Microsoft Surface, is a 30-inch tablelike display where individuals or multiple people can interact with digital content by using touch, gestures, or objects instead of a traditional mouse or keyboard. The 360-degree user interface and massive multitouch capabilities of Microsoft Surface provide Harrah’s guests with an unprecedented social experience that infuses the best of technology with the best of Vegas nightlife.

With the unique interaction that Microsoft Surface enables, Harrah’s has created an innovative suite of custom applications to provide guests with new ways to enjoy online entertainment with their friends, as well as interact with other guests from one table to another.

“At Harrah’s we are continually working to advance our innovation agenda and create unique, compelling and innovative guest experiences and unparalleled guest service,” said Tim Stanley, Harrah’s CIO and senior vice president of innovation, gaming and technology. “With Microsoft Surface, Harrah’s is designing new and exciting ways to engage our millions of existing customers as well as offering a new genre of guests innovative opportunities to discover the uninhibited excitement of our venues. This launch of Microsoft Surface into our business is another example of our next-generation interactive customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities that aim to deliver personalized, interactive and immersive experiences for guests as they spend time at our properties.”

“Our engineers have created a fun, engaging and simple touch experience for the home that nobody else offers today,” said John Cook, vice president of marketing, Worldwide Consumer PC Business, HP. “We’re changing personal computing from just feeds and speeds to an experience influenced by consumer trends and design that anticipates customer’s needs. The HP TouchSmart PC is all about reinventing the personal computer experience.”

The HP TouchSmart IQ500 series PCs also allow users to watch and record their favorite TV shows, burn personal videos with the built-in DVD burner, upload videos they create directly to YouTube, enjoy high-quality sound with integrated premium stereo speakers, and use the built-in webcam and microphone for video chatting and conferences.

HP TouchSmart PCs combine a 22-inch diagonal, high-definition, widescreen display with a powerful, energy-efficient Intel Core 2 Duo processor in a single, integrated design. The PCs also feature a low-profile wireless keyboard, integrated WLAN, adjustable screen, 4 gigabytes of memory, a media card reader, and a large-capacity, high-speed hard drive.

First shown in March, the software update will include increased security and direct support of Exchange, two things the business sector has been wanting since the device debuted. Another feature that holds promise is the addition of the new Apple App Store, a place for users to download third-party applications directly to the iPhone, adding even more function to the device than it already has. So, what does this mean for the Blackberry, which up until now pretty much had the lock on the business crowd? It means that the iPhone will no longer be saddled with the lack of business features many complained about. With the new update, and new applications from third-party companies, the iPhone opens up to an entirely new audience, and positions Apple to come that much closer to reaching the iPhone sales goal of 10 million units this year.