Microsoft has just announced a new technology that is poised to be the next big thing. The Apple iPhone may be taking the multi-touch screen to the mobile market in a new way but it appears that Microsoft is slated to do the same everywhere else with its new “Surface” . While this technology seems new it has actually been around for awhile. However, it wasn’t until Jeff Han’s demonstration at the TED conference in 2006 that people really got a chance to see what was typically reserved for science fiction become a reality. It would appear that the folks over at Microsoft got a hold of Jeff and the end product is what we expect to see with Surface. I personally am very excited about what this will do for the computer industry. I love what I am seeing and quite simply can’t wait to see more. Below is Jeff Han’s original demonstration of what his new multi touch technology is capable of and make sure to check out the Microsoft site that has some very fun videos demonstrating what they believe Surface will provide for them. And just because I will probably never live this post down, this post is dedicated to Andrew Venegas for first introducing this technology to me. And yes Drew, I wrote it off as a novelty just the first time you showed me and again about four days ago but now I believe in Jeff Han.

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