Since the unwitting leak that lead to massive speculation regarding the Multitouch Sphere that Microsoft had been working on, the device has actually been demoed. There are many different videos circulating the internet at the moment that discuss the different parts of the demo, but suffice it to say that Microsoft has drummed up more interest in Multitouch and their own company than they have seen in years. The Sphere did a number of different things, but it is perhaps the omni-directional nature of the sphere that has so many people interested in it. Microsoft employees were able to broadcast omni-directional video onto the sphere, allowing you to take a look at 360 degrees of camera action on the surface of the sphere. In addition
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Microsoft appears to be continuing its bumbling nature, although now it has stumbled onto something that could be good for the company’s stock price. A close examination of the floor plan at a demo event occurring in the near future has revealed that Microsoft will be showing off a spherical version of the Surface Computer, a device that had only existed in legend and rumour up until the present. Such an unwitting screw up is not out of Microsoft’s league as far as blunders go, although this would seem to be far more of a leak than anything else. The spherical Surface will show that Microsoft is light years ahead of the competition when it comes to Multitouch technology since it will become the first