Surface from Microsoft

I really thought Microsoft was sleeping quietly, taking 5 years to release Vista, a "little bit better" operating system than was they had before.
Vista is not that great perhaps because they were concentrating on their awesome project "Surface". Taking a bite from "Minority Report" a lot from "Jeff Han" and other multitouch projects. Anyways, the result is there, it is nice, it lets you imagine so much possibility!
The best things I have seen on the demos, is the interaction with devices such as Mobile Phones or Digital Cameras. The movie speaks by itself.


You can also check this video of a live demonstration of the product here.

I'm not sure that the best place for such a desk is in your living room. I would feel quite sad if all gathering between friends would end up with everybody looking at a screen on the short table or on the dining table. More likely in an office perhaps, in my opinion.

What about:
- You put your credit card on it and you see all your latest transactions
- You put your car key on it and you record an itinary that you'll "feed" to your car
- You put your Ipod (...ok, your Zune) on it and it plays the music that's in it
etc.