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DIY Multi-Touch Tabletop "Surface PC"

Posted by kdawson on from the beneath-the-surface dept.

notthatwillsmith writes "We've all seen the nifty demos of Microsoft's Surface PC. Now Maximum PC details how you can put together your own multi-touch tabletop PC. The article shows how you can build the cabinet and combine that with a standard PC, a decent projector, about $350 worth of assorted hardware (cameras, lenses, mirrors, and screens), and a handful of free apps to build your own Surface-like PC — without giving Microsoft $10,000."

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  1. Re:a touchy subject by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Quite.

  2. Step by step by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First you take a Big Ass Table(TM) ...

  3. But what iff... by symbolset · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    We could never give Microsoft enough money? Do you have an answer for us? And don't say ghost seats. Our CIO is wise to that one now.

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    1. Re:But what iff... by symbolset · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Damn! I meant that to be AC. Oh Well.

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  4. Yuo Fail It by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    man7 users of BSD

  5. pattie maes, pranav mistry by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense.html

    in case you missed it

  6. What would happen? by symbolset · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Really, what would happen if some innocent person posted some question that was offensive to the powers that be here on slashdot? Would it attract the moderation of astroturf accounts? Would nobody find it interesting or insightful? Or would it disappear into the -1 zone where nobody would read it? If it was funny, would people moderate it interesting instead because funny gives no karma against the detractors who subtract? We shall see.

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  7. Never mind about that by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How annoying is the Slashdot auto main page update.

    It will eventually (soon) stop me viewing Slashdot stuff at all.

  8. Re:a touchy subject by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Just how is that a troll?