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CONTENTS
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What is Microsoft surface? Second level
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History
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What is surface computing?
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Features of surface computing
Structure and working
Specifications
Pros and cons
Future innovations
Conclusion
 What is Microsoft surface?
Revolutionary multitouch computer with
different look & feel.
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It is a surface with a computing platformSecond level
that responds to natural hand gestures ● Third level
and real world objects. ● Fourth level

Turns an ordinary tabletop into a vibrant, ● Fifth level

interactive surface.
Provides effortless interaction with digital
content through natural gestures, touch
and physical objects.
Surface is a 30-inch display in a table-
like form factor that’s easy for individuals
to interact just like in the real world.
What is microsoft surface? (contd)
Microsoft Surface represents a fundamental change in the way
we interact with digital content.
This uses a multi touch screen as user interface.
System composed of a horizontal touchscreen under a coffee
table-like surface, with cameras mounted below to detect user
interaction activities.
Surface can simultaneously recognize dozens and dozens of
movements such as touch, gestures and actual unique objects
that have identification tags similar to bar codes.
Surface computing-the technology behind.
Surface that comes to life for exploring, learning, sharing,
creating, buying and much more.
 HISTORY
2001: Microsoft researchers
Steve Bathiche and Andy Wilson
developed idea of interactive
table that could understand the
manipulation of physical pieces.
2003: 1st prototype model named
T1which is based on an IKEA
table was born. Team saw the
value of the surface computer
beyond simply gaming and began
to favor those applications that T1 prototype
took advantage of the unique
ability of Surface to recognize
physical objects placed on the
table.
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2005 :Attention turned to ●
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2007:Final structure Tub prototype
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Microsoft surface
What is surface computing?
Major advancement that moves beyond the traditional
user interface to a more natural way of interacting with
information.

It is a natural user interface that allows people to interact

with digital content the same way they have interacted
with everyday items such as photos, paintbrushes and
music their entire life: with their hands, with gestures and
by putting real-world objects on the surface.

Surface computing opens up a whole new category of

products for users to interact with.
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COMPUTING
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actually “grab” digital
information with their hands andSecond level
interact with content by touch ● Third level
and gesture, without the use of
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a mouse or keyboard.
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Multi-touch contact : Surface DIRECT INTERACTION
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one finger, as with a typical Second level
touch screen, but up to dozens ● Third level
and dozens of items at once. ● Fourth level

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MULTI-TOUCH
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surface computers ● Fourth level
together, providing a ● Fifth level
collaborative, face-to-face
computing experience. MULTI-USER
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Object recognition : Users
can place physical objects
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on the surface to trigger
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different types of digital
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responses, including the
transfer of digital content.

OBJECT RECOGNITION
 STRUCTURE

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(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.
 WORKING

Microsoft Surface uses cameras to sense objects,

hand gestures and touch. This user input is then
processed and displayed using rear projection.
Microsoft Surface uses this rear projection system
which displays an image onto the underside of thin
diffuser.
Image processing system processes the camera
images to detect fingers, custom tags and other
objects such as paint brushes when touching the
display.
The objects recognized with this system are reported
to applications running in the computer so that they
can react to object shapes, 2D tags, movement and
touch.
 SPECIFICATIONS
DISPLAY INPUT

Type: 30-inch XGA DLP® Camera-based vision

projector. system with LED
infrared direct
Graphics card with 256 illumination.
MB of memory. Bluetooth® keyboard
Maximum resolution: 1024 and mouse (available
x 768 to administrators).

Maximum pressure on the

display: 50 pounds/square
inch/3.5 kg per cm.
 SPECIFICATIONS
COMPUTING SYSYTEM
I/O CONNECTIONS
2.13-GHz Intel® Core TM 2
Duo processor 2 headphone jacks
Memory: 2 GB dual-channel
DDR2 6 USB 2.0 ports
Ethernet port (Gigabit
AUDIO Ethernet card
[10/100/1000])
External monitor port
Output type: Stereo flat
panel built-in speakers Bays for routing cables
Output compliant standards: On/Standby power
Stereo
button
Input: None
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.
Fatigue - Reaching across the table often can cause
the arms to ache.
Objects needs to be tagged (domino tags or RFIDs).
FUTURE INNOVATIONS

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.
'A computer in every desktop '
now we say
very desktop will be a computer

Thank you....