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10.15.08

The Touch-Screen Room

Bill Gates demos a prototype touch-screen interface that could be used on any surface

By Gregory Mone Posted 05.15.2008 at 2:54 pm 6 Comments

Speaking at yesterday's CEO Summit in Redmond, Washington, Bill Gates - that guy from Microsoft - demonstrated the TouchWall, a four foot by six foot touch-screen computer prototype. TouchWall uses infrared and laser technology to register your manual input, and turn it into action. One writer described it as a giant version of Microsoft's Surface technology oriented vertically.

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