Microsoft Surface brings computing to the table
One of Microsoft Corp.’s biggest secrets looks like a normal coffee table. Until it’s switched on. After years of covert development, Microsoft says it will release a computer that uses the tabletop as its high-resolution display, recognizes objects placed on the surface and skips the traditional keyboard and mouse in favour of fingers on the screen.
The company envisions a variety of uses. In one example, people place a card on the table to call up a virtual stack of digital photos from a computer server and then rotate, resize and spread them across the table using their hands. In another, diners split a tab by dragging icons of their meals to their credit cards.
Microsoft New Powerful Image Technology
Microsoft doesn’t get many things right 
… but this is one cool piece of technology. Using photos of oft-snapped subjects (like Notre Dame) scraped from around the Web; Photosynthetic (based on Sea dragon technology) creates breathtaking multidimensional spaces with zoom and navigation features that outstrip all expectation.
