A Microsoft Surface prototype was unveiled today at the Microsoft REMIX event in Sydney, demonstrating a new way of interacting with Lonely Planet travel titles. But Surface has even bigger plans in 'store'.

'Minority Report' interactive interface unveiled.

The future of multitouch applications might rest on the surface of your mouse, rather than the pixels on your screen. We examine how futuristic mice could fundamentally change the way we double click.

The technology behind Microsoft's second generation Surface tool has appeared, and by the looks of things, we're getting much closer to 'Minority Report' territory

The latest version of Google Earth will map the 70 per cent of the Earth's surface that is underwater.

Can now map movement of nanostructures in real time.

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Coming from a graphics and illustration background, I have always felt much more comfortable with the tools I use in real media (ie: pens, markers, watercolours on paper, cardboard, etc) than with the hardware interfaces I was presented with when desktop publishing swept the industry.

Blu-ray officially lands; HD-DVD on shaky ground.

TrueSpace has always led the pack in terms of features as far as Windows 3D animation packages under $2,000 are concerned. Recently, however, the market has become rather crowded, with a powerful upgrade to Ray Dream (reviewed issue 9, p100) and the cut-down version of LightWave 3D (Inspire 3D) both challenging it on features and price.

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Huge interactive touch screens in homes and offices, and yes, they work differently to electronic whiteboards.

Pair of vulnerabilities found in image-handling components.

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Logitech has launched a new range of laser mice that can work on glass or shiny surfaces. The new mice use two lasers rather than one to work on a variety of previously unusable surfaces.

The HP Mini 1001TU lid has a silver spiraling pattern across the piano black surface, making it the most attractive netbook we’ve seen.

Nuclear powered rover will scout out locations for permanent moon bases.

When it comes to cooling, it's all about conductivity and surface area – and these are features the MSI FX5900 has in spades.

The Qbic's front panel is covered in an attractive, although not totally flattering, mirrored surface that conceals all the drives and inputs.