Comments on: IdentityMine and REZN8 host IxDA Surface Event http://uihero.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/ixda-surface-event/ Improving the relationship between humans and their tools. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:54:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Josh Santangelo http://uihero.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/ixda-surface-event/#comment-70 Josh Santangelo Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:45:18 +0000 http://uihero.wordpress.com/?p=33#comment-70 I was actually wrong, D5 was in May. It was actually demonstrated there by Steve Ballmer, and also on the Today Show by Bill Gates around the same time. http://d5.allthingsd.com/20070530/microsoft-surface/ http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/sticker-shock/video-of-bill-gates-showing-off-his-expensive-table-264453.php CES did include the first third-party demos, though. Surface is shaping up to be a great platform, and as you say, it's great to be able to make apps for it. I was actually wrong, D5 was in May. It was actually demonstrated there by Steve Ballmer, and also on the Today Show by Bill Gates around the same time.

http://d5.allthingsd.com/20070530/microsoft-surface/

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/sticker-shock/video-of-bill-gates-showing-off-his-expensive-table-264453.php

CES did include the first third-party demos, though. Surface is shaping up to be a great platform, and as you say, it’s great to be able to make apps for it.

]]> By: uihero http://uihero.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/ixda-surface-event/#comment-68 uihero Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:31:44 +0000 http://uihero.wordpress.com/?p=33#comment-68 Josh Santangelo, thanks for the clarification about CES. You’re right, Bill Gates ACCOUNCED Surface the previous year, but first DEMONSTRATED third party applications at CES 2008. You spotted a missetp I overlooked in proofreading. Indeed, the apps shown in Aug 2007 were Microsoft demos. Many of the apps shown at CES 2008 were built by third parties. IdentityMine built the Snowboard and Wine Bar applications, the flagships of the demonstration. We cherish our Microsoft Gold Vendor status and take great pride in being one of a tiny handful of independent software vendors capable of creating Surface applications. Josh Santangelo, thanks for the clarification about CES. You’re right, Bill Gates ACCOUNCED Surface the previous year, but first DEMONSTRATED third party applications at CES 2008. You spotted a missetp I overlooked in proofreading.

Indeed, the apps shown in Aug 2007 were Microsoft demos. Many of the apps shown at CES 2008 were built by third parties. IdentityMine built the Snowboard and Wine Bar applications, the flagships of the demonstration. We cherish our Microsoft Gold Vendor status and take great pride in being one of a tiny handful of independent software vendors capable of creating Surface applications.

]]> By: Josh Santangelo http://uihero.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/ixda-surface-event/#comment-66 Josh Santangelo Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:46:44 +0000 http://uihero.wordpress.com/?p=33#comment-66 Surface wasn't announced at CES 2008, it was announced at D5 in Aug 2007. The apps shown at that time, including an early version of Food and Drink, were developed internally at MS. Great article otherwise, and a good intro for folks not familiar with the technology. Surface wasn’t announced at CES 2008, it was announced at D5 in Aug 2007. The apps shown at that time, including an early version of Food and Drink, were developed internally at MS.

Great article otherwise, and a good intro for folks not familiar with the technology.

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