Did you miss Microsoft Surface at CES this year? If so, there's a chance to check out Microsoft Surface in person this week. If you're in the area, come and see us at the Sheraton in San Diego. You'll get a chance to see Surface up close and chat with members from our team.

Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina
1380 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, CA
The event is open to the public and you can find Surface in the main lobby area from Noon to 5pm.

Once you've had a chance to touch the coolest technology on the planet, come back up to the blog and tell us what you thought!

A few of us will be at MIX08 in Vegas next month.  August and Daniel from the UX team will be participating in some cool sessions in the UX track (you can search for them by name here to find those sessions).  Also, Tasneem and I from the SDK team will be hanging out in the "sandbox" area with demo tables - we aren't announcing anything new about the SDK but we're looking forward to talking to developers and designers about what excites them and what challenges they face when using the latest Microsoft tools/frameworks.

I hear that the conference is nearly sold out, but if you're attending please stop by and chat!

-Robert

So if you've been watching NBC's revival of American Gladiators you may have noticed a familiar face...

http://www.nbc.com/American_Gladiators/contestants/monica_carlson.shtml

That same Monica happens to be the model in all of our Surface web videos. Seriously!

And she's tough too...she holds the second best time among women in the competition.

 The entire Surface team is pulling for ya Monica as you compete in the finals this Sunday. Make us proud!