I thought I would share this video with you. It is taken from a US news report and features some impressive technology. As is the vogue at the moment everything is touch screen. It also shows PIN free payments. The main unit is based on a table top design and it is being aimed at a business market first of all with hopes that you will see these things in bars and restaurants by November.

It looks like it would be great for restaurants or take aways, allowing you to order from an on screen menu.There is also a demonstration of a camera downloading its images wirelessly and then being able to manipulate them on the table top.

When can you expect to see this kind of technology in your home? Well as I previously said they are hoping to roll it out to businesses by November and hope to have them in peoples homes in 3-4 years.

The only problem is that the video was produced in 2007. I have never seen one of these devices in any business, and giving Microsoft the benefit of the doubt they only have until the end of this year to get these things into our homes.

Of course pretty much all of the features displayed in this video have been used in other forms or devices since then. Is this an example of Microsoft being at the airport a day before their flight and then still managing to miss it?

Check out the video and tell me what you think.