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If you followed David Murphy's path to building a budget PC with a cardboard chassis, then why not compliment it with your own homebrewed Surface, also with a cardboard exterior?
Microsoft technology evangelist Paul Foster posted a YouTube video showing how you can build a functioning multi-touch surface using budget parts. Items you'll need are paper, scissors, picture frame with glass, tape, cardboard box, a webcam, and multi-touch software such as Touchlib.
From start to finish, it takes Foster less than four minutes to complete the project and run a short demonstration. Of course, that's with a cardboard box - skilled modders will want to invest a bit more time coming up with custom enclosure.
Watch the video here and tell us what you think.
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[1] http://www.maximumpc.com/user/paul_lilly
[2] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/the_500_pc_build_off
[3] http://blogs.msdn.com/maholmes/archive/2009/01/28/build-your-own-surface-amongst-other-things.aspx
[4] http://www.nuigroup.com/touchlib/
[5] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgLPww04QaQ&fmt=18
[6] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/coming_soon_customize_your_next_bimmer_with_microsoft_surface
[7] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/longawaited_microsoft_surface_developer_tools_coming_this_month
[8] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/redmond_turns_microsoft_surface_up_11_with_secondlight
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