant, the touch resolution varies according to the size of the screen used—it is designed to work at a resolution of 48 dots per inch.

Explore the digital world• Screen is water

resistant

• Slam on the screen and it will make a loud thump

• Prices will reportedly be $5,000 to $10,000 per unit.

• Five cameras were needed because of field angle issues.

• These cameras can read a nearly infinite number of simultaneous touches .

•Surface has been optimized for 52 touches

• A projection system sit beneath the hard tabletop screen .

• For communications , Surface features a standard Ethernet connection, WiFi , and Bluetooth

How infrared works…….

• Infrared - infrared screens project horizontal and vertical beams of infrared light over the surface of the screen. When a finger or other object breaks those beams, the X/Y coordinates are calculated.

• These screens can also be used by users with gloves and are relatively impervious to damage.

CONFIGURATION• Operating System - Windows Vista • Ethernet • Five cameras • 4 GB of DDR2 RAM• Two ATX motherboards • Core 2 Duo processor chip• Projection system with screen• 1TB 7200rpm Hard Drive

•Operating System - Windows Vista

Configuration……• Bluetooth • Wireless 802.11 b/g• Built-in wireless and Bluetooth • Powerful graphics card from

either AMD/ATI or NVIDIA. • A Bluetooth keyboard with a

built-in track pad is available to diagnose problems with the unit, although for regular use it is not required.

FEATURES• Direct interaction

• Multi-touch contact

• Multi-user experience

• Object recognition

APPLICATIONS

• Mobile phone users can easily buy ring tones or change payment plans by placing their handsets on in-store displays .

• Surface have ability to recognize physical objects that have identification tags similar to bar codes.

• Mobile on the tabletop , it will recognize the device and pop up the handset's specifications and information to the screen.

• Digital Camera can sent its pictures to the display and can be transferred to cell phones

• Imagine ordering a beverage during a meal with just the tap of a finger.

• Quickly browsing music and dragging favorite songs onto a personal play list

• Creating and sending a personal postcard

• Allows guests to create an exciting new way to chat and meet people from one Surface to another..

• Order food or drinks, paying for them by dropping their credit card on the screen.

• Can be used for map of streets

• Surface is also specializes in computerized gaming machines

CURRENT USES• Harrah's Entertainment's Las Vegas

• Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide .

• T-Mobile USA

• AT & T Stores

CONCLUSION• Surface computing is going to bring revolution

in everyday lives .

• "Once you open it up to applications, what you can think of is limitless."

• It’s about technology adapting to the user, rather than the user adapting to the technology.