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Microsoft Surface table computer before 2.0
Microsoft Surface table computer before 2.0
Microsoft added at the Consumer Electronics Show (CESpresented) in Las Vegas a new version of the multi-touch table computer Surface. Of the Samsung device manufactured to later in the year at a price of $ 7600 come on the market. This makes it much cheaper than the more than 12,000 dollar predecessor.
According to Panos Panay, General Manager of Microsoft Surface, was chosen as a partner due to Samsung's strengths in LCD technology, hardware design and manufacturing, and marketing. As an embedded operating system Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit is used. To further facilities include software. NET 4.0, Windows Presentation Foundation 4.0, XNA Framework 4.0 and PowerShell. According to Microsoft's website is also a Software Development Kit (SDK) for Surface 2.0 planned.
The device, which Samsung said SUR40 device from a fast 2.9 GHz Athlon-II processor AMD with two cores, where a DirectX 11 graphics card from AMD Radeon HD type are 6700m and 4 GB of DDR3 RAM support. The 40-inch display has 1920 by 1080 pixels. It is protected by so-called Gorilla GlassThat is to be particularly robust.
"The product was developed to meet the demands of an active use in areas such as education and retail," says Panay. Surface 2.0 is available as a standard desktop computer with four legs and can be mounted on a wall or be used as a kiosk PC horizontally and vertically.
Surface 2.0 come with a proprietary Microsoft technology called pixel sense, had worked at the company for several years, Panay said. "Sense that allows a pixel LCD screen, fingers, hands and objects, or more than 50 simultaneous touch points can be seen on the screen."
To start is to get 2.0 Surface in 23 countries on the market. Among the first customers Dassault Aviation, Fuji Film, Red Bull GmbH, Royal Bank of Canada and the hotel chain Sheraton.
Surface 2.0 comes later in the year in 23 countries for the price of 7600 dollars in trade.
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