I had an opportunity to play on a freshly unpacked Microsoft Surface coffee table today.

The aesthetics of the table itself could be better, but overall It’s quite a wonderful piece of technology and you can instantly see how many uses and applications could fit into this interactive environment. We were soon pointing out each others homes on MS Virtual Earth and shifting images around the table.

It’s exciting and I love it. It will be interesting to see where MS takes the platform over the next few years before Surface becomes available for individual consumers.