Five years ago, a couple Microsoft developers and designers imagined this very
concept: a surface computer embedded into end tables or bars that responds to
multiple touch inputs and permits hands on manipulation of digital objects on the
screen. A multitude of prototypes were developed and a series of special motion and
touch sensing hardware was perfected into what is now known as the Microsoft Milan.
A few days ago, Microsoft demonstrated its latest computer / entertainment device to
the public. After five years of top-secret development, the Milan is Microsoft's
first device in a potentially long line of "surface computers" Microsoft hopes to
develop.
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