http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/ Engadget Comments for Microsoft shows off DigiDesk workstation of the future http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/

Sorry... overloads? Overlords?]]>May 4th 2007 10:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/May 4th 2007 11:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/May 4th 2007 11:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/May 5th 2007 1:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/May 5th 2007 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/May 4th 2007 11:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/May 4th 2007 11:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/
....................IN JUNE!!!

I also hope they ship me that 3ghz G5 Jobs announced. Which was NEVER released.

Freggin Apple dorks. ]]>May 5th 2007 3:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/May 5th 2007 3:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/
1)How many iPhones are actually in use RIGHT NOW?

2)You are like most people who see videos taken from PDC & WinHEC events, showing cool tools and programs - and then expect all of that glitz & glamour in the released version of the software. What you're not getting is that when Microsoft is showing these features in development, it's exactly that...DEVELOPMENT. Certain features might be pulled from the released OS, for example, so that other software vendors can produce those bits. PDC & WinHEC events are always "future-looking" in regards to products, unless they say "This is shipping now".]]>May 30th 2007 1:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/May 4th 2007 11:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/May 4th 2007 11:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/May 4th 2007 11:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/
The tablet PC (well done)
Windows Media Center (well done)
X-Box 360 (Exactly what MS wanted it to be)
Many server products
Windows Home Server
Windows XP SP1, SP2

And the demos, like:

Live maps with better 3d than google earth, all while in a browser (oh, and google earth was NOT a google product, but a purchase of Keyhole)
Photosynth
Music recognition technology

They are GOOD.

Ben]]>May 4th 2007 11:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/
Just like how Microsoft bought DOS from someone, stole Windows from Apple but reworked it and managed to find a loophole in their contracts with Apple that let them get away with it, bought Office from other parties, bought Hotmail, etc. etc. etc.

Microsoft has acquired / bought up most of their entire range of products, and it started with the very first thing they sold big (DOS). Their entire schtick is built around acquisitions, too bad that whenever they buy something and continue development on it, the quality of the product tends to go down.

Mind you, I'm not saying Google (or Apple) _don't_ buy up concepts and products, they do — but they've come up with a lot more original stuff themselves than Microsoft ever has.]]>May 5th 2007 7:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/
What I think is, is that you can't stand to see Microsoft do something good. No company is perfect, but when a company tries, that's at least something. This video was pretty neat in exploring areas of technology that could be helpful to business workers. Sorry, but you can't go away saying that Microsoft is a loser for introducing some new ways to help with work.]]>May 5th 2007 12:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/May 12th 2007 1:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/May 5th 2007 12:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/May 5th 2007 12:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/
Even this early '90s Starfire concept video makes the "concept" look simple http://www.asktog.com/starfire/index.html ]]>May 5th 2007 12:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/May 5th 2007 12:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/
/End of line]]>May 5th 2007 12:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/May 5th 2007 12:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/
I wish.]]>May 5th 2007 12:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/
Minority Report did have some cool interfaces, but The Island had closer to the technology shown here. If you look at the desk of the doctor (Sean Bean) how he uses objects to drag and rotate virtual documents. Microsoft had their hands all over that film with MSN and XBOX spots. Wouldn't doubt if this type of interface was influenced by Microsoft as well.]]>May 5th 2007 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/
Yeah, Apple with their stolen touch-screen technology...

I love it, Microsoft comes up with something original, and Apple fans come in saying that Apple can do it better, or are closer to implementing this tech... Yeah right.]]>May 5th 2007 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/May 5th 2007 1:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/
My name's kev- been thinkin about this stuff long than you can imagine it

expresspotato at yahoo.ca

]]>May 5th 2007 1:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/You'd do a much better job getting your point across if you didn't act like the non-Apple version of an Apple fanboi.

@Zeus the God:
Apple is probably closer to implementing multi-touch than MS currently is. Of course, Apple is implementing it on the shiny-gadget level, and MS is demoing it as a factory control panel.
]]>May 5th 2007 2:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/
If this is going to be your desk where's the cup holder? Where are we supposed to put our cups of coffee for when we're burning the midnight oil? And where's the drawer for hiding our comics in?]]>May 5th 2007 2:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/
If this is going to be your desk where's the cup holder? Where are we supposed to put our cups of coffee for when we're burning the midnight oil? And where's the drawer for hiding our comics in?

I agree 100%. How can you call this a desk without anywhere for your coffee? It's a workstation not a desk.]]>May 5th 2007 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/
It is Apple though that holds the rights to this technology which as has been said will be really interesting given how key most forward looking tech inventors believe it to be.

I'm going to agree that I DONT really want to be talking to my computer a whole lot - take this post, I'm much happier typing thank you very much.

There was speculation that multi-touch displays were inbound from Apple and that this would integrate with the 'Top Secret' OS X Leopard features. I guess if this happens then Apple will have shafted MS in this department but personally I can't see it for a few years (but hey, I'm just a guy).

Obviously this was just a very early stage demo but I actually think in it's current state the system could be quite frustrating and counter productive. Here we have the guy who's managing the whole project and he can't get it to scan the document properly or even rotate the document as he tries to.

In summary, a bunch of nice ideas but nothing that's really ground breaking here - anyone that's seen a recent sci-fi movie could tell you that's where it's going to be at in future.]]>May 5th 2007 4:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/who cares about your stupid book. it looks like apple can do no wrong in it. too bad your book is only fiction.]]>May 5th 2007 4:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/May 5th 2007 4:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/May 5th 2007 4:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.billbuxton.com/multitouchOverview.html - he is a Microsoft employee.]]>May 5th 2007 5:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/
There are of course many places voice activation is preferred over touch/typing we have evolved speech as our primary information transferal method, textual data has only been around for a fraction of the time oral conversing has been used. I can see this style of "process management" coming into the home easily, certainly there are some parallels with the monthly grocery shop and what he was demonstrating.]]>May 5th 2007 5:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/is probably the closest you're gonna get to this tech for a long time.

Well, I've been to Redmond september last year and visited the Center for Information Work also. I got the *exact same* demo ;-) With the 285% increase and such... (even though I was standing next to it, I was not allowed to take pics/vids though)

It's nice, but it's a demo and demo only. Especially now I see it for a second time, it's pretty obvious that this is all there is and probably lightyears away from production. I mean, when you think of it, what is it what you saw? A glass plate with a beamer underneath, projecting a slick flash-presentation... ;-)]]>May 5th 2007 7:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/
so any envisioing they do on thier own is pretty much pointless.]]>May 5th 2007 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/May 5th 2007 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/May 6th 2007 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/2019 AD software

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How does the "heads up display" function? It is shown on a peace of glass...

In the end - a neat look at the future with a lot of promise. ]]>May 5th 2007 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/
They try, but I don't think MS can really 'invent.' They can innovate, sure, but what have they ever done that is original? It rarely fits in with their best interests, which is to ultimately maximize money making, which doesn't call for rapid innovation except when really required. So a lot of their 'dazzling' work comes from casual interests in purer research from universities and the few people who can carry on pushing the edge, rather than pursuing the immediate bottom line, in a corporate job.

I find this design kind of hideous, it seems like a combination between a really retro console (eg from a nuke plant) and a console from 1960s star trek.

It also has an anti human feel to it, it would be a very dangerous situation to have people with this much control doing everything "digitally." Really, when talking about such a control system today, you'd really need to deal with the subject in a much more human way, to rely on other people's judgments who are experienced and involved in finer details. So while it's interesting to show someone pushing up a video slider to ramp up production, it would have been a more worthwhile scenario having some person to person communication involved, and they made no effort to put a human face on any of this. I don't know too many companies that would totally miss this element.

The Starfire video (from what I remember) was much better in that regard. I guess it all depends on who these videos are being produced for. Starfire was for product designers, this is for factory managers.
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This thing will make businesses and factories MUCH more efficient.]]>May 5th 2007 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/May 6th 2007 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/
All anyone has to do is say MS had a poor track record with actual innovation or that Apple has done anything right, ever, and the haters are out in force, yelling and shaking their fists. The perception of and fury at Apple "fan-boyism" is so wildly out of proportion with what actually gets said it makes me wonder if some people were'nt traumatized by an evil apple when they were children, and the scarring experience has left them with a hair trigger.]]>May 6th 2007 5:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-shows-off-digidesk-workstation-of-the-future/
The build in scanner is only funny, in this age of e-mail. And the table design like this isn't efficient, because you don't want to put any 'stuff' (pens, phones, notes) on your controll surface.

I found enough enough info about DIY multi-touch, but how did they do that 'heads up display'?? Any one has any links to share? That looked realy cool.]]>May 8th 2007 7:03AM