Team Members:
Will Daley
Alexandre Drouard
Cécile Klawatsch
Charlotte Labernardière
Futurist ?
I. Origins
Surface
computing
anywhere
The Future
A 30-inch
diagonal
display table
The Tub
model
85
prototypes
The
vision
First
prototype
2003
2001
2004
2005
2007
II. How does it work?
Keyboards
Mouses
Wires
Multitouch
Multifingers
Multiusers
III. The Technology
− A technology developed by Jeff
Han and bought by MS
− 5 cameras which are calculating
your fingers or objects position
− Still a slight delay between the
action and the MS Surface
response
http://www.tabletpccorner.net/content/view/2845/27/
IV. The Possibilities
 Manipulate two things at a time;
 Watching photos, videos, movies;
 Sharing and listening music;
 Planning events;
 Communicate; shop and play;
Order your food
Link to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZrr7AZ9nCY&feature=related
V The Dilemma
Assets:
- Wireless;
- Unlimited number of
devices;
- Instant recognition of
devices;
- No plug;
- Enthusiastic and
amazing technology
Drawbacks:
- Will all devices be
compatible?
- What about personal
and secured datas?
- A realistic day to day
interaction?
- Reduce the interaction
between human beings
Raise the question of interoperability
VI. What is at stake?
- All the potential of the surface lies in
the interaction between devices and
the Surface.
- A way to gather people thanks to the
use of the Surface with every-day
objects or a reduction of humans
interaction?
- Will the MS Surface be interoperable
or won’t be?
A New Multi billion Future for
MS Surface?
I. The Sources of Revenue
- MS already partner Sheraton hotels,
Harrah's casinos, T-Mobile stores, and
numerous restaurants.
-An ambitious vision of the future and
possibilities to explore personal use on
the next step .
« We see this as a multibillion dollar category, and
we envision a time when surface computing
technologies will be pervasive, from tabletops
and counters to the hallway mirror. Surface is
the first step in realizing that vision »
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6703249.stm
http://www.presence-pc.com/actualite/Surface-microsoft-milan-23577/
II. How compatible is MS Surface
with non-MS products?
− Ars Technica website states that the
standard WiFi / Bluetooth features are
included and will be inter-operable.
− Surface automatically detects a WiFienabled camera placed on the table.
− Surface automatically establishes WiFi
connections with Zunes
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070530-what-lurks-below-microsoftssurface-a-qa-with-microsoft.html
III. MS moving away from its core
technology by producing hardware?
− Core SW is MS Vista but with some
additional code. But of course a PC which
MS does not manufacture.
− Surface runs on a high-end PC but uses
mainly conventional components.
− Operating system not modified in any way.
− Surface applications can be written in
Windows Presentation Foundation or XNA.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070530-what-lurks-below-microsoftssurface-a-qa-with-microsoft.html
IV. Barriers to mass distribution.
− Price: $5 000 to $10 000
− Compatibility with other brands
devices (should MS enable connection
with other devices like the iPod?)
− Will the consumer be interested in all
the different features and ready to pay
the price?
http://www.presence-pc.com/actualite/microsoft-surface-26205/
V. Could part of the production be
licensed?
Sell the technology to different companies by
features?
− Microsoft developed the software and is building the
hardware in the early going.
− Gates says the company will license the software to
partners interested in producing machines.
− Reasons to believe Surface may have a favorable
outcome.
− Industry analyst Roger Kay of Endpoint
Technologies Associates concurs:
"This is game-changing and will cause companies like
Apple and Google to go back on their heels. I try not
to gush too much. I think this is a really big deal."
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2007-05-29-microsoft-surface_N.htm
THE COMPETITION
I. Primary competitors
1.1 Linux: MPX Touch
− Linux is competing MS Surface with MPX Touch
− The MPX Touch is a similar multi-touch table
technology based on a Multi-Pointer X Server system
(MPX)
− This system is an updated version of the Linux X
Windows Server and provides the user with multiple
mouse cursors and multiple keyboard foci
− This technology is combined with a Mitsubishi’s
DiamondTouch display table
1.2. MPX Touch vs MS Surface
•
Advantages
– MPX Touch recognizes four unique users
– MS Surface allows multiple-user interaction but each user
isn’t recognized as unique
– MPX Touch will be considerably cheaper than MS Surface
which costs around 10 000 dollars
•
Inconvenience
– Unlike MS Surface, MPX Touch does not includes gestures
like pinching our fingers to make items larger or smaller
– MPX Touch is still under development and there are a few
bugs that need to be fixed
2. Intuilab: Intuiface
− Intuilab is a small company based in Labège (near
Toulouse) and specialized in HMI (Human and
Machine Interface)
− It is not well-known but its product Intuiface may
seriously compete with MS Surface
− Intuiface has almost same features as MS Surface
(picture, video, mapping…
− Bill Gates came in 2005 to see the Intuilab technology
during an IT event…
www.intuiface.com
II. Secondary competitors
iPhone vs MS Surface: Battle of
touch screens
− iPhone and MS Surface use HMI
technologies
− iPhone and MS Surface include gestures
together to settle pictures, videos, internet…
− MS Surface can recognize credit card,
cameras and other items thanks to bar codes
Who will win the battle?