SURFACE

COMPUTERS
PRESENTED BY:
VIVEK RAWAT
A STEP TO TOUCH GENERATION.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
HISTORY
ATTRIBUTES
SPECIFICATIONS
DESIGN AND WORKING
IMPLEMENTATION
PROS AND CONS
FUTURE PROPOSALS
CONCLUSION






Turns an ordinary tabletop into a
vibrant and interactive surface
Microsoft 1
st
commercially-available
surface computing platform
Provides effortless access to digital
content through natural gestures,
touch and physical objects
30-inch diagonal display in a table-
like form factor that's easy for
individuals or multiple people to
interact just like in the real world.
Come to life for exploring, learning,
sharing, creating, buying and much
more
Available in the retail, hospitality,
automotive, banking and healthcare
industries
INTRODUCTION
2001: Microsoft researchers Steve
Bathiche and Andy Wilson developed
idea of an interactive table
2003: 1st prototype (T1) was
presented to Bill Gates for approval
2004: Attention turned to form factor -
experimental prototypes including
Tub prototype
2005: Wilson and Bathiche introduced
the concept of surface computing in a
paper for Gates
2006: Pete Thompson joined the group
as general manager
2007: Interactive tabletop device was
built that seamlessly brings both the
physical and virtual worlds into one
HISTORY




T1 prototype




Tub Prototype
Direct interaction: Users can actually
grab digital information with their
hands, interacting with content by touch
and gesture, without the use of a mouse
or keyboard.


Multi-touch: Surface computing
recognizes many points of contact
simultaneously, not just from one finger
like a typical touch-screen, but up to
dozens of items at once.
ATTRIBUTES
Multi-user: 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
ATTRIBUTES
DISPLAY

Type: 30-inch XGA DLP projector.
Graphics card with 256 MB of
memory.
Maximum resolution: 1024 x 768
Maximum pressure on the
display: 50 pounds/square inch/3.5
kg per cm
INPUT

Camera-based vision
system with LED infrared
direct illumination.
Bluetooth keyboard
and mouse (available
to administrators).
SPECIFICATIONS
Computing System

2.13-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
processor
Memory: 2 GB dual channel
DDR2
Storage: Minimum 250 GB SATA
hard-disk drive
Audio



Output type: Stereo flat
panels built-in speakers
Input: None
Output standards: Stereo
SPECIFICATIONS
I/O Connections

2 headphone jacks
6 USB 2.0 ports
RGB component video
S-VGA video connector
Ethernet port
External monitor port
Bays for routing cables
On/Standby power button
AC Input Ratings

AC input: 100-24 VAC,
50/60Hz, 650W,10A
SPECIFICATIONS

Uses cameras to sense
objects, hand gestures
and touch.

Recognizes objects
based on shape or by
using domino style
identification on the
bottom of objects.
User input is then
processed .
Displayed using rear
projection.

DESIGN AND WORKING
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.







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.

DESIGN AND WORKING
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 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth antennas.






Projector: Microsoft's Surface uses the same 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.
DESIGN AND WORKING
IMPLEMENTATION
A real paint brush being used to draw a face on the Surface computer.
Play games with family and friends.
IMPLEMENTATION
Swapping music from one mp3 player to another.
IMPLEMENTATION
A credit card with a domino tag fitted on the bottom is being
used to pay the bill and payment is confirmed thereafter.
IMPLEMENTATION
Place an order without waiting for the waiter right from your
table.
IMPLEMENTATION
The glass has a domino tag on the bottom which sends
information about what the drink is, and potentially how and
where it's made. It could even be used to order another drink.
IMPLEMENTATION
Mobile phones with domino tags is placed on Surface's top and the
relevant information for the handset is brought up.

IMPLEMENTATION
Domino tags can be placed on top of the Surface computer, which
then recognizes commands from the pattern of eight dots.
IMPLEMENTATION
PROS

4 features
Designing made easier
Time saving by eliminating
many processes
New and improved learning
experience
CONS

Not portable and Very
expensive
Dim lighting required to
avoid washing out of screen
Bar codes for objects
Disposing can be difficult
FUTURE PROPOSALS


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(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
'Every desktop will be A computer'
Thank you....