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Second Light: Second Generation Surface is here!
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March 17, 2009 6:07 pm
March 17, 2009 6:07 pm
Microsoft wowed the High-Tech world with a demo of a prototype table capable of interacting with objects and interpreting gestures and movement.
Remember the touch-screen Surface table? Well, here comes the second version of this the piece of electronic furniture called Second Light.
This time around, the table can recognize movement without you actually having to touch it.
Second Light has been developed by MS Research in Cambridge.
It will be interesting to see what applications Microsoft plans to use it for but this 9 minute demo should give you more of a clue.
Remember the touch-screen Surface table? Well, here comes the second version of this the piece of electronic furniture called Second Light.
This time around, the table can recognize movement without you actually having to touch it.
Second Light has been developed by MS Research in Cambridge.
It will be interesting to see what applications Microsoft plans to use it for but this 9 minute demo should give you more of a clue.
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