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Energy efficiency and sustainability: Johnson Controls using Surface
Johnson Controls is doing some very exciting work with Microsoft Surface on sustainability solutions...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 02/25/2010
Surface at WIND Mobile stores in Canada
WIND Mobile has deployed 20 Microsoft Surface units throughout their mobile stores in Canada last...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 02/23/2010
Surface lands in Heathrow
Our Microsoft Surface Strategic Partner, Splendid, created an experience for advertiser JCDecaux...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 02/23/2010
The Hard Rock Cafe comes to Seattle
Microsoft Surface has come to Seattle at the new Hard Rock Cafe. You could already find Surface at...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 02/12/2010
Surface Enhances the Super Bowl Experience
Our Microsoft Surface Strategic Partner IdentityMine was at the Super Bowl in Miami this past week....
Author: Eric Ha Date: 02/12/2010
Microsoft announces commercial availability of Surface in Australia
It’s official. We’re now selling Microsoft Surface to commercial customers in Australia! Earlier...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 02/08/2010
Microsoft Surface Rocks the Red Carpet at the Golden Globes
In a few short hours, Microsoft Surface will be front and center on E! (check your local listings)...
Author: sseow Date: 01/17/2010
Photos and video from NRF 2010 with Microsoft Surface
The National Retail Federation’s conference, NRF 2010 was this week. Our very own Vanessa Lee was...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 01/15/2010
Surface retail experiences at NRF 2010 starting today
The National Retail Federation’s annual conference, NRF 2010 (aka “Retail’s Big Show”), is this...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 01/11/2010
Checking out Surface at CES
If you’ve been roaming about CES, you’ll likely have seen Microsoft Surface. At booths for...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 01/08/2010
Surface welcomes 2010 with CES and NRF
It's a new year and a new decade. Microsoft Surface is ready to celebrate at a couple of conferences...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 01/05/2010
Developing an installer for your Surface application
Many folks have asked me in the past how to build an installer for their Surface application. I...
Author: ericstj Date: 12/17/2009
New gameplay video with D&D on Surface
Whether or not you're into Dungeons & Dragons, this story just keeps getting better. The team at...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 12/16/2009
SurfaceScapes Follow-up: Bringing D&D to Microsoft Surface
Back in October, we reported (and nearly every other online tech/game publication) on Dungeons &...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 12/08/2009
Don’t miss out..
Here are a few items on Microsoft Surface you may have missed this week*. New Book: Developing for...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 12/04/2009
New Book: Developing for Microsoft Surface
The people over at nsquared have released the first book for developers and designers getting...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 12/03/2009
Microsoft Surface Week in Review
It’s been a busy week over here at Microsoft Surface. Let’s take a look at what you may have missed....
Author: Eric Ha Date: 11/24/2009
Surface SDK 1.0 SP1 supports XNA Game Studio 3.0 and later
Prior to SP1 the Surface SDK supported only XNA Game Studio 2.0, which lacked support for Visual...
Author: ericstj Date: 11/23/2009
Surface Monster Mashup and real-world objects
When we talk about what we’re doing here at Microsoft Surface, there are several attributes that...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 11/19/2009
Live from PDC: Day Two
More Surface goodness at PDC today. Most folks in the booth today were buzzing about the news we...
Author: kylewar Date: 11/19/2009
Mystery revealed. More Surface at PDC to come!
I promised a better look at the picture I posted earlier today. Here it is. It’s actually a monster....
Author: Eric Ha Date: 11/18/2009
Broad availability of the Surface SDK WE and Touch First contest winner
Microsoft Surface has really experienced positive momentum in the past year. At last year’s PDC we...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 11/18/2009
A Surface mystery. What is it?
What is this picture of, and what does it have to do with Microsoft Surface? I promise I won’t keep...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 11/18/2009
Live from LA: Day One with the Surface Team at PDC
Surface was back in action at PDC for another round of heady developer talks, loads of Surface...
Author: kylewar Date: 11/18/2009
Microsoft Surface @ Hard Rock Cafe coming to PDC
I’ve confirmed that we’ll have the complete suite of applications from the Hard Rock Cafe installed...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 11/13/2009
Microsoft Surface SDK WE now available to MSDN Subscribers
The Microsoft Surface SDK Workstation Edition is now available for MSDN subscribers. If you’re an...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 11/13/2009
Microsoft Surface at PDC 2009
Microsoft Surface and WPF Session Attendees of PDC 2009 should mark your calendars for our session...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 11/11/2009
See Microsoft Surface now in Mission Viejo
Last week Microsoft launched the first of the new Microsoft Retail Stores in Phoenix with Microsoft...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 10/29/2009
Windows 7 is here and Surface has joined the party
Today is a big day at Microsoft. Windows 7 is now available worldwide and our new Microsoft online...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 10/22/2009
CHI 2010: Here we come!
Along with Ann Morrison and Giulio Jacucci of HIIT (Helsinki Institute of Information Technology),...
Author: sseow Date: 10/15/2009
Microsoft Local Impact Map on Surface
Yesterday, Darren David from Stimulant came by the office to show us the Microsoft Local Impact Map...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 10/09/2009
Coldwell Banker Proof-of-Concept
Joe Engalan from Vectorform came in to give me a tour of an application they developed in...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 10/06/2009
Reminder: Your chance to win a Microsoft Surface
I’m posting to remind everyone that we have a contest going on right now, put on by Microsoft...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 09/29/2009
Updates from the Hard Rock
Last week there was a press event at the new Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas. Microsoft’s Industry...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 09/28/2009
The dream in infrared made real
Because it is a multi-user computer, it’s important for Microsoft Surface to convey rich information...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 09/18/2009
Quick. Surface. Basics.
If you want to understand what Surface is, but don’t have a lot of time, here’s your solution. Joe...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 09/17/2009
nsquared on Microsoft Surface
Dr. Neil of nsquared has collaborated with me in the past on videos about Microsoft Surface. He’s...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 09/17/2009
Education: Under the hood with Finguistics
Education and Microsoft Surface gets people talking. Recently, I had a chance to meet with Jim Allen...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 09/17/2009
Events in London featuring Microsoft Surface
I’m sharing this list of events featuring Microsoft Surface that I received from the Microsoft...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 09/10/2009
Hard Rock’s new Vegas cafe features Microsoft Surface
Here we go with more Microsoft Surface in Vegas! Hard Rock just announced the grand opening of a new...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 09/10/2009
Surface Developer Tip: The Core Interaction Framework
The Surface platform supports two UI frameworks: WPF & XNA. When our the Microsoft Surface...
Author: rlevy Date: 09/08/2009
Live from PAX, it’s Saturday night!
This is Eric reporting in live from the Penny Arcade Expo here in Seattle. It’s nearly 8pm and not...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 09/05/2009
On the road at PAX
It’s time for the Penny Arcade Expo, and Microsoft Surface is there. I am a big fan of PAX. I’ve...
Author: Eric Ha Date: 09/04/2009