“Surface Computers”

By:-Anup Padhi
0801801195
 CONTENTS:-
•WHAT IS A SURFACE COMPUTER?
•ITS FEATURES
•MAJOR COMPONENTS
•WORKING
•SPECIFICATIONS
•PROS AND CONS
•FUTURE
•CONCLUSION
•REFERENCES
WHAT IS A SURFACE COMPUTER ?

•No use of mouse or keyboard

•Touch based graphical user interface

•Dynamic interface that can recognize

multiple objects that are placed on the surface
FEATURES OF SURFACE
COMPUTERS:-
•Direct interaction : Users can actually
“grab” digital information with their
hands and interact with content by
touch and gesture, without the use of a
mouse or keyboard.

•Multi-touch contact : Surface

computing recognizes many points of
contact simultaneously, not just from
one finger, as with a typical touch
screen, but up to dozens and dozens of
items at once.
FEATURES(contd):-
•Multi-user experience : The
horizontal form factor makes it easy
for several people to gather around
surface computers together,
providing a collaborative, face-to-
face computing experience.

• Object recognition : Users can

place physical objects on the surface
to trigger different types of digital
responses, including the transfer of
digital content.
 (1) Screen
MAJOR (2) Infrared
(3) CPU
COMPONENTS (4) Projector
 Screen

CPU
Infrared
Projector
SPECIFICATIONS:-

DISPLAY Type: 30-inch XGA DLP projector.

• Graphics card with 256 MB of memory.
•Maximum resolution: 1024 x 768 pixels.

INPUT Camera-based vision system with LED

infrared direct illumination. Bluetooth keyboard
and mouse (available to administrators).
COMPUTING SYSYTEM
2.13-GHz Intel® Core 2 Duo processor
MEMORY: 2 GB dual-channel DDR2
AUDIO: Output type: Stereo flat panel
built-in speakers
I/O CONNECTIONS:
• 2 headphone jacks
• 6 USB ports (v2.0)
• Ethernet port (Gigabit Ethernet card
[10/100/1000])
• External monitor port
• On/Standby power button
WHO’S USING THE SURFACE
TODAY?

Current customers are AT&T, T-Mobile, the Rio All

Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Sheraton Hotels,
Disney Innovations House in California, Hotel 1000 in
Seattle, Harrah’s Entertainment, and Starwood Hotels
and Resorts Worldwide
 PROS:-
•Large surface area to view different windows
and applications.
• Data Manipulation - Selecting, moving,
rotating and resizing (manipulating objects on
the screen is similar to manipulating them in
the manual world).
• Quick and easy to use.
• More Than One User –Several people can
orient themselves on different sides of the
surface to interact with an application
simultaneously (Max 52 points of touch).
• Object Recognition - Increased functionality
aiding user in speed and ease of use Time
saving by eliminating many processes.
 CONS - :

•Not portable and very expensive.

•Privacy - Open for many to view.

•Screen Visibility - Glare, finger prints/dirt and

human interaction obscuring interface.

•Poor Accuracy - Fat fingers are not as accurate

as a mouse or stylus.
 FUTURE :-
•Surface will continue to be sold to and
used by restaurants, retail, leisure and
public entertainment venues.

• Computer scientists hope to

incorporate this kind of technology in
peoples’ daily lives…

•Future goals are to surround people

with intelligent surfaces (look up recipes
on your kitchen counter or table, control
TV with coffee table, etc. Eventually
every household may have one in place
of their everyday coffee table.
CONCLUSION:-
Microsoft Surface is the future of
computers. Fundamentally changes the
way we interact with technology. Surface
takes existing technology and presents it in
a new way. It isn't simply a touch screen,
but more of a touch-grab-move-slide-
resize-and-place-objects-on-top-of-screen,
and this opens up new possibilities that
weren't there before.
REFERENCES:-
www.google.com
www.wikipedia.org
www.youtube.com
www.esnips.com
www.scribd.com
Surface Computing: A vision
of distant future
(Microsoft Article)
 “A computer in every desktop”

now we say

“Every desk-top will be a computer”

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