Samsung and Microsoft have been working together to deliver the new Microsoft’s Surface 2.0 SUR40. The Next-Gen touch surface computer will start manufacturing in December of this year and is expected to be shipping early 2012. The SUR40 weighs 40kg, is 10cm thick, has a 1080p 40 inch screen (102cm), 2.9Ghz AMD, Athlon II X2 processor and a Radeon HD 6700 graphics card.
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Before you dismiss the Surface 2.0 as television with legs or a super sized iPad, look again because it is actually capable of a lot more. The Surface 2.0 uses an exciting technology called PixelSense which allows the LCD display to recognise different objects placed on the screen. Pixels in the display see what’s touching the screen and recognise it. Whether it be a glass, your fingers , hands, phones or credit cards the computer can recognise what has been placed on its screen and respond with context sensitive information. In addition to this, the screen has more than 50 simultaneous touch points allowing several actions to be performed at once. What does all this mean?
As an example lets imagine you are sitting at a Surface 2.0 in an airport bar. You could choose to access online flight information using the Surface 2.0, search for music, movies or literature and transfer it to your smart phone by simply placing it on the work surface. Simultaneously you may be viewing the drinks menu and ordering via the Surface 2.0. For the clumsy and people that may have consumed one too many beverages waiting for their flight, the Microsoft Surface 2.0 is reinforced with Gorilla glass allowing it to withstand the impact of a beer bottle dropped from a height of nearly half a metre.
With a price tag of $8400 in the United States, Microsoft’s target market for the Surface 2.0 is big business. In the coming years you may see these units in hotel lobbies, at visitor centres, in hospitals, car dealerships and a multitude of other service orientated industries. Microsoft already has some big launch partners developing software for the new console. Some of these include Red Bull, Bing, Hard Rock Cafe, Disney and the RBC Bank. Perhaps shortly we will see it in your home!
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