We all know that MickeyMouse's idea of innovation is to either buy it or
steal it. Too bad that MickeyMouse's Surface computer is a projection
device, requiring its use in a darkened room. If they're going to ripoff an
idea, at least do it right.

http://www.research.philips.com/news...tertaible.html

"The Entertaible platform demonstrated at IFA 2006 comprises a 32-inch
horizontal LCD, multi-touch and shape recognition technology, BaryBass
technology for small-form factor bass reproduction, and PC-based control
logic, all housed in a robust table-top unit only ten centimeters in
height. This allows the Entertaible to be used in a wide range of settings
and lighting conditions, and the hardware to be custom fitted in
furniture."


Love and Kisses,
Doris

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"Doris Day - MFB" <snort@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> We all know that MickeyMouse's idea of innovation is to either buy it or
> steal it. Too bad that MickeyMouse's Surface computer is a projection
> device, requiring its use in a darkened room. If they're going to ripoff
> an
> idea, at least do it right.

To be fair, Microsoft have been researching this 'surface' idea since about
2001/2002 if I remember rightly. As ever, the issue isn't as simple as how
you paint it. But then that is how you like it, right?

It's even earlier than that believe it or not.

Microsoft has been interested in Surface Computing since the 80's.


Also they've had a somewhat working demonstration of this in their MS Home
of the Future for years.

By somewhat working I mean that it was capable of fully tracking movement &
handling input, but they were using it for minimal purposes & they were
using bottom based projection for it.

Also for Doris Day, it doesn't require a darkened room. It requires a
surface capable of handling of retaining light while letting enough through
to provide good brightness/contrast.

That's part of what took so long to create the technology to begin with.

It was tough to find the right materials. Also it's not quite projection in
the normal way that you think of it.





Then again, with the way "Doris" trolls around here I don't expect hir to
ever say that s/he was wrong.


"Robert Moir" <robspamtrap******.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Doris Day - MFB" <snort@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:1180886693.320099@netadmin1.interbaun.net...
>> We all know that MickeyMouse's idea of innovation is to either buy it or
>> steal it. Too bad that MickeyMouse's Surface computer is a projection
>> device, requiring its use in a darkened room. If they're going to ripoff
>> an
>> idea, at least do it right.
>
> To be fair, Microsoft have been researching this 'surface' idea since
> about 2001/2002 if I remember rightly. As ever, the issue isn't as simple
> as how you paint it. But then that is how you like it, right?
>
>