Time to make space in the living room. You weren’t really using that piano anyway, were you? Microsoft principal researcher Bill Buxton, a driving force behind what would ultimately become the Surface, spoke about the future of the now fairly unwieldy device.
Among other revelations, Buxton spoke of a far cheaper device that will be “no thicker than a sheet of glass.” The future device will also have cameras embedded in it, a feature which Buxton believe will make it less of a niche product.
How soon will you realistically be able to get your home? Buxton predicts that the product will begin appearing in homes in the next three years. We’ll believe it when we see it. The Surface, after all, is a cool project, but it’s always been more a signpost of what Microsoft could or will be doing for consumers, rather than what it is doing.
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