Rome back in ancient times was ahead of its time with its architecture and soar systems and people were so amazed to see something like the Coliseum because of its size and looks. But imagine a coffee table that could be used as a computer by the touch of your hands. Today, when people hear about the Microsoft Surface touch screen computer, people will not think too big about it. The technology today is advancing so quickly that people are not surprised to see something like this. When I was first told about this advancement I though of it as another computer, like the Apple Laptop that’s incredibly thin it can fit in a paper envelope. This computer, however, is going to change many things in the future. This advancement is going to make many things a lot easier. These computers are used as tables and you can place anything on them, but when it is touched it interacts. Say you are done eating at a restaurant and you’re with a couple of friends, and it’s a busy Friday night. You and all your friends are all paying with a card. You will be able to drop the cards on the table and tell it the amount you want to spend like in this video. Also another interesting characteristic about this piece of technology is that it has a bunch of small cameras underneath the screen; these cameras can pick up and sense what is being placed on the surface of the computer. For example, it has a device installed it that allows it to take information out of wireless devices such as an ipod, cell phone, or a wireless camera. So if someone were to take their camera and place it on the surface along with cell phone, transferring information from one to the other is as easy as putting ice in a cup.
The Multi-Touch Surface Computer will certainly be helpful to many people in the future. Hands on are a lot easier to eventually understand than normal computers. My grandparents and parents are not good with computers at all because the generation that they grew up in did not have computers. My generation and the kids behind me are growing up using computers everyday. The Multi-touch surface will be a lot easier for the older generations and pretty much for the human race to understand. In the long run this advancement is going to lead to many other computer advancements. Once they are released, one for a household will cost around 15 thousand dollars. It can be found at most of these places, Rio in Las Vegas, Sheraton Hotels, and Disneyland Innovation Home. This is going to make many things much easier for all ages young and old. In class the past few weeks we have been talking about how all of these technologies are advancing quicker than we think. For instance about how the AI is advancing so quickly people think that robots are going to take over the world.
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Microsoft Surface. 2008. Micosoft. 2 Oct. 2008 .
Derene, Glenn. "Microsoft Surface: Behind-the-scenes first look." Popular Mechanics. 2008. Hearst Mens Network. 2 Oct. 2008 .
"Rome." Europe History. New York, NY: Harper Perennial, 1996. 149-212.
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