What is Microsoft Surface?

The Microsoft Surface® platform brings people together to connect, learn, and decide. It enables experiences that change the way people collaborate and connect with a 360-degree interface. And, with PixelSense™, Microsoft Surface sees and responds to touch and real world objects—supporting more than 50 simultaneous inputs.

more: http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en/us/whatissurface.aspx


Software Platform

The new Surface platform software and SDK (software development kit) build upon:

Embedded Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

.NET Framework 4.0

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) 4.0

Microsoft XNA® Framework 4.0

Windows PowerShell and DMTF DASH support, and enhanced administrator tools

Microsoft Surface Toolkit for Windows Touch Beta