Canned Goods

I can’t remember the last movie I saw in a theatre (Netflix rocks!), so sharing that three of us (I won’t reveal their identities without a signed consent form) are making plans to see the new Transformers movie demonstrates how nostalgic I am for my 1980s childhood (have you noticed all the 80s fashions reemerging?). We’re prepared for it to be disappointing, and we’re going anyway. If you 22 minutes, check out the first episode of the Transformers (Thank you, YouTube):

And a bit from the Movie, starring Eric Idle, Judd Nelson Leonard Nimoy, Robert Stack, AND Orson Welles. You gotta love the bad 80s rock music (is there someway to turn it off?).

My first reaction was, “It’s just like the Ms. Pacman machine I played at the bar!” While I can see how the technology would be useful in a hotel (guests looking for directions) and a novelty in your local club/bar (what happens when you drink starts to sweat?), it seems that this is also a home product.

Can’t see getting one useful I have disposable income (maybe Surface will be cheaper by the time I pay off those student loans). I didn’t see any demos of watching movies — why would you want a huge screen that you can’t watch movies or tv on? If it does play video (I’m assuming it does), how long are you going to want to watch it in this horizontal format? And who gets to decide which way is up? Come over here, honey, and watch the table with me. BTW, does it tilt?

I can see this technology taking the place of the chalk/dry erase board, and you’ll never need to lower/set up a screen to show videos or overheads. But Surface is too small for the classroom–at this point; maybe that’s why I couldn’t find a education promo for it.

Here’s the parody of Microsoft’s Surface video from The Sarcastic Gamer. SNAP!