Microsoft Surface goes round with Sphere

Looks like our friends in Redmond, Washington are at it again with the globular display simply known as the Sphere. The Sphere is like Microsoft’s Surface, literally taken to the next dimension.

It was developed by Global Imagination, and customized by Microsoft. It is expected to make its first public experience today at Microsoft’s Faculty Summit, but the Seattle PI was given a first look. I have included a YouTube video of a spokesman demonstrating its features below.

One of these features is a photo viewer that allows some interesting dragging capabilities. In fact, if the user puts his or her hand on the photo, it will be instantly transported to the other side of the big silver ball.