Camera-less Tabletop Computing with Samsung SUR40 for Microsoft® Surface® with PixelSense™

Here is the press release: 
Next Generation of Microsoft Surface Available for Pre-Order in 23 Countries
"Software developers interested in creating solutions for the Samsung SUR40 can get started immediately by visiting the Surface Developer Center. The site provides free and easy access to the Surface 2.0 software developer kit, featuring the Input Simulator, which enables developers to write Surface applications on any Windows 7 machine, as well as other helpful developer-related resources. There are already hundreds of highly skilled Surface software development partners that can be found at http://www.surface.com."

Photos: Samsung SUR40 for Microsoft® Surface®; PopSci, Graham Murdoch

(I've listed Microsoft Surface partners at the end of this post and plan to share more about the latest applications for surface computing in the near future.)


The following product information was taken from the Samsung website:

40" Surface Experience 
"Samsung SUR40 is the new generation of Microsoft® Surface® experience featuring PixelSense™ technology, which gives LCD panels the power to see without the use of cameras. Building from the innovation of the first version of Microsoft® Surface® and Samsung’s leading display technology, it is now possible for people to share, collaborate and explore together using a large, thin display that recognizes fingers, hands and other objects placed on the screen." 


PixelSense™ 
"PixelSense™ allows an LCD display to recognize fingers, hands, and objects placed on the screen, including more than 50 simultaneous touch points. With PixelSense™, pixels in the display see what’s touching the screen and that information is immediately processed and interpreted."


Resolution:             1920 x 1080 
Viewing Angle:       (H/V) 178 / 178° (CR ≥ 10) 
CPU:                     Athlon X2 Dual-Core 245e (2.9GHz) 
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional  x64 


GPU:        AMD HD6750M 
N/B:         AMD RS780E 
S/B:         AMD SB710 


Storage:                  SATA2 320 GB 
Memory:                 DDR3 4 GB
USB:                      4 USB 2.0 
VGA:                     Out HDMI Ethernet: 100 / 1000 
Audio Codec:         Realtek ALC262 Azalia CODEC


Product Dimensions (With Stand):            1,095 x 728 x 707.4 mm 
Product Dimensions (Without Stand):       1,095 x 102.5 x 707.4 mm 
Shipment Dimensions:                            1,214 x 299 x 832 mm 


Product Weight:     35 Kg 
Shipment Weight:  45.4.Kg


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