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Hands On With the Microsoft Surface Sphere Prototype [Surface Sphere]

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2008-07-29 16:41:00 by Adrian Covert in Gizmodo
...Sphere operates a lot like the original Surface , utilizing a projector surrounded by a ring of IR cameras, which is then covered by a semi-opaque globe. The IR cameras detect when the beams are being blocked, and transmits it as contact. Using it, I found there are still a few early glitches, but this is an amazing piece of technology and...
 
 
 
 
 
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The Microsoft Sphere Up Close

2008-08-15 17:24:11 by Jason in News at About Projectors
 
...Sphere . The sphere uses a projector, camera, and software to turn the sphere into a multi-touch display. Recently Microsoft released a more detailed video and picture about how the sphere works. The system uses an IR camera to photograph where a user is placing their hands. It then correlates the hand positions to a distorted image on the...
 
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft Sphere â Bid adieu to the traditional flat screens

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2008-07-29 12:34:11 by deepathukral in Born Rich
...Sphere! Putting an end to all the speculations surrounding its form and function, its time to believe that spherical display screens is here to stay. It may be some time before you can actually place one on your worktable to blog, but today Sphere will be unveiled at the annual Microsoft Research Faculty. Making it clearer that many surfaces...
 
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft Sphere â Bid adieu to the traditional flat screens

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2008-07-29 12:34:11 by deepathukral in Born Rich
...Sphere! Putting an end to all the speculations surrounding its form and function, its time to believe that spherical display screens is here to stay. It may be some time before you can actually place one on your worktable to blog, but today Sphere will be unveiled at the annual Microsoft Research Faculty. Making it clearer that many surfaces...
 
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft Shows Off Sphere Surface

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2008-07-29 14:28:06 by Brian X. Chen in Gadget Lab
...Sphere Unveiled this week in Redmond, the Sphere is, well, essentially a sphere-shaped version of the Surface, using the same multi-touch sensors and software. The Sphere is slightly more sophisticated: It has to use a special algorithm to project round images; therefore, it has its own special applications, such as a globe (gasp) and a...
 
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft Sphere â Bid adieu to the traditional flat screens

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2008-07-29 12:34:11 by deepathukral in Born Rich
...Sphere! Putting an end to all the speculations surrounding its form and function, its time to believe that spherical display screens is here to stay. It may be some time before you can actually place one on your worktable to blog, but today Sphere will be unveiled at the annual Microsoft Research Faculty. Making it clearer that many surfaces...
 
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft Sphere â Bid adieu to the traditional flat screens

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2008-07-29 12:34:11 by deepathukral in Born Rich
...Sphere! Putting an end to all the speculations surrounding its form and function, its time to believe that spherical display screens is here to stay. It may be some time before you can actually place one on your worktable to blog, but today Sphere will be unveiled at the annual Microsoft Research Faculty. Making it clearer that many surfaces...
 
 
 
 
 
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Sphere on Display: Cousin of Microsoft Surface computer

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2008-07-29 10:09:27 by Peter in Product Reviews NetGadgets & Technology
...Sphere in action, it is being demonstrated by Hrvoje Benko of Microsoft Research. For those of you who are not familiar with Sphere, it is the cousin of the Microsoft Surface tabletop computer. Surface is already being used in retail and hospitality settings When it comes to displays it seems that the only choices we now have are flat panel...
 
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft Researchers Displays Multi-touch Sphere

2008-07-29 16:20:15 by Jason in News at About Projectors
 
...Sphere. This device uses a projector mounted in the base and projects images up into a 360 degree sphere screen. The sphere is a multi-touch screen and uses a customized version of Microsoft Surface to display images, play games, and spin a virtual globe. The sphere does not offer a lot of privacy, which is why it is designed for public...
 
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft Sphere Proves the Computer World is Round

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2008-07-29 18:54:22 by Mark R in Coolest Gadgets
...Sphere is the next step up from the flat display, as the user interacts with something round, for a change The Sphere is prepared for the next generation of 3-D interactivity and viewing. It is the perfect viewer for watching footage from cameras with a 360-degree view. The user can then spin it to view it from any angle The user can also...