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What is Microsoft’s New Surface Tablet?
What is
Microsoft’s New
Surface Tablet?
Today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer
announced the release of Microsoft’s
   newest product, the Microsoft
Surface tablet, designed to compete
with the iPad. Microsoft Surface is a
  soon to be released product from
Microsoft designed as a software and
 hardware combination technology.
The Surface will allow a user to
manipulate digital content by the use
of natural motions, hand gestures, or
physical object. The product provides
   effortless interaction with digital
  content through natural gestures,
      touch and physical objects
However, the Surface is more than
 just a tablet, it also has many of the
       features of a computer as
  well. According to GadgetBox, the
following are some of the features of
      the new Microsoft Surface:
…the Surface won’t just be on the
   Nvidia ARM processor, like the
 iPad. There will also be a Surface
that runs on Intel-based processors,
   to run a full-blown version of
          Windows 8 Pro.
The ARM-based Surface tabs will
 come in 32GB and 64GB configs, and
will ship around the time of Windows
   availability. They will be priced to
   compete with other ARM tablets
 (presumably, in line with iPads.) The
Intel-powered Windows 8 Pro Surface
  tablets will come 3 months later, in
  64GB and 128GB configs, priced to
       compete with ultrabooks.
Microsoft Surface
Specifications :

          According to
 www.ProgrammerWorld.net, the
   following are the Surface’s
         specifications:
Dimensions : Surface is a 30-inch (76 cm) display
in a table-like form factor, 22 inches (56 cm) high,
21 inches (106 cm) deep, and 84 inches (214 cm)
wide.
Body and Build : The Surface tabletop is acrylic,
and its interior frame is powder-coated steel.
Installed Memory: 2 GB
Display Type: Flat panel display
Network Support: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet,
Bluetooth 2.0, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista
Input Devices: Touch-screen
How does Microsoft
Surface work?
  At a high level, Surface uses cameras to sense
 objects, hand gestures and touch. The intuitive
user interface works without a traditional mouse
  or keyboard, allowing people to interact with
content and information by using their hands and
   natural movements. This user input is then
   processed and the result is displayed on the
          surface using rear projection.
1. Screen:

A diffuser turns the Surface’s acrylic
    tabletop into a large horizontal
   “multitouch” screen, capable of
   processing multiple inputs from
    multiple users. The Surface can
     also recognize objects by their
      shapes or by reading coded
             “domino” tags.
2. Infrared:

Surface’s “machine vision” operates in
    the near-infrared spectrum, using
  an 850-nanometer-wavelength LED
     light source aimed at the screen.
           When objects touch the
      tabletop, the light reflects back
        and is picked up by multiple
        infrared cameras with a net
          resolution of 1280 x 960.
3. CPU:

Surface uses many of the same components
  found in everyday desktop computers — a
   Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM and a
        256MB graphics card. Wireless
      communication with devices on the
       surface is handled using WiFi and
   Bluetooth antennas (future versions may
        incorporate RFID or Near Field
       Communications). The underlying
   operating system is a modified version of
                Microsoft Vista.
4. Projector:

Microsoft’s Surface uses the same DLP
    light engine found in many rear-
   projection HDTVs. The footprint of
 the visible light screen, at 1024 x 768
   pixels, is actually smaller than the
      invisible overlapping infrared
      projection to allow for better
     recognition at the edges of the
                  screen.

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What is Microsoft’s New Surface Tablet?

  • 3. Today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the release of Microsoft’s newest product, the Microsoft Surface tablet, designed to compete with the iPad. Microsoft Surface is a soon to be released product from Microsoft designed as a software and hardware combination technology.
  • 4. The Surface will allow a user to manipulate digital content by the use of natural motions, hand gestures, or physical object. The product provides effortless interaction with digital content through natural gestures, touch and physical objects
  • 5. However, the Surface is more than just a tablet, it also has many of the features of a computer as well. According to GadgetBox, the following are some of the features of the new Microsoft Surface:
  • 6. …the Surface won’t just be on the Nvidia ARM processor, like the iPad. There will also be a Surface that runs on Intel-based processors, to run a full-blown version of Windows 8 Pro.
  • 7. The ARM-based Surface tabs will come in 32GB and 64GB configs, and will ship around the time of Windows availability. They will be priced to compete with other ARM tablets (presumably, in line with iPads.) The Intel-powered Windows 8 Pro Surface tablets will come 3 months later, in 64GB and 128GB configs, priced to compete with ultrabooks.
  • 8. Microsoft Surface Specifications : According to www.ProgrammerWorld.net, the following are the Surface’s specifications:
  • 9. Dimensions : Surface is a 30-inch (76 cm) display in a table-like form factor, 22 inches (56 cm) high, 21 inches (106 cm) deep, and 84 inches (214 cm) wide. Body and Build : The Surface tabletop is acrylic, and its interior frame is powder-coated steel. Installed Memory: 2 GB Display Type: Flat panel display Network Support: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Bluetooth 2.0, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Input Devices: Touch-screen
  • 10. How does Microsoft Surface work? At a high level, Surface uses cameras to sense objects, hand gestures and touch. The intuitive user interface works without a traditional mouse or keyboard, allowing people to interact with content and information by using their hands and natural movements. This user input is then processed and the result is displayed on the surface using rear projection.
  • 11. 1. Screen: A diffuser turns the Surface’s acrylic tabletop into a large horizontal “multitouch” screen, capable of processing multiple inputs from multiple users. The Surface can also recognize objects by their shapes or by reading coded “domino” tags.
  • 12. 2. Infrared: Surface’s “machine vision” operates in the near-infrared spectrum, using an 850-nanometer-wavelength LED light source aimed at the screen. When objects touch the tabletop, the light reflects back and is picked up by multiple infrared cameras with a net resolution of 1280 x 960.
  • 13. 3. CPU: Surface uses many of the same components found in everyday desktop computers — a Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM and a 256MB graphics card. Wireless communication with devices on the surface is handled using WiFi and Bluetooth antennas (future versions may incorporate RFID or Near Field Communications). The underlying operating system is a modified version of Microsoft Vista.
  • 14. 4. Projector: Microsoft’s Surface uses the same DLP light engine found in many rear- projection HDTVs. The footprint of the visible light screen, at 1024 x 768 pixels, is actually smaller than the invisible overlapping infrared projection to allow for better recognition at the edges of the screen.