Impressed with Microsoft Surface

I’ve watched a video about surface computing before, but I can’t seem to remember where (or if it had anything to do with Microsoft). Nonetheless, Microsoft Surface (aka “Play Table”) looks great. At this point, I can’t imagine owning it or paying for it, but I’d definitely enjoy using it. I believe it’s initially only geared toward hotels, retail establishments, restaurants, and public entertainment venues, anyway, which is cool.

Of the hundreds of possible usages, I’d have to say becoming the table top in a restaurant/bar would be at the top of my list. In one of the videos, it shows two people ordering (or re-ordering) food by just dragging their choice to the center of the table. I don’t know that I feel comfortable saying “that’s much better than relying on a waitress,” since that’s one more step closer to total automated service, which I wouldn’t like (most of the time).

If you get a minute, you should watch these three short videos and see what you think.