More of the details of the Microsoft Surface computer are starting to be confirmed as time goes on. Now that more than simply the introductory videos on the Microsoft Surface website are available, a sharp image is starting to take form. This image is for a computer straight out of the movie Minority Report; a computer that gives the user the ultimate in freedom of touch and through it gives them the ability to do things with that computer that they never would have previously thought possible.

The introductory videos themselves show that to a great degree. The idea of being able to do things like organize pictures by hand and indeed store them in an extremely hands-on way that makes both the mouse and keyboard obsolete is something that is very attractive to many people, not least of whom are people whose lives have been changed forever through dependence on computer technology and the onset of repetitive strain injuries from overuse of their keyboards.

In addition to this rather real leap forward in helping the human condition however, the touch-sensitive Microsoft Surface can also give you information about just about anything if you program it correctly. This means that if you place a cell phone or a drink on the surface computer, information about that cell phone (brand, current retail price, battery power and other specifications) or that drink (ingredients in the drink and their usual mixture ratios) could quite literally be at your fingertips without you lifting a finger to get it.

And the price for this revolutionary computer? A mere $10,000 at the moment, but certainly expected to go down once mass production kicks in and this technology is developed more as the future goes on. It is not inconceivable that within our lifetimes, the Microsoft Surface computer could become a household object.