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'''Surface computing''' is the term for the use of a specialized [[computer]] [[GUI]] in which traditional GUI elements are replaced by intuitive, everyday objects. Instead of a [[Computer keyboard|keyboard]] and [[Mouse (computing)|mouse]], the user interacts directly with a [[touchscreen|touch-sensitive screen]]. It has been said that this more closely replicates the familiar hands-on experience of everyday object manipulation.<ref>[http://what-is-what.com/what_is/microsoft_surface.html What is the Microsoft Surface? - What the Microsoft Surface computer is, and how it works]</ref><ref>[http://www.tomshardware.com/news/apple-multitouch-laptop,5309.html Teenager Creates First OS X Multi-touch Table]</ref>

Early work in this area was done at the University of Toronto, Alias Research, and MIT.<ref>http://www.billbuxton.com/multitouchOverview.html</ref> Surface work has included customized solutions from vendors such as GestureTek, Applied Minds for [[Northrop Grumman]],.<ref>[http://www.is.northropgrumman.com/products/touchtable/index.html Applied Minds & Northrop Grumman]</ref>. Major computer vendor platforms are in various stages of release: the iTable by PQLabs,<ref>[http://multi-touch-screen.net/ PQLabs]</ref> [[Linux MPX]],<ref>[http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/touch-me/linux-mpx-multi+touch-table-may-become-free-diy-microsoft-surface-one-day-278613.php Linux MPX Multitouch]</ref>, the [[Ideum]] [[MT-50 Multitouch Table|MT-50]], and [[Microsoft Surface]].

==Applications==