From the surface to the wall, now Microsoft brings the multi-touch to the PC

There they are again, Bill, Steve and the rest of the Microsoft group have just wowed the audience at the opening of the All Things Digital D6 Conference with a demonstration of what could possibly be the coolest version of Microsoft’s proprietary OS – the multi-touch enabled Microsoft 7. Could we just say that if this new technology goes mainstream it could also possibly be the coolest thing to happen to our Windows powered PCs?

Borrowing the multi-touch capability of the Surface which incidentally was previewed during last year’s All Things Digital event, Microsoft’s Corporate VP Julie Larson-Green showed Mr. Gates and Mr. Balmer how the multi-touch functionality works on a machine running on Windows 7. The technology is somewhat similar to the functionality of the iPhone wherein you can zoom in and out when viewing photos, drag objects, run an application and other cool things which you can do with the power of your fingers.

Now here’s the clincher, when asked if the multi-touch was built throughout Windows 7, Larson-Green answered in the affirmative. So, is it safe to say that someday we might soon find ourselves using a multi-touch PC without having to spend too much on hardware? That we will know should Microsoft pushed through with Windows 7 as planned.

In the meantime enjoy this short video demonstration of what a machine running Windows 7 could possibly do with its multi-touch functionality.

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