Surface SDK Available on Microsoft Download Center

Perfect timing!  I had a great time talking with people about the Microsoft Surface device last weekend at BarCamp Cork, and now the Surface SDK has been released this week at Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference.

Previously, to design and build applications for the Surface, one needed to purchase a Surface Development unit, which as you might expect has a hefty price tag.  You still need a Surface to deploy your application, but now the SDK Workstation Edition lets you use a PC to develop and a PC-based emulator to test applications with multiple mice & tag simulation tools.

http://www.microsoft.com/surface/Pages/Technical/Learn.aspx has all the links you need to get the Microsoft Surface SDK 1.0 SP1 Workstation Edition, documentation, and everything else you need to build touch-enabled applications.  There are also some UX guidelines, related resources, and a community section to ask your questions.

Are you doing anything cool with Surface, Silverlight, Windows 7 or other touch-enabled platforms?  I’d love to hear about it – e-mail me at martharo [at] microsoft.com or leave a comment below.

Cross posted from Martha's Blog.