Microsoft today announced that the Microsoft Surface touch table will be available at AT&T’s mobile stores on April 17th, 2008, we speculate the previously stated price of $10,000 is still intact. If you live near New York City, Atlanta, San Antonio or San Francisco, make sure to visit the AT&T store after 17th April for hands-on Surface experience. Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO of AT&T Mobility, said that the company looks forward to work with Microsoft to continue developing new ways for our customers to learn about the ever-growing lineup of mobile devices and applications. [PCLaunches]
Yeah, I know. Pink is for girls. Microsoft offers an upgraded version of Windows Vista Home Premium which is bundled with one year subscription of Windows Live OneCare and one copy of a Windows Vista tips and tricks book. And you know what? It comes in a pink box with little flower petals printed all over. This pink Vista is only available in Japan. So sweet! I want to give this pink box as a gift for my Japanese girl… [IStartedSomething]
Here is an interesting video showing Microsoft’s vision on future of health care. Video after the jump to get more details. [FreshCreation] More
Grand Theft Auto fans will be glad to hear that Microsoft has released a limited edition Grand Theft Auto IV themed Xbox 360. Available only for 500 pieces, the console will be released in April 29th, 2008. See one more pic after the jump. [Complex via Video Game Blog] More
Good news for Windows Vista users because Microsoft has finally released Windows Vista SP1 via Windows Update. The SP1 will start downloading to PCs automatically beginning in mid-April. [dotnetjunkies]
Impress Japan informed us that a Japanese company has released the Windows Vista SP1 toilet paper that printed with highlighted features. It is one part of the Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 promotional merchandise. We have to say Windows Vista is definitely worth wiping your ass with, so this is more than appropriate. See more pictures after the jump. [Impress] More
Windows 7 is a Windows Vista successor. Microsoft confirmed that Windows 7 operating system should be released before the year 2010. However, it was unclear if this would mean mid or late 2009. Whatever! I still love my XP Pro, and Vista still sucks! [Electronista]
Microsoft has announced that the third generation of Zunes will be released in 2009 and will be heading to Europe first. There’s also some rumors that these devices will enable users to use Zune content and services. Hopefully that rumor turns out to be true. [Anything But iPod]
Microsoft has launched its new concept mobile device, the LucidTouch, it allows the user to control the application by touching the back of the see-through device. The key to making the LucidTouch usable is pseudo-transparency: by overlaying an image of the user’s hands onto the screen, Microsoft has created the illusion of the mobile device itself being semitransparent. This pseudo-transparency allows users to accurately acquire targets while not smudging the screen with their fingers. LucidTouch also supports multi-touch input, allowing users to operate the device simultaneously with all 10 fingers. Pretty cool, eh. Now if this device could only make womens dresses see-through, that would be something. [LucidTouch]
Nokia announces that the Microsoft Silverlight will work on the Symbian S60 operating system. For your info, Silverlight is “a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web.” This Macromedia Flash competitor works inside a browser just like Flash files. You can download Microsoft Silverlight here. [Microsoft]
