Surface Meets Windows 7 with New Toolkit for Windows Touch

You can now create advanced multitouch applications for Windows Touch PCs with a new toolkit from the Microsoft Surface team.

Microsoft released the Microsoft Surface Toolkit for Windows Touch Beta for you to use some of the same controls that are used by developers on Microsoft Surface onto Windows 7 .

See Surface Toolkit for Windows Touch on Channel 9.

About the Surface Toolkit for Windows

The Microsoft Surface Toolkit for Windows Touch Beta is a set of controls, APIs, templates, sample applications and documentation currently available for Surface developers.

With the .NET Framework 4.0, Windows Presentation Framework 4.0 (WPF), and this toolkit, Windows Touch developers can quickly and consistently create advanced multitouch applications for Windows Touch PCs. This toolkit also provides a jump-start for Surface application developers to prepare for the next version of Microsoft Surface. Use it to take advantage of the innovative Surface technology and user interface to develop your own rich and intuitive multitouch experiences for a variety of Windows Touch devices.

Get the toolkit from Microsoft Download Center at Microsoft Surface Toolkit for Windows Touch Beta.

Bruce D. KyleISV Architect Evangelist | Microsoft Corporation