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Uncrating the First Surface Table in Australia
Posted by Adam Frucci at 3:00 AM on August 21, 2008
Unlike many gadgets, the Microsoft Surface Table isn't something that a lot of consumers get a chance to unbox for themselves. That doesn't mean you shouldn't get to enjoy seeing some lucky Aussies from the Amnesia Blog pulling the first Surface in the land down under out of its crate. Follow me past the jump for a nice dose of living vicariously through others.
Arriving in 125-kilo crates, the pair of tables were unloaded off a truck before being pried open with a crowbar. Inside, it look like the unboxing of many other gadgets, just a lot bigger. This sucker is huge. I still kind of want one, as impractical as that would be. Maybe someday. [Amnesia Blog]
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LoLoAGoGo
Posted 3:35 AM 21/8/08
It's actually a really interesting piece of equipment. I got a chance to play with it the other day. The touch screen was smaller than i expected, and the reaction time with the touch is a bit slow, but it's still a very cool product. I was suprised what you could do with it too in the test games/programs.
LoLoAGoGo
redkamel
Posted 3:25 AM 21/8/08
i am just as impressed with it now as I was when it came out.
redkamel
faabshaam
Posted 3:24 AM 21/8/08
I'm drooling too much to argue symantics of "uncrating" and "unboxing"
faabshaam
D_Zarster
Posted 3:24 AM 21/8/08
@Marcelo: can you say uncrating? :P
D_Zarster
Marcelo
Posted 3:21 AM 21/8/08
Wow, a literal unboxing.
Marcelo
AlphaPepper
Posted 3:19 AM 21/8/08
Microsoft site says 3-5 years for consumer version. Only available to large commercial customers for now.
[www.microsoft.com]
AlphaPepper
Log1c
Posted 3:10 AM 21/8/08
Touchscreen porn!
Log1c
DisposableInterloper
Posted 3:09 AM 21/8/08
Somehow, I imagined the final product would be a bit less clunky than the prototypes. Well, at least the concept is still nifty.
I'd love to see someone combine this with a digital wallet system and self-checkout terminals.
DisposableInterloper
Kaiser-Machead's WALL-E fetish
Posted 3:09 AM 21/8/08
@Kaiser-Machead's WALL-E fetish: Oh, and the price I've seen floating about is at or around $10k
Kaiser-Machead's WALL-E fetish
Kaiser-Machead's WALL-E fetish
Posted 3:08 AM 21/8/08
@Substance_D: They're mainly supposed to be retail gizmos, so people can go into an electronics store or something like that and the machine is programmed to scan the tags of the items in the store and provide a nifty interactive display.
Kaiser-Machead's WALL-E fetish
jewsrock
Posted 3:07 AM 21/8/08
how bout some details about where these are going?
and surface is awesome but its wayyyy to huge use the other touchscreen technology not the crappy humungous ir stuff
jewsrock
Substance_D
Posted 3:05 AM 21/8/08
Are these being sold to the consumer? I'm still not sure what i would use it for, but I want one bad. How much are they?
Substance_D
Kaiser-Machead's WALL-E fetish
Posted 3:03 AM 21/8/08
I don't know why, but when I first saw that picture, I imagined a voice saying "Hey, it fell off the truck, now geddoudahere!"
Kaiser-Machead's WALL-E fetish
phantam
Posted 3:02 AM 21/8/08
I WANT ONE
phantam
Kaiser-Machead's WALL-E fetish
Posted 4:00 AM 21/8/08
@stryder100: But what's the likelihood of this cheap knockoff selling for $50 in my local shady electronics store?
Kaiser-Machead's WALL-E fetish
stryder100
Posted 3:49 AM 21/8/08
Neat. Now somebody make a cheap knock-off. It'd be poetic justice.
stryder100
SigmundTheSeaMonster
Posted 3:42 AM 21/8/08
Touch Atari Football?
SigmundTheSeaMonster
meddigo
Posted 4:36 AM 21/8/08
See NUI? They are already there. And it's better than Surface. Surface will suck, just like most of MS's other products. Other people will make the tech better, and already are. Hell, you can build your own easy enough for not much money. A hell of a lot less than what this will be even in 3 - 5 years time. By then I think new tech will have come along anyway that will replace this.
meddigo
Ron-Mexico
Posted 5:45 AM 21/8/08
Speaking of unboxing, what happened to the Samsung Omnia unboxing post from earlier? Was going to show that to a co-worker, but couldn't find it.
Ron-Mexico
smegz
Posted 5:34 AM 21/8/08
@vgart:
I've dated girls that took longer than 1 second to think about where my finger was...this seems an improvement. ;)
smegz
smegz
Posted 5:33 AM 21/8/08
/drool
Gadgets...in crates! If unboxing is gadget soft-pr0n then uncrating is hardcore xxx gadget pr0n.
Let's have a vote for all in favor of Jason pantsing a Surface table to bring this gadget orgy to its climax!
smegz
vgart
Posted 5:32 AM 21/8/08
I saw one in ATT store. Its cool concept, but its so not responsive to touch. Takes like one second for it to think about where the finger is.
vgart
phryed
Posted 5:47 AM 21/8/08
Pants It!
phryed
discounteggroll
Posted 12:04 PM 21/8/08
very not cool...
discounteggroll
Ben Jacob
Posted 3:49 PM 21/8/08
Can I touch it ? :x
Ben Jacob
Optimistic Prime
Posted 8:43 PM 21/8/08
Sadly, the first thought I had was who taught you guys to use a crowbar?? You need to get it between the lid and the box and it'll pop right off without destroying the crate itself. Makes life easier if you want to re-use the crate later. That, and tin-snips would take care of the banding much more effectively than the crowbar.
Sorry, end of rant.
Optimistic Prime
qwertyfreak69
Posted 3:31 PM 21/8/08
Ooh! Looks likes a screen stuck in a table! Exciting! Wait...
qwertyfreak69