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Photos: Microsoft Surface in depth
Magic touchscreen table for ordering drinks, puzzles, painting - and dominos...

By Tim Ferguson

Published: Tuesday 02 October 2007

This application shows an image of the bed of a stream. When you place a finger on the screen, it reacts as if you have disturbed the water above the pebbles.

The Surface device currently costs between £5,000 and £10,000 but Microsoft hopes it will be in homes in around three to five years.

Photo credit: Tim Ferguson