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Las Vegas Harrah's bar has six Microsoft Surface tables with drinks designing application
Following hot on the heels of AT&T, casino giant Harrah’s has bought six Surface tables from Microsoft, and plonked them in their Rio iBar Ultra Lounge in Las Vegas.
Just like the telecoms company, Harrah’s has customised the tables with bespoke software, including an application called ‘Flirt’ allowing customers to send text messages and videos to each other. ‘Mixologist’, on the other hand, lets the customers create their own cocktails from the wide range of ingredients. Games…
YouTube Hits: Microsoft TouchWall in action
This video was likely filmed by director Paul ‘shaky cam’ Greengrass instead of TechCrunch, however still manages to get the message across of just how awesome the Microsoft TouchWall is.
Ok, so it’s obvious they just hung their Surface table on a wall and are trying to charge a few extra dollars for it, but you must admit, it’d certainly make those office boardroom meetings more interesting. Measuring 4′ x 6′, it employs…
AT&T first retailer to purchase Microsoft Surface tables, in store April 17th
Ballmer may be wanting to sell us a Surface this year, however it looks certain that the US mobile carrier AT&T will have the privilege of stocking the touch-table in branches in New York, San Francisco, Atlanta and San Antonio by April the 17th of this year.
When Microsoft first announced it in May of last year, it was promised to be in T-Mobile, Starwood Hotels, Harrah’s casinos and IGN branches by winter. Judging by the AT&T announcement, I’m guessing the deal with rival network T-Mobile didn’t follow through.
Customers in the four aforementioned branches of AT&T will be able to learn more about the available handsets…
Microsoft wants to sell YOU a Surface table this year. Any takers?
Hey kids! Remember that Microsoft Surface gizmo? Uh-huh! The touchy-table. Some exciting news has been leaked via mouthy Steve Ballmer, about the availability of the $10,000 product.
2008 appears to be a lot sooner than what was originally announced, however Ballmer claims that Microsoft is hoping…
2007 Tech Trends No. 5: Touchscreens
Fourth in a series of posts highlighting Tech Digest’s pick of big technology trends for the second half of 2007…
It may have escaped your notice, but there’s a new mobile handset called the iPhone coming out this Friday. I know, you’d think someone would have publicised it. One of the most intriguing elements of Apple’s handset is its tactile touch-screen interface, which goes further than merely dabbing at buttons with a stylus, and gets you using your fingers to swipe, slide and explore.
Poll results for last week's Microsoft Surface question
The results are in, the ballots have been counted, and we can now confirm that…drumroll, please…49% of our readers cannot wait to get their grubby little paws on one of this year’s hottest announcements in the technology world, Microsoft’s Surface.
A further 15% of you weren’t that interested in it, with 13% liking the concept, but only for commercial use, and another…
Today on Tech Digest: Microsoft Surface, Apple iTunes Plus, Last.fm and more
THE BIG THREE Our guide to Microsoft's Surface Apple launches iTunes Plus DRM-free music downloads CBS buys Last.fm for $280 million THE NEXT FIFTEEN Video review: HTC S710 smartphone Sharp's awesome-looking Aquos 912SH mobile phone Homersapien finally arrives in the…
Microsoft gets all touchy feely with Surface
Will Head writes… It would be great to sneak into the deepest, darkest, most top secret research labs at Microsoft for a day and just see what bizarre ideas its engineers have got stacked away, waiting for the right time…
The 10 questions people are asking about Microsoft's Surface technology
Another day, another innovative new technology from Microsoft. Surface is its name: it was announced earlier today, and Kat’s already been analysing its potential uses. But there are still plenty of questions around Microsoft’s whizzy connected-table technology.
