With the advent of touch screens in restaurants, wait staff may no longer need to take orders, but serve instead as delivery people between kitchen and table. While high-end dining establishments ...

SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday took the wraps off Surface, a coffee-table-shaped computer that responds to touch and to special bar codes attached to everyday objects. The machines are set to ...

Prototype technology that turns any surface -- a wall, table, or floor -- into an interactive touch screen has been years in the making. Now, anyone can get their hands on the software. Dara Kerr was ...

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 ...

Sitting on the sofa watching videos or surfing the internet using a tablet or laptop is all well and good, but sometimes you need a bigger screen or want to share what you've found with family and ...

In an effort to get some serious control over his home theater PC, DIYer Jarolix skipped the remote and went straight for a fully-featured desktop computer built into the coffee table. Get the latest ...

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 ...

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 ...

Not every notebook has a touch screen, but try one, and you'll be a tap-and-swipe convert. Here's what to know about touch-panel technology, plus the best touch-screen laptops you can buy, based on ...