[AusNOG] [off-topic] MS Surface

[Kai]

All about beer? ah well I guess that leaves me out of the equation since I don't drink beer.
if I ever get within playing distance of one I might see if it recognises Passiona, or Coke :)

In the mean time I'm still wondering if these things are worth their $21,000 price tag...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean K. Finn" <sean.finn at ozservers.com.au>
To: "Chris Pollock" <Chris.Pollock at staff.pipenetworks.com>, "ausnog" <ausnog at ausnog.net>
Sent: Wednesday, 29 September, 2010 5:13:24 PM GMT +10:00 Canberra / Melbourne / Sydney
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] [off-topic] MS Surface

I saw one in a pub in Hawaii, if you put down a glass of Jack Daniels in a JD glass, circles would appear around it and give you the history of Jack Daniels. 

If you put down a Budweiser it would do the same, so they must have been able to recognise the profile of the bottom of a particular types of beer.

Didn't work on 'Fosters' though so go figure.

Ahh yes, it's all about the beer.

Sean.

-----Original Message-----
From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Chris Pollock
Sent: Wednesday, 29 September 2010 4:20 PM
To: ausnog
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] [off-topic] MS Surface

Sort of.

The fact that reading the input is done with cameras is very cool,
especially when you look at what raw data can be read with them.
There's a heap of potential for them over and above a giant ipad insofar
as that visibility goes, Eg being able to read credit card details by
putting your card face down, object detection, etc.  Spend a few minutes
playing with the development console and you can see there's plenty of
potential.  It's a great piece of hardware, just that there's no useful
application for it, and thus no reason to use it.

We used it as a giant google earth interface to show off our fibre
coverage maps.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net 
> [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Kai
> Sent: Wednesday, 29 September 2010 4:10 PM
> To: ausnog
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] [off-topic] MS Surface
> 
> So for $21,000 they're basically an overgrown iPad on sterroids?
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Pollock" <Chris.Pollock at staff.pipenetworks.com>
> To: "Kai" <vk6ksj at westnet.com.au>, "ausnog" <ausnog at ausnog.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, 29 September, 2010 2:43:05 PM GMT +09:30 Darwin
> Subject: RE: [AusNOG] [off-topic] MS Surface
> 
> PIPE has two, one of which I spent a fair bit of time on 
> leading up to AusNOG in 2009.  It seemed alright.  Some of it 
> was super cool, other bits, not so much.
> 
> The hardware was capable of some pretty great stuff but there 
> wasn't a lot of good software for it.
> 
> --
> Chris Pollock
> Technical & Install Manager
> PIPE Networks Limited
> 
> PPC-1 is now live!
> 6900 km, 20 Months, 2.56 Tbps, 12.5 kilovolts, $200 Million 
> and 100% Australian Owned.
> http://www.pipeinternational.com
> 
> Mobile :  +61 4 1074 7765
> Phone :  +61 7 3233 9813
> Fax     :  +61 7 3233 9885
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> 
>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net 
> > [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Kai
> > Sent: Wednesday, 29 September 2010 3:04 PM
> > To: ausnog
> > Subject: [AusNOG] [off-topic] MS Surface
> > 
> > Hi guys,
> > 
> > Just got sent email about Microsoft Surface including a demo video, 
> > various different departments here want to check it out, to me it 
> > looks like an oversized expensive iPad but I'm guessing will have 
> > usual Microsoft caveats of only working at it's full 
> capabilities if 
> > you use Microsoft formats.
> > 
> > I tried searching for independant reviews for Surface, most pages I 
> > found were Microsft oriented, closest independant page I found was 
> > this:
> > www.smh.com.au/technology/enterprise/microsoft-surface-brings-
> > minority-report-to-life-20100209-nop4.html
> > 
> > Anyone seen or used one and have feedback?
> > 
> > Cheers
> > Kai
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