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The all new Apple iPad

Mark Tan — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:49:00 +0000

Apple has created a all new landscape in mobile industry, now the game is on in the ebook industry, with the all new Apple iPad.

iPad brings about an evolutional change in human-machine interaction. It brings multi-touch application to the next level with its big 9.7” LED-backlit glossy display.

It is the best gadget ever to experience web, email, ebooks, photos, gaming and videos anywhere, anytime.

Some key features include:

Long battery hours (10hrs)
9.7” screen
Wi-Fi + 3G support
1GHz Apple A4 processor
With 3 stores: iTunes, App Store, iBooks
140,000 apps and growing…

More on Microsoft Surface

Mark Tan — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:59:00 +0000

The current cost for Microsoft Surface unit is priced @ US$12,500.
The developer Surface unit which includes a developer unit, support and 5 site licenses to access SDK is priced @ $15,000.

An anatomy of Microsoft Coffee Table
1. Screen. It is make up of an acryclic tabletop with large touch surface. However, the multi-touch capability is generated by the cameras build below the screen.

2. Cameras. It uses 5 near-infra cameras to detect static objects and finger motions. 5 is used instead of a wide angle camera, as 5 provide better resolution and speed. In addition, the cameras can detect static object which are coded with 3/4″ square “Domino” tags.

3. CPU. Computer hardware needed is any PC with Core 2 DUO processor, 2GB RAM and 512MB graphics card. The underlying OS is Windows Vista. Currently wireless communication used is WiFi and Bluetooth technology.

4. Display. It uses Digital Light Processing (DLP) engine found in HDTV.

Surface application is developed in Windows Presentation Framework (WPF) or XNA. IDE Tools such as Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft Expression Blend assist developers to develop WPF windows for Surface.

Although, currently MS surface is market to corporate businesses in US region with a big price tag, i believe, in near future, it will be sitting in everyone’s home.

~Jotting down my memories, creating new life’s chapter~

Sleek and neat! UI of the Future Now…

Mark Tan — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:58:00 +0000

Imagine the abilities to manipulate digital information not by using traditional input devices, but by hand gestures, natural motions or with any physical objects. Wowwww! Welcome Microsoft Surface (codename Milan Project). Endless possibilities.

Guess what, I may get a chance to build applications using it!

Some neat videos on Surface:

And all these made possible by Jefferson Han, the research scientist.

~Jotting down my memories, creating new life’s chapter~