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Microsoft Surface To Coordinate SuperBowl Security

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the blue-surface-of-death dept.

suraj.sun writes to tell us that in preparation for nearly a quarter of a million people descending on Tampa for the Super Bowl, the Tampa authorities are deploying new tech for security communications and response. All of the incidents and communications will be plotted and tracked on a new implementation of Microsoft's Surface. Hopefully it wont have to reboot after every new incident report. "The Microsoft Surface device will display a Microsoft Virtual Earth map of the entire region tracking events, incidents, resources and tasks in real-time using its unique large display, multi-user, multi-touch and interactive capabilities, also allowing it to communicate with remote devices and PCs. With a quick hand-gesture, the map can zoom in and display a 3D image of the city, including detailed views of buildings and streets and real time resource tracking."

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  1. Re:Oh no... Well, since they sided somewhat with by davidsyes · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    hollywood, it will be a GREEN SCREEN of DEATH...

    But, will it be matte or finish?

    It'll bring new meanings to CG-eye, CGI and CGI..

    (yeh, lame...)

    --
    Previously: "Linux... Toward the Sunrise..." Now: "Linux... Toward the-- No, now, part of Every Sunrise"
  2. Re:Oh no by djupedal · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    > using its unique large display, multi-user, multi-touch and interactive capabilitie

    And just to keep things straight, let's recall that this big-ass-table has NO 'touch' capability. It uses several cameras below the glass to detect motion. Touching the glass has no effect on any operation of the system. It is an indication of the type of marketing lie MS seems so willing to foist on the public and media.

    MS has tried for years to find an application for this white elephant, but with nothing new to market, and the iPhone's true touch interface leading the pack, they keep rolling it out in an effort to get someone to pay the $10,000.00 price tag.

  3. Re:Oh no by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    You do know that Windows BSODed ON the Olympic stadium in China during opening ceremonies?

  4. Re:Oh no by sortius_nod · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I don't know what distros or hardware you're running Linux on, but I've never had it crash unrecoverably (there is always terminal). Sure, I've fucked things up on my sandbox, but that's expected.

    Meanwhile, with a fresh install Windows XP will blue screen.

    As far as Mac OS, yes, it does crash occasionally, usually on 3 year old installs that have been run by an install happy retard... but I'm guessing that this is where your opinions are coming from.

    Maybe, instead of wanking off about how much Linux (and Mac OS, which is BSD/Mach and NOT Linux) crashes, think about maybe it being YOU that causes the problems.