Surface Applications. Is this the Future of Furniture?

Surface, in case you need a reminder, is the Microsoft Vista-based platform that was formerly codenamed "PlayTable." The First commercial implementations of the Surface systems have already been deployed by hotels, casinos and cell-phone retailers.

So what kinds of Surface applications — beyond the photo-sharing, drink-ordering and music-purchasing ones that Microsoft has been showing for the past several months — will be on the CES docket?

Cnet has recently reviewed some new Surface Applications at the Microsoft Surface Applications Launch.Various companies had attended, all eager to show how the table of the future would benefit the average Joe. In this clip, Cnet go hands-on with offerings from Barcleys, Tesco, Carphone Warehouse and Emirates. But is it as revolutionary as they're all claiming? Watch and decide for yourself.

Surface has also been used in restaurants, like the Inamo in London. Inamo, with the use of software have been able to design a method in which customers can surf through the menu and order the foods at their table, using this software. For a more comprehensive look at the features, watch the video by Cnet below.

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