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This product has been a long time coming. I personally heard about Microsoft Surface a year 6 months ago and boy have I been excited. I wouldn't buy it though until I had a family and had some sort of purpose for it. Currently there isn't a point to owning a product such as this when you can't use it to its fill potential. The Microsoft Surface has been getting the most attention thus far but it's not the only company working on a surface computer. Mitsubishi is developing a similar tabletop computer called the DiamondTouch. Both operate differently. The Microsoft Surface is capable of delivering images via a rear-projection delivered to the surface of the table from inside while at the same time, tracking your finger movements with a series of infrared cameras. DiamondTouch projects the image from atop and uses a similar technology that is used on laptop touchpads, to track your finger movements. The drawback to the DiamondTouch's design is that it creates shadows when you touch the screen. Don't expect these PC's in your living room by the next holiday season though, but look out for the Surface in cellular stores, hotel, casino, or any other retail store that would benefit from them, all by this year. By 2010, Microsoft expects them to be in conference rooms around the globe, and by 2012 you can expect them as a stocking gift. Mitsubihi's version though is still a research product and I do believe it will be scrapped or greatly modified due to its late unveiling and outdated technology.