SEATTLE – Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has taken the wraps off "Surface," a coffee-table shaped computer that responds to touch and to special bar codes attached to everyday objects. The machines, which ...

Sturdy, nondescript tables that traditionally populate quick-service dining rooms may soon be replaced by high-tech tabletop innovations offered by two emerging technology companies. Digital Touch ...

McDonald’s on Thursday announced a bold plan to roll out its “experience of the future” concept, including kiosk ordering and table service, to restaurants in Chicago and other big U.S. cities in an ...

The Valley Ranch Library now offers a new technology with the Microsoft Surface table. A multi-touch computer, the table works without the traditional mouse and keyboard. Plus, several people can use ...

Microsoft's multi-touch tabletop display called Surface has a competitor as Sony gets ready to start selling a 35-inch, full HD touchscreen table. The table will track gestures and even discern ...

Lenovo's latest PC attempts to move computing from the desk to the coffee table. During the International Consumer Electronics Show, the personal computer maker unveiled the IdeaCentre Horizon, a ...

While Tanya Holliday was working at a McDonald’s to pay her way through college, she assumed one day she’d get a “real job.” That was 40 years ago. Today, Holliday is well past “real.” She became the ...

Buttons belong to 20th century. While we’re sure that making electrical contact with the press of finger seemed nigh-miraculous at the same time that most people were still using the bathroom outside, ...

Unveiled Thursday, the $279.99 kid-focused Computer Kit Touch includes everything you need to build a touch-screen computer. Designed for kids ages 6 and up, it includes a 10.1-inch HD touch screen, ...