The Microsoft Surface touch table is ideal for marketing purposes, persons with deep pockets and/or to play Ruse, a real-time strategy game by Ubisoft. Continue reading for an amazing tech demo. This video demo of Ruse running on a Microsoft Surface is 4:23, and I watched every second of it in complete amazement. [via Gizmodo ]

[From Hans] We have been hearing rumours of Microsoft opening retail shops this week and Hans caught the following over at Gizmodo. “We’ve been wondering what the Microsoft’s retail shops are going to be like. Well, according to a Powerpoint presentation leaked to us, it’s going to make the Apple Store look downright boring” Wow sounds pretty interesting, read in full.

Fujitsu is using quite a bit of bluster to drum up hype for its new gaming rig, which they claim will be the fastest on the whole planet thanks to something called “German ultra clocking.” It’s built in Germany, people! There are essentially no details whatsoever about this thing other than the slide you see above…See more here: Gizmodo

Gizmodo’s editors got their sweaty, shaking hands on design and branding firm Lippicott’s plans for Microsoft’s retail stores that the company plans to plunk down right next to Apple Stores. Lippicott’s 54-page presentation shows an impressive combination of Apple Store ripoff with a brightly colorful environment wrapped in wall-size video screens. A character named Emily is used for narrative texts that accompany the illustrations of, for example, the laughably familiar Answers Bar.

Microsoft’s very real brick-and-mortar stores are not too far off now, and it looks like Gizmodo got its hands on a Powerpoint presentation purportedly from “design and brand strategy” consultant firm Lippicott for how these retail outlets might turn out. The presentation overall is reminiscent of Apple’s stores, complete with its own “Answer Bar” for troubleshooting. Other highlights include lots of Surface demos scattered about the interior, a massive “digital media wall” screen that wraps around the store, and stage areas for Windows 7, Media Center, WinMo, and netbooks.

Bill Gates took the time out of his undoubtedly extremly busy life to write a blogpost on Gizmodo.

It’s official, I am back on the bleeding edge of the internet.  Yes indeed.  I have officially signed up for a twitter account.  You’ve been hearing about it for a while.  Everyone is doing it… apparently.  Tweeting.  I’ve resisted for a good long time.  But I’ve finally succumb to the big’ol internet and it’s new-fangled technology.

As you know, Microsoft will soon be opening chain of fancy big retail stores across the US, in which 360 hardware and software will play a prominent role. Wanna see what they look like? Gizmodo have got their hands on a Powerpoint slide outlining the design and features of the stores, which include things like a “Digital Media Wall” (a media screen that wraps around the entire wall ), space for birthday parties and a focus on major events for new products like Project Natal .

Microsoft representative confirms retail plans posted on Gizmodo are genuine, but says they are early plans shared with creative agencies and that no decisions have been made.Read Full Story Here You may want to subscribe to our RSS feed Content is updating daily. Thanks for visiting! This entry was posted on Saturday, July 25th, 2009 at 4:08 am and is filed under In the News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

I’m not really into phone cases, but retro shapes like NES controllers , classic Macs , Playstation consoles and VHS tapes are hard to ignore. If you insist on encouraging this trend, the VHS iPhone case is available in limited quantities for $25. [ Etsy via i Phone Savior via Gearfuse ] Here is the complete post: Gizmodo