Spotted: Library with Microsoft Surface

re: Spotted: Library with Microsoft Surface

Alan Kirk Gray — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:16:08 GMT

This Surface is going into the Children's Room in the new Darien Library [by the way, we've got it in the old library now for some work (it's the Developer's version) and will move it over before we open in January.]

If things go as we think they will, we intend to put Surfaces in the Teens space and in Adult Reference at the new building. Obviously, the character and level of use in each area will differ, but we see as a common thread the increasingly active use of libraries by users who are collaborating together. This looks like one of a number of interesting solutions to meet that need.

re: Spotted: Library with Microsoft Surface

Eric Havir — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:46:40 GMT

Thanks for the update Alan. Please let us know once you've gotten them installed and you're seeing some use. I'd love to hear your audience's impressions.

re: Spotted: Library with Microsoft Surface

tophtucker — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:54:57 GMT

Fantastic! That'd definitely entice me to go to the library, haha...

You know what location I think would be perfect for a Surface? Airports. Imagine the flight tracking / Virtual Earth mashup possibilities....

re: Spotted: Library with Microsoft Surface

Eric Havir — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 07:31:07 GMT

That would be great. You could also visualize your re-routing possibilities when you have flight changes.

re: Spotted: Library with Microsoft Surface

adsaero — Sat, 16 May 2009 00:44:03 GMT

Check out the fboweb.com's Microsoft Surface Flight Tracker... it does exactly what you were looking for :)

re: Spotted: Library with Microsoft Surface

adsaero — Sat, 16 May 2009 00:44:56 GMT

Ooops - forgot the link.... Surface Flight Tracker is at http://fboweb.com/surface