Video: Viva Las Surface
By Thomas Ricker 
posted Jun 12th 2008 6:02AM
posted Jun 12th 2008 6:02AM
See all those beautiful people? You don't know them. And pushing your specs up the bridge of your nose while seated in front of Microsoft's Surface won't change that. Nevertheless, next time we're adjusting our gadget-laden fanny packs in Vegas, we'll be doing so at the i-Bar in the Rio hotel -- the newest home to Microsoft's big ass multi-touch table. Check out the video cheese after the break.
So, is this thing actually there?
I'd like to know before I buy a plane ticket and blow my money on craps.
...next rounds on me ladies.
Microsoft surface will get me laid! I MUST HAVE ONE
Eh. No thanks. Looks lame.
2nd
so working girls can use the surface to meet johns, sweet!
This film is a work of fiction. Any simularity to real people, places and historical events are purely co-incidental and unintentional.
Looks like something from the 80s. Obviously they didn't have that kind of functionality then, but that's how it looks..
And why is there so much wind inside?
They were a particularily windy decade, the 80's.
Oh Yea, I guess only ugly geeks will use this then ...
.... still though, it's nice to see they still let the mentally challenged make promos.
pardon me whilst i nip out and commit genocide...
Please! Stop calling surface a big ass table, it's just so annoying. Like a five years old crying to mum asking why he / she can't get a tattoo
While it has five IR camera in it, surface does desire to be a little bit bigger than a normal coffee table and since this device never intened to servicing business customers with all the innovation behind it, the price tag $10,000 is fair enough.
Aww.... I think Engadget hit a nerve. You need a hug? Let me take a picture of me hugging thin air and spin it around, zoom in on it, attach cheese text to it, and send it to you.
Settle down Mr. Balmer
$10,000 for a DLP projector, some webcams, and mediocre PC hardware? Whats the other $9,000 for?
EXTRA BIG ASS TABLE!
what a sad movie. she needs to dress like a prostitute and send e-msgs with a big-ass table just to get short-lived attention which probably won't add much meaning to to her life.
ANYWAY, I was thinking of getting one of those for my parents when I'm filthy rich.
Oopsie, I think you guys were looking for bloggersforchrist.com. This is Engadget.
You really think she's dressed like a prostitute? Seriously if its the case you really have to go out someday... and try to find me a prostitute dressed like that! And when you don't find any, go to a nice club downtown...
I still agree the the e-msg thing... What about first impression? I certainly wouldnt want to talk to the person (except of course if he/she is REALLY hot)
Blues: Oopsie, I think you were looking for noonewithstandardsdifferentfrommineisallowedtopost.com. This is Engadget.
Blue...
Yeah all companies should sell their products for cost ($DLP + $computer + $webcams = ). I mean product development time and cost should just be free....and why do companies try and make profit, its so overrated.
seeing that picture, i want to be that surface... six fingers of girls on me...
Actually, the brunette in the foreground is Allyson. I know her. We had a few classes together at UCLA.
Really classy guys. Way to show your maturity. Hey, wasn't that your mommy calling? Better get off her computer. Run along now.
Hmm you can control cameras you say. Look down tops you say. Awesome use of technology ;)
wow.. that was.. SO CHEESY
wow that is really cool....i mean no apple comments so far...refreshing...ah
Dude, this looks just like the iPhone 2.0, are you kidding me?
(end sarcasm)
Well it actualy looks neat IMO..
Really ? .. i think it looks like nothing more than an combined Asteroid table / map kiosk. Then again I still can't get over the whole 80's feel of it.
Was about to say the same too. No harm in having some fun while in the bar (and afterwards too, I guess).
As in I think it's cool, apart from the theme.
@Nathan
Yeah the 80's thing is a Rio thing as far as i can remember... I've been to Las Vegas last year and the Rio looked like an old hotel from the cheesy Las Vegas good old years!
So far Surface seems to be marketed entirely towards bars.
Surface... the sleazy Operating System.
And hotels and phone stores.
How it's REALLY gonna work:
"Hey stud, can I buy you a drink?"
"Hold on one second, playing WoW, I'm about to hit lvl 54 Mage."
Well put!
You couldn't be more right drew.
Looks great to me.
I wonder if they are going to have actual gaming (gambling) on the Surface. I LOVE Vegas and go every year. I have not stayed at Rio because it is off the strip but I will visit next time I'm out to check out surface.
Yes, I'm assuming that every time you push your finger on the table it deducts a $.50 usage and wear fee from your credit card you left on the table.
A perfect application for the Surface in Vegas would be a showcase of the cities finest prostitutes. Pricing, vitals, experience, HD imagery could make choosing the right hooker downright enjoyable.
I think it would be great for table top games like warhammer or just Trivial Pursuit. Or perhaps Magic (the card game)
Just worried about the finger-bacteria-transferral aspects (on behalf
of our OCD-friends). Its bad enough we (I mean they) can't eat the
peanuts.
What happens on Surface, stays on Surface.
. . . and in the tiny spaces between your fingerprint ridges. :-)
Is there a difference between Windows 7 and Surface? Am I able to build one myself when Windows 7 come out?
Surface doesn't run Windows 7. It probably uses it's own modified OS.
wrong, surface is like media center, running on vista
Surface is more of vista's core modified heavily into a touch sensitive OS. I bet they'll sell surfaces with Windows 7 when it comes out though.
anyone noticed "iBar" in the end of the movie?
sounds a bit appleish
Ya I know I was thinking the same. They couldn't call it e-bar OR maybe something more original all together. Corny commercial and I am sure it will not do have of what it shows.