COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LATEST TECHNOLOGIES IN SURFACE COMPUTING

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A surface computer is a computer that interacts with the user through the surface of an ordinary object, rather than through a monitor and keyboard. Surface computing is the term for the use of a specialized computer GUI in which traditional GUI elements is replaced by intuitive, everyday objects. It supports multiple touch points Microsoft says "dozens and dozens” as well as multiple users simultaneously, so more than one person could be using it at once, or one person could be doing multiple tasks. The term "surface" describes how it's used. There is no keyboard or mouse. All interactions with the computer are done via touching the surface of the computer's screen with hands or brushes, or via wireless interaction with devices such as smart phones, digital cameras or Microsoft's Zone music player. Because of the cameras, the device can also recognize physical objects; for instance credit cards or hotel "loyalty" cards. A physics-based simulation adds dynamics to digital content, providing users with rich ways of interacting that borrows from the real-world. The field study is one of the first of a surface computer within a do-mastic environment. Technology has been taking new turns into the future and so has the mode of interaction become very specific. Human- Computer interaction has brought forward more obstacles and it has become a necessity to satisfy the user’s expectation.

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