No porn allowed on $AU21,000 Microsoft Surface

Clink, snap, click, swipe – the sounds and the feel of the new Microsoft Surface comes alive today out of Microsoft’s self-described Willy Wonka style workshops. This is the birthplace of the Microsoft Surface. Darrell Etherington broke the news this morning of the pricing, which Microsoft mistakenly posted on its website and then quickly took down.

Microsoft today detailed pricing for its Surface tablets, at least those running the scaled down RT version of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system designed for use on low-power processors. The Surface starts at $499 for an entry-level 32GB version without the Touch Cover with integrated touch-sensitive keyboard, while one with the cover runs $599.

Microsoft will start selling its Surface tabletop multi-touch system in Australia next week after a formal launch. But will Aussies warm to it?

Microsoft Surface is the top efficient tablet in the market till date. It’s the only Microsoft-branded Windows RT hardware, to begin with their new OS, the tablet can be termed as representative and flagship for the touch based, riotously dicey.

The Playsurface, a spin-off project from Templeman Automation that aims to provide a low-cost alternative to interactive touch table devices like Microsoft’s PixelSense (formerly known as the surface), was at CES showing off their functioning units, which the company will be shipping out to 40 or so Kickstarter backers this month.

Featured | Written by: Alex Zaharov-Reutt | Published in: Fuzzy LogicContrary to claims that Microsoft has cut its orders for Surface tablets, Microsoft says it has “increased production”, while bringing the Surface to retailers in the US and Australia, with more countries to get Surface at retail next year.

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Four months after Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) displayed its upcoming Surface tablet, the software-turned-hardware maker released details on the device’s pricing scheme, with the basic 32GB version starting at $499, a similar configuration bundled with a touch cover priced at $599 and, at the high-end, a 64GB model priced at $699. Surface will be available Oct.