Mark Bolger, director of marketing for Microsoft's surface computing effort, shows off the company's new "Milan" at a briefing in San Francisco. The tabletop computer, for which Microsoft has created both the hardware and the software, is entirely driven by touch--there is no mouse or keyboard.
For now, Microsoft is focusing on getting the products into public spaces in the hospitality arena--hotel lobbies, restaurants and casinos, to name a few. Customers will be able to touch the computer's surface to order food and drinks.