Comments on: Microsoft Surface http://noelperlas.com/2007/05/30/microsoft-surface/ Noel Perlas, noelperlas, noel perlas, perlas design Tue, 01 May 2012 06:14:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Noel Perlas - Perlas Design Studio » Blog Archive » Jellio Lite Table and Tableportation http://noelperlas.com/2007/05/30/microsoft-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-390 Noel Perlas - Perlas Design Studio » Blog Archive » Jellio Lite Table and Tableportation Fri, 20 Jul 2007 06:29:58 +0000 http://noelperlas.com/2007/05/30/microsoft-surface/#comment-390 [...] Those look like LEDs to me. At first when I saw it I thought, “Someone ripped-off Tableportation!” But upon reading closer, I saw Jellio lite table use gigantic color pegs that light up. So the interaction is actually different. One you pick-up and insert the other you just touch. Tableportation wins in simplicity of interaction, but I love how Jellio lite table looks.. I can image the two together. Still, if you are thinking of much more complex table tops interaction there is always Microsoft Surface. [...] [...] Those look like LEDs to me. At first when I saw it I thought, “Someone ripped-off Tableportation!” But upon reading closer, I saw Jellio lite table use gigantic color pegs that light up. So the interaction is actually different. One you pick-up and insert the other you just touch. Tableportation wins in simplicity of interaction, but I love how Jellio lite table looks.. I can image the two together. Still, if you are thinking of much more complex table tops interaction there is always Microsoft Surface. [...]

]]> By: noelperlas http://noelperlas.com/2007/05/30/microsoft-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-196 noelperlas Thu, 31 May 2007 23:27:39 +0000 http://noelperlas.com/2007/05/30/microsoft-surface/#comment-196 Hi Kevin. I hope you're not from MS and that I offended you. But yes, they are different markets. As 'answer' I meant something like this happening in MS: Jan 2007: Bill to Mgt: Damn, did you see that new multi-touch iPhone that apple launched? Didn't we have some sort of the same project somewhere. Mgt: Ya! Its called table surface.. but its still in prototype... and I think we shelved it. Bill: I don't care, ressurect it! We should have something to show before they launch it in June. Bill: I'll be with Steve in all things digital in May, I have to have something by then. And call it Surface or something. Hi Kevin. I hope you’re not from MS and that I offended you. But yes, they are different markets. As ‘answer’ I meant something like this happening in MS:

Jan 2007:
Bill to Mgt: Damn, did you see that new multi-touch iPhone that apple launched? Didn’t we have some sort of the same project somewhere.
Mgt: Ya! Its called table surface.. but its still in prototype… and I think we shelved it.
Bill: I don’t care, ressurect it! We should have something to show before they launch it in June.
Bill: I’ll be with Steve in all things digital in May, I have to have something by then. And call it Surface or something.

]]> By: Kevin http://noelperlas.com/2007/05/30/microsoft-surface/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Kevin Thu, 31 May 2007 12:39:47 +0000 http://noelperlas.com/2007/05/30/microsoft-surface/#comment-192 Surface is not meant as an answer to iPhone. Totally different markets and technologies. So why do people compare them? I suppose because the iPhone competitors aren't for sale yet, and Apple hasn't demo'd a comparable Surface unit yet. The upshot is that both show how touch interfaces can be hyped, even if they're not the best method for everything. Surface is not meant as an answer to iPhone. Totally different markets and technologies.

So why do people compare them? I suppose because the iPhone competitors aren’t for sale yet, and Apple hasn’t demo’d a comparable Surface unit yet.

The upshot is that both show how touch interfaces can be hyped, even if they’re not the best method for everything.

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