Microsoft has announced the public release of it's new Surface computer - essentially a table-based touchscreen.

The $10,000 table is initially going to be aimed at retailers, casinos and business, but eventually I would imagine the price will drop and they'll try and push the technology for home use - we've seen Bill Gates use this technology on stage at various conferences, and on a recent visit to Microsoft HQ in Redmond, I saw this deployed in the company's "digital home". More jargon here.

Looks kind of nifty - and another boost for touch-based computing.