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The Microsoft Sphere

Posted by: Chris Steins

13 August 2008 - 12:00pm

Microsoft has introduced a spherical computer display that lets users touch the globe to interact with it. There are many likely applications for planning and public participation.

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"In another program, photos can be resized or dragged around the sphere in real time, or zapped quickly to someone on the other side of the sphere by pressing a palm against the surface. Another application lets people dip their fingers in virtual paint and press against the static globe as the digital canvas spins like a potter's wheel."

Full Story: Microsoft Surface Sphere
Source: YouTube, July 28, 2008
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